In the wee hours of the morning when almost everyone else in the world is sleeping I am laying in bed with my eyes open and brain going faster than a rocket ship I had a creative thought. Creative thoughts are so much better than worrying thoughts and only keeping the creative thoughts and letting the worry ones go is sometimes a challenge for me. I am most creative in the morning, do find you have more creative times than others? So its early morning and I am not sleeping and I am thinking. I remember I saw this really cool creation a friend of mine, Karen Parker from Threadhead and Company. This friend absolutely blows me away with her creations. Karen had made some really unique and stunning lamps using her Babylock sewing and embroidery machine and a lot of ingenuity. I wish I had a picture of her lamps for you but alas their image is only buried in my brain.
I knew I could not possibly reproduce her amazing lamps, but I thought how about if I come up with my own creation. And I did.
I shared my idea with my husband when he woke up and then made him a wonderful breakfast to soften him up for the request I was about to make. I had the idea, the fabric and the embroidery designs and know how, but I needed a lantern to put my panels in and I knew he could build it for me. So, with a little persuasion and a lot of ‘Monica speak’ that only he can understand when I am describing what I need, he built me a lantern. Isn’t he amazing?
Yes I know his shop is messy but considering the results I get, I think the mess is totally worth it. With the wooden lantern built a can of Hammered spray paint applied I had a lantern but now I need the panes for the sides. Like I said earlier I had the idea, fabric, and embroidery designs. So to the sewing machine I went. Hooped some organza fabric for my Babylock Solaris sewing and embroidery machine. Loaded up some files from the new Babylock Design Suite Zandra Shaw Collection and stitched away.
With my husbands woodworking knowledge and ability and lots of creativity and my sewing and embroidery skills my early morning creative vision became a reality. And I love it!
I embroidered a different design on each panel so they are all different. I think my favorite is the gingko leaves.
It is beautiful with the battery operated candle glowing and showing of the collaborative work of my husband and I.
