Everything around here starts with an idea
that needs to be put to
a virtual piece of paper.
Everyone wants to see what it looks like
BEFORE it's even made.
So we make a computer mock up page of ideas
that can be changed and tweaked in fun ways
to fit someone's vision of
perfection and fit their party event.
Here's some examples of a starting point.
Take an ice cream theme for example.
One of the things I've used frequently are DRIPS.
I love them.
I search for them and save them.
I compare them.
I love multiple layers of drips
in different colors.
Ice cream often means soft pastels but sometimes
things go in a different direction in life.
Sometimes that direction colors your teeth
with bold colors with each lick.
Funny looking in my opinion but most likely
a Superman ice cream cone is
beyond delicious to the receiver.
I think I outgrew that at around 5 years old and
now my favorite is chocolate mint.
But I digress. Back to drips.
That's why we're here.
When I found Creative Fabrica online
one of the first things I searched for was drips
and I was instantly rewarded with 30
drips of frosting and ice cream.
Here's a delicious looking one
I found on their site.
Ice cream often does require sprinkles.
I currently only had a
very boring white frosting drip and
also one that was too busy and big.
The white one was very uninspiring or
"vanilla" as
the dictionary describes it:
"having no special or extra features;
ordinary or standard".
This other one looked like several people
threw their ice cream cone on a wall
and they all started to melt together and
drip down the wall.
Not a good choice either for most projects
...or even any so far...
but I still keep it because
I love it and someday
it will be just the right thing.
I am an equal opportunity lover of
any type of drip.
I even have a file of water drips for
beach and tropical theme parties.
Here's a favorite bold water drip that
sometimes looks good on the tip of a
water ski or incorporated with other
water splashes and drips.
Take it. Borrow it.
Use it if you need it.
Then there are paint drips.
Not edible for sure but delicious to look at for
an entirely different theme like art.
So I collect them.
Categorize them.
Label them: ice cream, frosting, water and paint.
I need to be able to find them quickly
when I'm working
on a project design mockup.
Time is of the essence because
someone is waiting to see what
I come up with and I can't just stay
in the shower (where I get
my best ideas) thinking about it.
I need to get on it fast and creatively
so I can keep the price for
the finished design in a budget friendly zone.
That can be a deciding factor on
whether someone orders something or not.
No one cares about my time factor at
this point. It's all about finding something that
fits and sparkles and
looks unique and personalized.
I'm constantly in need of inspiration that I often
get from my own brain but definitely from sites like
Creative Fabrica where the creativity of others
fuels my brain and makes it run like a faucet
instead of in little drips.
Example:
This party sign was enhanced
with 2 ice creams
and one with drips, of course, from
You too can get your own ice cream drips
anytime you need some to flavor your world.
Sweet Shop Candy Sign with lights in the candy dots.
