The first creation was a wastepaper basket with a King Charles Spaniel inside a gold medallion surrounded by my new floral pattern.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5II_tbtPTyeNV_1xzVBGwLscfLmdrGRx7av4ZtlbZX4Q1YQ9E_g436OFoeS6z-A5gjLtjeTCNDj3sP9nEQtBBy2K0gtcNZV3xtWFGYsHdzZBh-dFuZe1HRYjROrcNBs0x0_qYy17N7E0/s400/King-Charles-Wastepaper.jpg)
I liked the wastepaper basket so much...
that I created a very large tray to match...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylkZPNQmhzFzUMkt-3TIv91x0_sa9gHPBEMsQ-MZynDcyCueaAat65ApUEtlf1YK1rHxuNSeX9Gg-qC2yuQ5EJot1yNRj8siG4YvBoGk8H9RLG8RmTClcyAVsXAVmA4fal0cb_O7yM6s/s400/Floral-Tray.jpg)
and then I liked that so much that I created five new tissue box cover designs...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTHoJCCi2RMLLm82Cga9BWrlJG6eCiHGqAPqAHaA1x0qvDZaKg-HEwus7ZrspZ21TO50ntaIzHmtp5Y0tVTn5D7qzeC1DoLstx_c_BeQE9Wk8SU4XlxO2xdkAaYQnTjh685f0bpXezeY/s400/Five-Tissue-Boxes.jpg)
With all these new designs in my studio, I knew exactly what my next print ad would feature. When it came time to set up the products for my photo shoot (on my back porch this morning) I could not decide which items to feature so I took pictures of everything. Once it started to rain, I moved it all inside and sat down at my computer to go through all the pictures.
My first choice was a shot with the King Charles Spaniel Wastepaper Basket, the matching King Charles Spaniel Tissue Box Cover and the Swan Tissue Box Cover.
Here is the first ad I designed around 12 noon.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9c_scnLlVUaGRjOg3DLZEG9M_AyxzriDI1hqVlTeDT2rzHUaN2fzPunXcmLr6CmAnaOa7zpoQggvDcUKHq7Oa5op-Vkzw-T6c-VHZeb4PFRpwq54heyTvC0qeEeUjIG4Kxdqiqa74bGs/s400/Romantic-Country-Fall-Wastepaper.jpg)
Well, I just could not leave well enough alone, so here is the second ad I finished around 6:00 p.m.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRKkL-YUsPvgPf65BCAyQ4xAECHSORdmtlhzPqD9aSQnJUwg-6MJPVLY3Z0854nddygbgHcYvEnp41WRf5KhZhtAVhPwyAibKLUfyTxjGiqVMaecpZCdTMvqVKLzmxe1gSmP2ztgOz2A/s400/Romantic-Country-Fall-2011-Five-Tissue.jpg)
Well, I still could not leave well enough alone, so here is the third ad I finished around 12 midnight.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kVp-30b-QJIYyifeTffB5fnkgdpAOCWE3-aacXJMy8m7DsrCN6zQrHGNY-kac8XHHeN3sI_CPvrtjiP8-lXDuxWW6aBd8KfK-jBaOvnHPq29hY8OWuVGEAPvFlvKYwyIe2JMueeS6MQ/s400/Updated-Swan-Ad.jpg)
I emailed the ad to the magazine, so I guess that is my final ad.
When in doubt... simplify.