Hello, there...um...how are you? I'm crafty. So, apparently, I've not posted anything since April 5. It's now May 21. May. Twenty-First! Remember when I was so excited because both the boys would
finally be in school full time and I'd have "so much free time"? Not sure what I was thinking. Not so much free time as it is time used differently...But, I digress.
So, how have you been? Me? I've been churning out end-of-the-year teacher gifts like crazy! Fun, fun. Lots of Mother's Day and new mom pieces, as well. And, Father's Day isn't too far off--Sunday, June 16, people!
I'm digging this Dad gift, currently:
So, over the weekend, after churning out some 40 or so pieces in 2 weeks, I decided to be crafty in a different way. Found an old mdf letter "M" from Hobby Lobby that I bought for a project I decided not to do. Got out the hot glue gun and the jute.
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| Had this on hand--it was $1.99 at Hobby Lobby. |
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| Used foil as a glue gun rest... |
Then, I began wrapping the jute and gluing. It took a little longer than I thought it would...
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| Halfway through... |
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| Completely wrapped |
Then, I thought, what could I add? I remembered an old T-shirt of mine with cute shabby fabric flowers...I loved that shirt & wore it often--until it got a hole. Of course I'd saved it, with an eye toward re-purposing it into...something. I cut out the fabric flowers from the T-shirt, then added a hair-clip flower I'd found on clearance at Target a while back. Added some ribbon, and after burning only one finger and one thumb in the process, here's what I came up with:
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| Finished! |
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| Hangin' on the front door |
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| Close-up of the front door |
So, whatcha think? A nice front door wreath alternative, I think!
Fun.
What will you craft today?**
~Melissa
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