Craft Addict

Pinterest is the devil.  Seriously.  I love looking at it for all the cool ideas that other people come up with and then decide that I need to make some of these things myself.  But as I've said earlier, I am not crafty.  Not in the slightest.  I have started two projects and found 3 more that I've either bought materials for or want to do and haven't completed ANY of them.  See below:

1. Pallet bookshelves started June...of LAST year.

2. Annie's hooks

3. Hair bow board...good thing Annie doesn't have any hair yet.
4. Growth chart ruler (see Sarah's blog) :)
5. Crate (see hell, I mean Pinterest)
6. Butterfly wreath (see Pinterest again)

Greg won't let me buy anymore supplies until I'm done with the projects I have.  Smart man.  To my defense, I AM taking care of a newborn.  She sleeps a lot, but I still don't feel like I can go run power tools outside while she's sleeping inside.  I guess that's what monitors are for, though.  I also don't feel especially confident in what I'm doing, so that makes me procrastinate as well.

Okay, goal for the week: Finish the bookshelves, Annie's hooks, and stain the wood for the ruler.  That should be simple enough.  Yeah, right.  :)

Pattern-envy

While on maternity leave, I find myself needing to get out of the house EVERY DAY or I become super crabby.  Even though I previously vowed never to return to Hobby Lobby, I have found myself there at least four times.  It's like a moth to a blow torch...  I completely disagree with a large retail chain that is closed on Sunday and closes during the week at 8:00.  REALLY?!  How do you stay in business??  Oh, people like me, I guess...

On my most recent trip, I perused the fabric section.  Let me mention that I do not sew.  At all.  I don't even know how to turn on a sewing machine.  I have seen all of these fabulous projects on pinterest that require a sewing machine, and then I hang my head in shame.  Hot glue is my friend...thread is not.  I came across three beautiful fabrics that I would LOVE to do something with, but other than cutting them into a square, that's about the extent of my capabilities.  Here are three I saw:

This third one...had I seen it earlier, I would loved to have built a baby nursery around these colors!    I am sensing a pattern (pardon the pun) with the first and third one.  I had no idea I was drawn to black, white, light blue/teal, and lime green together.  :::Drooling:::

I did end up buying a simple fabric that's pale pink with brown circles on it.  I am going to use it (with my hot glue gun or stapler) to make a hair bow holder for Annie's room.  I just have to find a good frame and some ribbon I like.  Oh, and a place to hang it on the wall.  Did I mention I also bought fabric off of Pick Your Plum the other day as well, and I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do with it.  I think I was secretly hoping I would grow sewing skills overnight, but that is yet to manifest itself.  I'll keep you posted.  :)