The "Thank you" challenge is quite fitting for the season, and I'm trying to be thankful for things that come my way, but I also feel a deep sense of being fed up with running into walls over and over again. I certainly hope that the new year will allow me to focus on my health more thoroughly, and spend more time in my crafting corner.
I did enjoy some crafting hours during the rehabilitation, and while doing so, I created a little DT inspiration for our challenge. As I didn't have many materials available, I had to improvise quite a bit. In my mind, I had the vision of a pendant, so I used one of the macrame circles as a base (for imagination: the circle is about 10 cm in diameter). Instead of the intricate weaving and brading, I just covered the metal with the rope to create a thick(er) white circle. I then used a thin white yarn to create the hanging loop. Once that was done, I planned to use vellum with snowflakes for the background, but I changed my mind to go for napkin decoupage. As the napkin itself would be way too fragile to work with, I glued it onto a piece of cardboard first. I then cut out the circular shape that would cover the back of my circle to create a pendant. I like how the stars in the napkin line up to fill the space. 
Since the pendant now had a bit of a warm tendency due to the soft yellow/beige center, I added more warmth by adding a red bow to the top. To incorporate the "Thank you" message, I again used some improvisation, namely: a hand-cut piece of paper, a red felt-tip pen, and coloured pencils. To add a bit more red, I placed a wooden heart next to the sentiment.
On the back side, I added a small inscription of date and place, leaving the majority of the panel empty for well-wishes and/or words of thanks.
I like how the pendant looks festive, but it doesn't lean too much towards Christmas even despite the stars on the napkin. That way, I figure it would be possible to have it on display all through the New year holidays - especially since those napkin stars could be interpreted as fireworks.
challenges:
- krafty chicks: CAS
- 613 avenue create: ATG
- a place to start: ATG
- a place to start: ATG
- allsorts challengeblog: ATG
- C.R.A.F.T.: ATG
- card free zone: ATG but a card
- classicdesignchallenge: ATG DT
- crafty catz: ATG
- creative inspirations: something old or something new (old: napkin, red bow, wooden heart, cardboard, coloured pencils)
- do-all kreatives: ATG
- lil patch of crafty friends: ATG handmade
- love to craft: ATG
- moving along with the times: thank you
- my time to craft: use a sentiment
- my time to craft: use a sentiment
- scrapping4fun: ATG
- vesela hiska: ATG
- wortartwednesday: ATG
