Usually I’m really good about not starting a 2nd craft project until I finish the one I’m working on because I know myself, I’ll never end up going back to the 1st and will end up with craft room chaos because the 1/2 done projects pile up everywhere. I don’t know why I made an exception to this rule but for some reason I did and up until last night I had 1/2 sewn, 1/2 painted, 1/2 glued projects all the way from the craft room to the kitchen. ACK! I hate it! So last night I stayed up until midnight finishing up as many as I could…
I started off with an order for a turkey tie onesie & while I was waiting for each color layer to dry I went on to this…
Taking the leaves Samster & I picked over the weekend & sealing them with the some mod podge. (btw, I used a catalog to press my leaves in overnight & had to throw away a lot of leaves that weren’t covered very well & therefore had dry brittle spots. Newspaper is definitely better to press leaves with)
I was making good progress covering this $1 wood frame from Michael’s but then I ran out of leaves. Boohoo! We’ll have to go try & find some more in the backyard today, hopefully they haven’t all died because then my frame would be left 1/2 done and I would be very very sad. After I ran out of leaves I went on to this project that I’d been meaning to do…
Samster has started ripping out her hairbows that are attached to clips so I’ve had to use rubberbands but that’s kind of boring. I dug into my ribbon stash and tied little bows around her tiny rubberbands, then I just put a dab of hot glue inside each bow to make sure they’d be tied permanently (tip- if you do this make sure the glue doesn’t touch the hairband, it’ll melt & snap)
Finally I thought I’d take care of one more quick project. After all it was only 10p, I could be crazy! I’ve had this post on non-fabric appliques bookmarked forever because it gave me the idea of how cute a plaid dinosaur could be, so cute & funky that maybe it’s actually an applique I could wear…
And this is where my ‘wrapping up projects roll’ STOPPED. Drawing a stupid t-rex. I looked through tons of google images but didn’t like one in particular so I thought, “eh, I could totally just take what I like from each picture & draw my own.” MISTAKE. An hour and a half later I did have a sketch but was seeing double. I hurried up and finished the applique because I knew there was no way I could sleep knowing I had started and not finished yet another project.
I wish I could say I felt better but it still feels like chaos. Maybe I should make some lists of what I need to do. Lists always make me feel better. (NERD.)
Let me know if you want a tutorial on any of these or I could put up the t-rex design so you could make your own…if you want…
Oh! And the 1st Giada recipe review last night was AMAZINGGGGG, seriously, I’ll post the goodness later after I get my head straight.
I would love a tutorial on how you applique the t-rex!! I just love all your projects!
Love, love, LOVE that leaf frame! If you had time, I'd like a tutorial on that.
Ps, I also LOVE lists! I make them for everything.
Thanks!
Look at you! So much crafty wonderfulness. Love all your projects going on!
I am one of those people whose incomplete projects are getting out of control as I pick up new ones more and more.
I like seeing finished projects too much to let one sit for too long. I start to miss it 😉 So it doesn't happen too often.
I can't wait to see what other little boy projects you come up with! I wish I would've seen this one before Thanksgiving…this probably would've been my little guy's romping outfit that day 😉
I agree with Molly, that frame is fantastic! I would love to see how you did that. I wasn't sure if you Modge Podged the leaves and then pressed them or pressed them and then Modge Podged 'em up…a tutorial would be fantastic, if you have an opportunity!
Sad news…
The leaves on the frame have since turned brown so I just chucked it. I had read a tutorial that said you could press leaves first & then seal them with mod podge to keep the color but either that doesn't work or I did something wrong.
Oh well, just add it to the 'good projects gone bad' pile ):
Oh! That's too bad. Brown withering leaves could look cool too…maybe? Not. Haha.