Hostess Gift

We were invited to a dinner party this past Saturday and I wanted to bring a token for the hostess and her dog.  Pardon the poor quality pictures, but I wanted to capture the dog side of the effort before we left the house!

This lady is really into Mackenzie-Childs design.  Not having the funds (and not wanting to embarrass with something that expensive), I made up my own budget version.  She recognized the Courtly Check inspired pattern immediately.

One issue I had, was that after painting the pattern, I brushed on Polycrylic.  Mistake!  It smeared the acrylic paint.  I was able to go back and touch it up, and also added the gold band, so all was not lost!  I did follow up with a spray coat of clear, which is what I'll do if I ever repeat a project like this.

The small glass container came from Dollar Tree and I got the biscuits from Aldi.  Aside from the supplies I had on hand, the materials set me back five bucks, plus tax.  In addition, I brought along a half dozen red roses for the lady of the house, at a cost of $3.99 plus tax.

The dear dog was very happy with the biscuits and the lady of the house did not at all mind my plagiarism -- she also liked the roses.  Not bad for under ten bucks!