Anytime one of us had a birthday, brought home a straight A report card, or did something really cool, we got to eat dinner on the "You are Special" plate. It was a pretty big honor.
Well, I decided awhile back that I wanted to get one of these plates to use with my own kids. My search began. I discovered that it is made by a company called Waechtersbach, and they are almost 100% out of stock... everywhere. Anytime I could find one it was expensive. Like, really expensive. I wasn't about to drop $50 on one plate. Not. Going. To. Happen.
So, I started looking for ways I could do this on a budget. That's when I stumbled upon this tutorial on Pinterest. I was overjoyed. Seriously, T-Bone and I did a little happy dance. He didn't know why we were dancing, but joined me in the jig anyway. Anyway, back to my story. I mulled the idea over a bit. Tried to think of some ideas for how to decorate it. And then I finally took the plunge. I was at the black hole, otherwise known as Target, this week when I saw a square white porcelain plate. Score! I have square dishes. I ran over to the office supply section and grabbed a pack of Sharpies (lame that I didn't have them on hand, I know), and tossed it all in the cart. And then it proceeded to sit in my craft room for a week. Well, tonight I finally took the plunge and decorated my "special" plate. I decided to keep it simple, and I think that paid off:
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