Craft{aholic}

I would say I love to craft.

And I do.

But the real reason I do all of this is because I'm too cheap to pay for it.

And I like the satisfaction of knowing I did it myself.

Below are many crafts I {we} have completed in the last...

FOREVER.

I made a frame for my SIL Angie for Christmas.

It looks small in the picture but that inside hole is 16"x24".

I really want to make one for my house...

It was a really fun project and I LOVE how it turned out!

My sister really wanted to make some chevron curtains for her house.

So we set out on an {adventure}

There were times that I think we almost quit....

and then we cried a little.

{BUT} it all turned out in the end.

Once we got the hang of it, it actually went really quickly.

And of course they look perfect in her cute house.

We just used Ikea curtains {don't buy them from anywhere else}

And painters tape and regular paint.

See...There is my short hair!

I {really} love how they turned out!

We ended up doing 2 sets for her (4 curtains total)

And I loved them so much that I made myself a set.

The only problem was is I used Target curtains...

BAD idea!

Otherwise they were just as easy and turned out great!

I should have probably ironed them before I hung them up?!

But after being up for 9 months they aren't {quite} as wrinkly...

Next up is my "Ring Holder"

I enjoy cooking and there is a lot of the time that I need to take my ring off.

I would usually just set it inside the cupboard but that isn't exactly the safest place.

I bought a little frame from Hobby Lobby

With my {40% off} coupon, of course.

Added some cork, a decorative plaque, ribbon and a pin.

It now sits on my kitchen counter.

And I {always} know where my ring is.

I actually liked it so much that I made one for my bathroom as well.

All together I think this cost me $5 to make.

Well worth it if you ask me.

Pallet Art has become extremely popular on Pinterest.

I found one that I really loved and decided to tackle it.

First up was taking apart a pallet.

{Whoever} said this was easy...LIED!

There is pretty much an endless supply of pallets at work so I brought a couple home.

Thankfully Kevin decided to help me take them apart.

Even with his help it took close to an hour to tear 2 of them totally apart.

After we tore them apart I cut them to length..

Made a stencil..

And started painting away {which took approx 10 minutes}

I am so happy with how it turned out.

Now I have to find time to make more....

The last project was "the boat".

We all claim it as ours but it's really Melly & Johns.

With the help of Scotts 1920's sewing machine we were able to tackle this!

I was actually surprised at how well we did with the first couple of benches..

And it took off from there!

Since this was taken Melly & John have finished the {whole} boat!

So excited to get out on it next year!

There are more projects to be posted 

but....

They will have to wait.