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Besides the Window Bonnets, I also design and make 3" buttons for all sorts of occasions. My most recent was for an event called the Relay of Celebration--a walking relay of 30 miles by 4 person teams. Our team called the HavaCentury Sneakers was definitely fun. We combined the Lake Havasu of our home town with the "Over 50" age group we competed in and arrived at HavaCentury. Naturally I volunteered to make buttons for our team. But here is the catch. I am not an artist on paper or the computer, but I am a master at listening to my customers (in this case my other teammates), using the internets vast resources and electronic manipulation.
My fellow "Sneakers" are all women of varied and interesting characters from the IRS tax advisor to the ex-military woman, to customer service rep, to the career professional. Naturally we had to have a great lady represent our team. So I found "the Girl." She appeared while passing through one of the many free clip art sites on the web.
She eptimized our fun nature, celebratory attitudes and kicky style. But she just needed more. As I listened to Jackie, Debbie & Mary talking about what they wanted, I though for sure I was in trouble on this one.
As a walker symbol she had to have sneakers, Jackie wanted a tiara, Debbie wanted lots more "bling", and Mary didn't like the dark legs, and I certainly wanted some big bold eyes with lots of lashes (like mine).
I had my work cut out for me. I had no idea how to do this. I have Illustrator but can only do the basics as I said I am not an artist with pencil or computer. But.... I do have photoshop so off I went to find the tiara, the bling, the sneakers and the eyes.
Several days later and many searchs on the internet, I found all the required items and started transforming "the Girl." As I completed various parts, I showed them to the team. Wow, what a transformation. I present the final "HavaCentury Sneaker Girl!"
We used her on our buttons, our shirts and our chase vehicle. In fact we had the award-winning chase vehicle decoration. Each of us did a part in the final creation. Jackie did the red sequined covers for the top lights and our eyelashes, Debbie did the tiara, Mary did the lips, and I did the eyes, side sneakers, and back sign, and my husband, Dave, did the "
sneaker hubcabs". See it below.
OK, so you are probably asking now what this all has to do with home decor, cornices, and all the Window Bonnets stuff. It just points up that you do not have to be an interior designer to do some really cool home decor. With just a minimum of tools, you can create great home decor, one of a kind artwork that makes your home the talk of the neighborhood.
Tune in to next weeks blog for the whole scoop!
Cheers,
Jan
http://www.windowbonnets.com/
My fellow "Sneakers" are all women of varied and interesting characters from the IRS tax advisor to the ex-military woman, to customer service rep, to the career professional. Naturally we had to have a great lady represent our team. So I found "the Girl." She appeared while passing through one of the many free clip art sites on the web.She eptimized our fun nature, celebratory attitudes and kicky style. But she just needed more. As I listened to Jackie, Debbie & Mary talking about what they wanted, I though for sure I was in trouble on this one.
As a walker symbol she had to have sneakers, Jackie wanted a tiara, Debbie wanted lots more "bling", and Mary didn't like the dark legs, and I certainly wanted some big bold eyes with lots of lashes (like mine).
I had my work cut out for me. I had no idea how to do this. I have Illustrator but can only do the basics as I said I am not an artist with pencil or computer. But.... I do have photoshop so off I went to find the tiara, the bling, the sneakers and the eyes. Several days later and many searchs on the internet, I found all the required items and started transforming "the Girl." As I completed various parts, I showed them to the team. Wow, what a transformation. I present the final "HavaCentury Sneaker Girl!"
We used her on our buttons, our shirts and our chase vehicle. In fact we had the award-winning chase vehicle decoration. Each of us did a part in the final creation. Jackie did the red sequined covers for the top lights and our eyelashes, Debbie did the tiara, Mary did the lips, and I did the eyes, side sneakers, and back sign, and my husband, Dave, did the "
sneaker hubcabs". See it below.
OK, so you are probably asking now what this all has to do with home decor, cornices, and all the Window Bonnets stuff. It just points up that you do not have to be an interior designer to do some really cool home decor. With just a minimum of tools, you can create great home decor, one of a kind artwork that makes your home the talk of the neighborhood.
Tune in to next weeks blog for the whole scoop!
Cheers,
Jan
http://www.windowbonnets.com/
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