Improvising

Success is Being Together!

My original idea was to paint pots, place some kind of branch-like object into each pot, and then attach leaves inscribed with "things to be thankful for" onto the branches and call them our Thanksgiving centerpieces.  Seemed like a good idea at the time.

The problem occurred when I tried to find branch-like objects that would work without actually skulking around in the middle of the night, hacking away at the neighbor's shrubs.  Time to shop!  I finally found some glittery branch-like fronds that I thought would work.  Problem was, as I worked on the idea at home, that the frond were so lightweight that any amount of weight on them brought them down and the whole thing began to look like a spider.  I am not thankful for spiders, though I'm told that I should be.

I obsessed about this, trying different ways to attach and different things to attach, until about 2 hours before the group was to begin.  Then I did the next best thing and sat down with a good book, forgetting about my creative "challenge".  I also reminded myself that the purpose of the group is to have a good time and create community, along with creating the project at hand.  So why not get out the bags of artificial flowers and make Thanksgiving/fall centerpieces.  This thought occurred to me about an hour before the group was to meet.   

We began by painting our flower pots a dark green.  Onto that we dabbed copper and iridescent yellow.  Next we pushed a piece of florist foam into the pot and stuck the glittery fronds along with silk flowers into the foam.  A good time was had by all.  Our tables are lovely.  Good things happen when we go with the flow!