The Purple Velvet Cushion
One of my friends recently made some beautiful earrings and posted a picture on Facebook and I offered to buy them. We were chatting today about it and it all reminded me of a purple velvet cushion my Dad made for me when I was about 8 or 10. My aunt used to sell beautiful antique lace at antique shows and bring my cousin and I along sometimes. We would often collect beautiful beads and things and I loved going to the "bead store" to see what treasures I could find. I started getting into making jewelry, earrings mostly and my Dad thought I should try selling them. He wanted to teach me about being and entrepreneur; a concept that was beyond me at the time and sort of lame, but something I can appreciate now. He made me this beautiful cushion and covered it with purple crushed velvet so I could pin the earrings on it and go to the bank or neighbors houses and sell my creations. My Dad was and is very different, not the typical football watching,...