Finding the Muse #11 pretty colors and colorful friends

About a month ago,  my friend Maggie (funkydiva)  spent a wonderful day together. She was in the DC area visiting her son, and she and I needed to have an adventure. We went to Savage Mill for shopping and lunch.

Here we are showing attitude! There are some people who just fit.
 Doesn't matter that we only see each other on rare occasions... I know she's there. I love her. She is very inspiring... she encourages everyone to be their unique self.

She likes to alter clothes and furniture, I like painting and quilting, and we both love, LOVE, bright colors and strongly believe in the power of self expression.

Today I thought I would share some eye candy with you. I love whimsy. I like a fun look at life. Check out these martini glasses... here's looking at you, kid!

How about this clock?
Teapots to tell you it's time for a cuppa

Time.. my previous vet in Tampa used to say sometimes the best medicine is "tincture of time"

That's all that can help me now. I've been very sad with our loss.
I haven't been able to work.
The other day I looked up and was stunned at the beauty of back lit clouds... that's a good sign.

Color. Color is stimulating and happy. It is refreshing. Maggie paints old furniture with many colors and puts fabric on it for bursts of pattern. I can't imagine having all that color in one house... very exciting. I am really inspired by the middle plate. The others have pattern to try in fabric too.

I wanted an unusual picture of us, so here we are in the mirror, surrounded by funky old furnishings, laughing.
It's a gift to have a friend you can both laugh and cry with... right? She shared my news of Cole ( who was close to the end when we got together) and we talked of art, family, travel.

We found some painted muslin dolls to make, and have challenged each other to make one soon.
Friends. Color. Colorful friends... all very inspiring.