4th Anniversary Giveaway #5
Design team member Patti Monroe-Mohrenweiser brings a wonderful sense of humor and whimsy to her work. When I was putting together bird images earlier this year, she confessed to staring up at her Margaritaville Parrothead sign and wishing I’d do some parrots. A few weeks later, I came out with the Pretty Polly collage set and Patti’s Parrots faux postage, which was named in her honor. Not to be outdone, when I sent her copies of the parrots, she used them to create a cocktail guide, with recipes for margaritas and pina coladas. Pretty, and useful for a little liquid inspiration—now, pass me some ice…
Leave a little comment love for Patti, and you’ll be entered in today’s 4th anniversary drawing for FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH OF COLLAGE GOODIES. Remember, comment love, not “enter me in the drawing”!
The winner of the drawing for the $400 worth of collage goodies, chosen from all the comments on giveaway posts from July 1st – July 5th is…
Karen Newman.
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Now that’s what I call creative! What a lovely idea to use the cute parrots’ pictures for a cocktail guide.
Happy creating,
Birgit
Love the parrots. The cocktail guide is a great idea.
Patti, that book is quite unique. it is definately a bit of ingeuinity in that finished product. thank u for sharing ur creative expertise.
Valerie
I just love the boat drinks! Looking good!!! Happy holiday weekend,
Linda
Patti
It’s 5:00 somewhere!!!!
What a cleaver way to combine two intersts. You have captured the margaritaville mood . What a creative idea to remind yourself to slip into island time.Thanks for sharing!!
Land Shark, Susan
This is so cute Patti! And who doesn’t like parrots? Wouldn’t this the perfect gift for a special girlfriend? Sally
Love the Parrots! Cute but not too cute. What a neat idea for a project. The alphabet letters are nice as well. I’m picky about letters. Some people will embellish anything!
It’s really nice, and different.
A cocktail guide is such a great idea and the lovely parrot images match perfectly!
Being a long time parrot head myself…I love what you’ve done with these! I have to confess I’ve missed these in all the great images available here. You’ve inspired me to take some time and go through everything again…who knows what else I’ve missed?!
What a practical way to use the parrot images and faux postage! You could give these out at a small cocktail party.
How very clever! This would make a cool gift item!
Lovely blog, website and products – your linked on my blog!
This is really adorable, what a great idea! I love the parrots and thanx for sharing your recipes!!
How cute are these Patti! Parrots have alsways intrigues me but then adda margarita or a pina colada and who can resist! Kathy Eddy
I love anything to do with birds! and I have a parrotts………So I give this one 10 feathers!
very playfull!
To know that you were the inspiration for creating the parrots and the parrot stamps says a lot about you! Thanks for sharing your clever book idea with the parrots gracing every page! Love the watercolor touch too. Well done!
Patti, oh so clever! The drinks sound refreshing, especially now when it is HOT.
Your idea for a colorful and unique recipe book is fantastic.
Thank you for sharing.
wonderful! Make me want to party!
Awesome Patti!! Would make a great gift with a set of Margarita glasses. The way you did the recipes makes me think of a pirate map.ARRHH MATEY!! lol
This makes me thinking of a tropical island, me sitting in the shade and having a nice cool drink. Thank you for making me feel on holiday.
How clever, I love the way you have put this together. The drinks look yummy!!!
Here’s to all the parrot heads out there!!! Cheers. I love Jimmy Buffet and Boat drinks, great theme.
the parrots are fabulous and what a great idea for a receipe book. This would make a great summer time hostess gift. Cheers!
Aaahhh! This totally takes me back to a trip to Las Vegas where I had the most fun lunch of my life at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville.
What a fun project and PERFECT for this holiday weekend!
Very creative use of parrots Patti! I really like the parrot postage.
Very clever indeed!! I love the very tropical colors you used, and the ingenious use of the faux postage! Where’s my blender?
Patti, what a great idea for a summer project — and summer sipping. Here’s to you! Sammyw Toulmin
how clever! I like the way you edged the recipes.
now if only lisa could do with hula girls and tikis what she did with parrots, I could make one of my own for my home tiki bar…
LOVE this. How cute and clever!
Drinking Rum and Co Ca Cola and doing at dance. Love the birds and what a cute idea for someone that likes to give parties and needs one of these bar books. Whoo hoo what fun
This is a great project. I love the idea of a coctail book; with these birds this is perfect!
I do believe that if I could only make one thing this month it would have to be the Boat Drinks Parrot Book! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing and getting my creative genes stirring!
Oh my! I forgot to look for a couple of days, so I missed the wonderful altered tin yesterday.
Fortunately I did not miss this lovely cocktail guide with the colouful parrots!
Nice job, Patti!
I’m a bird lover and a tropical drink lover! Great idea! Sue
what a great way to make use of the faux parrot postage, as if you had been collecting tropical drink recipes from your travels in and around many islands in the caribbean. i can already hear the steel drums in my head as i am waiting to taste the ice cold pina colada. i hope the drinks are as colorful as the birds!
I love love what you did. It starts with a great background & then the added interest of the birds. I never would have thought of mixing drink recipes & parrots together. It totally works!
I love anything with parrots- and tequila!
Loved the Boat drink altered pages. I will definately take this idea and incorporate into something similar I can frame in my kitchen. Thanks for the wonderful ideas and products.
I love those parrots!!! That is a cute recipe book, and with the tropical theme in the recipes, the parrots are the perfect touch.
I think I’ll take up sailing again if thats what is being served. love the parrot stamps
I like the idea of a boat drinks book rather then a cookbook
it look so colourful with the parrots keeping an eye out
I Love everything about this.I am a parrot owner and I love any thing tropical and cocktail recipes too.How very clever and colorful and what a great idea.This screams”Laurie” and causes my inner crow to DANCE!!
Great suggestion of the parrots, Patti, and great project for showcasing them ! The faux postage is wonderful and work perfectly (of course) with the collage sheets.
I have always loved parrots, and have one from Mexico, sitting on a perch in my living room! He looks like your pina colada parrot! I love the way you have used them to make a cocktails recipe book…….great idea!!
Parrots and tropical drinks, what a mix lol!!
I like parrots and margaritas, too. Nice little recipe book.
This is too cool! Very pretty and very useful as well. Great job! Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful idea!
reaaly like these! i think i will use them as inspiration to create gifts for our “gang” including our favorite libation recipes.
What a great project for setting a festive mood. This is a must have on anyone’s bar. Colorwash gave this the perfect touch. Thanks for sharing your talents!