Being Creative

Most people who know me probably consider me a really creative person. I've experienced a huge awakening this past year about my creativity. I have a whole other post I want to do about that, hopefully I'll have time in the future get those thoughts out. In a nutshell, and I'm sure many will disagree with me, I'm not creative. I'm an executor. I'm a pretty good executor, but I'm not creative. Not originally creative. I have rarely had an original, great creative idea. Oh, I'm good at taking other peoples original great ideas and copying them. Sometimes blatantly, sometimes with a twist. I prefer the twist, it's what has made me FEEL creative my whole life.


I was messing around on the computer, really a luxury, and decided to check out the Matilda Jane clothing line. My friend Amanda introduced me to her stuff. I love the clothes. I think they are amazing. The night before I had been watching a small marathon of the new Project Runway. I am in awe of the sewing and design talent on that show. I wish I could be more like that. I think that's what spawned the next few thoughts. "maybe I could...I have a ton of fabric remnants...what could I make?" So after feeling inspired by Project Runway and Matilda Jane, I got busy. I pulled out all my fabric scraps to see what I could pull together. I wanted a dress for Leah. She's been crazy about dresses lately. I blame watching Cinderella on the ride home from Reno. I couldn't listen to Monsters or Cars again. Now it's Princess this and Princess that and she has to wear a Princess dress everyday. She's my little tom boy and this princess phase is funny to me. She finally acting like a girl. So I set out to create a princess dress. I had fun and didn't want to stop till my creation was finished. I had no pattern, it was all out of my head and I designed it as I went along. I'm really happy with the finished product and Leah loves her princess dress. I feel like it's the most originally creative thing I've done in a very long time.