My stop on the hop

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is far from over.  This is only Day 4! Look who's sharing their creative talents today...

Thursday April 19th

Leslie ( lesquilts)

Jennifer ( that girl)

Karen

Katherine (me!)

I'm in such good company on this Blog Hop and love seeing what everyone is sharing.  Thanks so much to Madame Samm for organizing this fun event.

 For my part, I decided to make a little something to display in my sewing room.  A gentle reminder of sorts...


for those times when my stitches go astray.   My sons like to tease me that my usual sunny demeanor goes quite sour when I break out the seam ripper.    I can pretty much clear a room just by picking up the seam ripper...  funny coincidence, don't you think?  I'm certain they exaggerate. ;o) A little dose of humour may be the ticket to keep me smiling when I'm stitch ripping.
 

Couldn't resist placing my new little mini in front of (some of) my stash.  Fabric makes such a pretty background. ;o)

 If the humour in the sewing room doesn't keep me smiling, then this little table topper will do the trick. No more, "What's for supper?".  All you need to know is on the menu. 
  There's plenty of space to write it all out and a handy little loop for holding the chalk.

I picture this table topper being very useful as well as decorative.  I love that I was able to find a good use for some scrap upholstery weight vinyl (that's the chalkboard)  along with some vintage trim and cheery gingham.   My new menu display definitely looks better than the plain whiteboard I was using for this purpose. Thanks for visiting!I hope your time here leaves you with some inspiration for making a table topper or two of your own to enjoy.   Be sure to visit everyone on the Blog Hop...  you don't want to miss your chance to see beautiful creations or the chance to win prizes. (Madame Samm has the full schedule, plus a peek at some prizes.  Click here to see.)  

Edited to add: 

 I almost didn't get to make the menu topper because I couldn't find chalkboard fabric locally.  I was so disappointed.  I just happened to remember that I had scraps of black vinyl left from an upholstery commission from a few years ago and that we would mark measurements for cutting right on its surface using chalk.  Light bulb moment!  This particular vinyl is not very textured or glossy, so the chalk works quite well on it.  Not the case with all vinyls, so if you want to use vinyl, test it with chalk first.  Happily, this vinyl worked, so I got to make my idea AND use up something that had been languishing in my sewing room. Yes!  Love those moments when it all clicks. ;o)