Soon after Grayson was born I found something wonderful. I am up often nursing him and for a LONG time each time. I began playing around on the computer while nursing and I discovered the world of craft blogs. I'm not a naturally creative person. I love cute things and making cute things, but I don't have many good ideas of my own. But, if I see something or someone else shows me how, I can do that. I'm a great copycat! That's the great thing about these crafty blogs, they often have tutorials on how to make the things they post about. Now I have a new addiction. Crafting! Seriously, it's like a disease. I think about it all the time. I think about my current projects and when I can steal away a few minutes to work on them. I think about the projects I want to do. I have a huge list of projects to do (about 30). It's a little unrealistic, I know, but I really do want to do them all eventually. So here are the few things I've made over the last few weeks.
The Fall Wreath-
This one might me be my favorite. I absolutely LOVE this wreath. It also took a VERY long time to finish. The felt rosettes aren't hard, it just took awhile to make enough to cover the wreath. But doesn't it look good?!
Halloween Advent Calendar-
This is just scrapbook paper, mod podge, a cookie sheet, and glass vase fillers. And of course candy. You can see I took this picture on Oct. 2 because the first two candies are gone. Josh and I love taking turns eating candy every day to count down to Halloween!
Halloween Subway Art-
I'm not sure why this is called subway art, but it is, and it's all over the craft blogland. This was the easiest project. Those are just Halloween rub-ons ($1 at Target) on some paper put in a frame. But still pretty cute, huh?
2x4 Pumpkins-
These are so cute I couldn't make just one...
I needed a whole collection! I love using pumpkins to decorate for fall. They work all the way through November.
Candy Holder-
This was super easy! Can you guess what it's made from? I just love it. Again, loved it so much, I made another!
Fabric Pumpkins-
The first one I did, on the left, turned out more like a pillow. Not what I wanted. I didn't round out the corners enough when sewing apparently. I like the second one much more. I'm going to make a couple more of these in different fabrics. And also add some ribbon or something to them.
Here's some more subway art. This one I just got from a blog and printed but it's still so cute I think. And super easy. I did spray paint the frame. It was an ugly gold color before.
I heart crafting.
