Mimi Mine

My family and many of my friends know how much I adore French inspired creations and design. The flourish of the curly-cues and curves are so appealing. An image of the Eiffel Tower in any form sets my imagination into high gear. It will come as no surprise to people who know me well that when I feel the desire to get creative, it is often with a French flair. So, when pondering what to make for Joanne, a dear friend of mine, I designed the stenciled pillow covers shown in this post.  I constructed the pillow cover/shams myself from a twin sized white cotton sheet and embellished the opening edges with black grosgrain ribbon before sewing the side seam together. If you prefer not to sew your own, you can purchase a pair and begin from there. This image could be reduced a little in size and applied to hand towels, etc. My Cricut  Expression was used to make the stencil for the design and the cartridge used was Storybook.  The design used was a flower design which is associated

To many of my friends it is no secret that I really like french inspired things. It is also no secret that I really like silhouettes. As much as I adore a pretty silhouette, I love my grandchildren even more. My daughters know this too, so I was so excited when they gifted me with silhouettes of all five of my beloved grandchildren. These are way up there among the most favorite things I have ever received. They were designed by two different artists at two separate times at  Walt Disney World   in Orlando, FL.  The bottom two were actually designed by a french artist who was set up at the France Pavilion at  Epcot . The top three were actually created by an artist at  The Magic Kingdom . These were all created a couple of years ago, so the grands have grown a lot, but it is amazing how they perfectly represent each of the children. These silhouettes inspired me to make some projects which I'll post about on another day.