Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Gettin my craft on

I like to think that I have a very small crafty bone in my body. I'm no Martha Stewart but I like to take on a project every now and then. I've been not so secretly hinting to Derek that I would like a sewing machine for my birthday so I can have even more projects. This week while I was cleaning out our fridge I became extremely annoyed at my magnets and their refusal to stay put. Ding Ding Ding! New project! I have also been anxious to use my new glue gun Derek got me for Christmas and figured this was a good start. So I hit the closest craft store and scouted out anything that could be Hellard Fridge material. I found theses wooden buttons at Michaels. $2 got me 12 wooden buttons. I also found these small cardboard vintage signs that I saw some potential in. With magnets and glue gun at the ready, I got busy. It didn't take long and I ended up 24 magnets for under $6 bucks! Not too bad. And they are totally awesome.


While I was at Michaels, I browsed the dollar section like my mother always taught me to do. You can find some real treasures there without breaking your wallet. I struck gold friends! I found these super neat note cards that had vintage prints and sayings on the front. I thought that they would make some pretty cool wall hangings if they were framed so I got three different styles. At target I found red frames and completed the project by using an old paper bag as backing. I think they turned out pretty well. I have yet to hang them on the wall because the hammer has gone M.I.A. for the time being.


So it was a week of small projects but it keeps me busy. I like being able to add little things here and there to our little house and make it my own.

Well, this is going to be a short one this week since I have to be off to work. I am still loving my job and the daily giggles I get from those kids! I do have to say that I have become an expert shoe tier since that is one of my main job duties :)

"Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing."
-- Thomas Jefferson

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