I know I talked about it and even posted some snippets of the floor. I have gotten many questions about the floor I wanted to see how the floor has held up before posting about it. I finished the floor back in August (the 16th to be exact) which means it has been a little … Continue reading
Girl Scouts has started again and I am once again a troop leader of Brownies and Daisies. I will be the Brownie Leader but our first few meetings we did everyone together because it was easier. Our first project was a take on the keychain I did last year. Materials: 42″ Ribbon Key Chain 2 … Continue reading
This past spring my previous neighbor was deposing of an old picket fence and asked me if I wanted the wood. I of course said yes because it was free wood. After our huge living room remodel I really wanted shelves, rustic ledge shelves like these from Pottery Barn. Spending $65 for one shelf is … Continue reading
Several years ago Jeff bought a printer typeface tray for me. I had it hanging in my then “studio” and in Booga’s room for a while. When we finally moved Booga into that room I removed the shelf and it went in the closet. Originally for the living room wall I was thinking about a … Continue reading
Every year we go through the same song and dance on how to personalize backpacks. This year we opted for a lovely clear backpack with black straps (the rules at my daughter’s school is clear or mesh backpacks) the problem with black is it is extremely hard to personalize. I purchased some turquoise, purple leopard … Continue reading
The penny ledge started by me scrapping the ledge down to the bare wood. It took several hours to remove all the paint from the ledge I admit I was hesitant to add the pennies because it took so much time to scrap the ledge. I am trying really hard to tie all the main … Continue reading
The Fourth of July is tomorrow which means we needed to get some Patriotic Items for our cook out done. I had quite a bit scrap fabric laying around and the princess has been asking to make stuff with it. She suggested we make 4th of July decorations because it would be pretty and fun. … Continue reading
I admit I have been a horrible creative funk lately, not wanting to scrapbook, draw, paint or even color in a coloring book. I was extremely frustrated because I felt like I needed to create something but part of me felt like I forgot how. I keep a Pinterest board of things I want to … Continue reading
I love to recycle and find new ways to use old items. Since I got my circular saw for Valentine’s Day I have really enjoyed using it. My problem was I did not have wood to build anything, that changed a couple weeks ago when my neighbor took down their fence. Jeff being the awesome … Continue reading
Booga kept saying, “Mom we need Leprechauns to live in our house.” Mom put her thinking cap on and decided to make a Leprechaun Clothes Pin. Materials: Clothes Pin Pencil Craft Paint in Assorted Colors Paint Brush Fine Tip Permanent Marker Small Google Eyes (optional)
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 