Welcome Spring with an Indoor Play Day: Just Do it!

Goodbye winter, hello spring, wait.....it's snowing again????

Well this intrepid designer is NOT going to be deterred, or fret over the cold rainy start to what will eventually be a glorious spring. This morning found me getting right to work on some wedding planning in my favorite way, playing with some leftovers from a weekend birthday celebration and a session of garland planning.

Wedding planning starts with a little experimenting

Consider unusual containers

How do you like to work? I'm learning that I love the process of researching and experimenting, of discovering choices. It's simply a joy; always fresh, interesting and even exciting.

But making those final selections, committing to a plan, now that can be a bit daunting. Suddenly the decisions are made and there's no going back. The what ifs and second guessings can paralyze even the bravest soul.

So how to get over the commitment hump? Experiment! To decide you need knowledge and a chance to evaluate your choices without breaking the bank. Even if the flowers you'll use for a May wedding will be nothing like the bunch at hand, you can judge sizes, numbers and shapes fairly accurately, and feel more confident that your choices will yield enough material to create the desired effect.

So here are the results...the flowers and greens are a bit woebegone, but it felt like they were playing along with me, and I just got the pleasure of enjoying their unique contributions to the whole.

Another option for the timid designer; sketching. You can quickly create a little combination that is easier and cheaper to throw out if it's not working! I'll be doing a few more of these before I get the plan finalized later today.

So if you are finding your work on this first day of Spring is a bit of a struggle, dig in and DO something and you'll soon find the inspiration and confidence to go forward.

As one of my favorite art teachers told me, just get in there and try something... how will you know if your choice is right or wrong if you don't even TRY!

Happy Spring!