Crafty and Spooky!

The winds of change are blowing, which is sad.  I am sad to see some things change and SO happy to see other things in my life change.  It is the changes that I didn't initiate that I am sad about.  I hate to see things that have brought me so much joy to my life end.  I can't tell you what it is until Monday but it has me kind of down.  I just have to remind myself that nothing can stay the same forever.  We wouldn't be happy if things were stagnant forever.  It is up to me to keep this in a positive light and look forward to the possibilities that it opens up for me.  Still kind of sucks though.

Anyway, other things.

Halloween is coming up and I've had some fun with it this year.  Every year, I say I am going to go all out decorating the house.  Someday I am going to have the best decorations and scare the pants off all the little trick or treaters.  I haven't quite made it there.  Something always seems to trip me up.  I have all these grand plans of making these things in my mind but in reality I'm a slow crafter so it takes me forever to do anything.  BUT... I did get around to making some great things.

First up Samuel and I were excited to make a bubbling witches' brew.  It really helps get into the holiday spirit when you have a kid that is just as excited as you are about it.  Having Samuel around is great because he gives me the excuse to do all the crazy things that I always want to do.  Anyway, I bought a cheap plastic cauldron and got two cans of the sealant foam that you put around windows and stuff.  We filled the cauldron with it, let it dry a bit, then stuck some creepy crawlies in it.  Tada!

Okay so I might have gone a little overboard and made it too bubbly but it was fun and considering I did it, I think it turned out alright!  Bubble bubble toil and trouble...

Next, these took me forever and probably annoyed the crap out of Jake because I had a mini explosion of supplies in my attempt to make them... but I love them.  Homemade gravestones!  Yeah right, I am not going to pay $40 for something I can make myself for a fraction of the price.  I had fun with these and next time I do it I'll be able to do it faster and better.  I admit I got sick of the painting so they are not as three demential and shaded as I would like but that will be for the next batch.  For now, I am tickled with how they turned out!

Next year, I'll add more on.  Pinterest is a goldmine of crafty things that may or may not go so well.  But the point is that I have fun with it and something halfway useable comes out.

Happy Soon to Be Halloween everyone!

Crayon Art!

So I decided to take a break from reality tonight and try another craft I saw on Pinterest.

Pinterest Idea

It involved crayons, canvas, a glue gun and a hair dryer.  One glue gun burn and much trial and error later here's what I came up with:

It was fun and, the burn aside, successful for a first attempt.  I'll probably do another now that I figured out the best way to do it.  Hint put the hair dryer behind the canvas.

Good escape from reality.

Craft for my mom

So today is my mom's birthday!  Happy birthday Mom!

In the spirit of wanting to be crafty I decided to make something for her.  My idea came from Pinterest:

http://pinterest.com/pin/207798970277000628/

 

I thought that was a really cute idea.  So I ordered spare Scrabble tiles online and did my own family crossword.  I think it turned out pretty well even if Theo was doing his best to crinkle the paper every time I turned around.  Here's mine:

Another craft success!  Next up, melted crayon art.  I hope my mom likes it!

Oh and by the way, I'm having the devil of a time typing this because my finger got caught in the leash of a crazy dog at work.  I twisted it pretty good.  Might have even broken it.  *sigh*

A Year of Good Memories

As you know I've been feeling down for a while.  I feel pretty helpless about what to do to fix it.  For the time being, I decided that I need to focus on the good things in my life.  Those little moments of light happen everyday but if you don't take notice you get lost in the chaos.  So, while wasting time on Pinterest (which I will blog about later) I saw this really cute idea.  You take a jar and every time something makes you smile or laugh or you experience something you don't want to forget, you write it down and put it in the jar.  At the end of the year, you have a jar full of memories that remind you of the good things in life.

The way things are going for me right now this is the perfect thing for me to do.  So, even though the year is half  gone, I created my own jar.