Saturday, June 19, 2021

Drips & Designs in Party Themes


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.