Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The Old Gal Still Has It!

When I was a young mother I loved crafting.  I taught myself how to do all kinds of needle work.  I learned how to Tole paint and sew.  I was always on the lookout for fun cute things to make.  As my children got older and became involved in more things and I worked full time.  I found that I didn't have the time or energy for anything else.  Now I have more time to do things that I enjoy. But mostly along came "Pintrest"  I don't have to leave the comfort of my home to see the latest crafts.  I love it!!!!  This Halloween wreath caught my eye.   I clicked on over to sassysanctuary skimmed her directions and said "OH yeah I can do this!"  It's not that easy getting back into the craft world.  I found that I don't like shopping on a time table.  I have a limited amount of time after work before I need to be home to help with Kenneth.  I usually don't find everything that I need at one store.  Craft stores don't have enough cashiers and Fabric stores think that no one is in a hurry!  I finally got all the things that I needed.  I ripped the fabric into the pieces and started tying and tying and tying.  Two hours later I was out of fabric and only half way done with the wreath.  I had to make another trip for more fabric, one of the "E's" was broken from the store and they didn't have anymore(another store to visit)  Soooo after 5 hours of  tying, 4 yards of fabric (I bought the wrong size  wreath form) and 3 trips to multiple stores,  I have what I'm referring to "the family heirloom Halloween wreath." Hey the old gal still has it!  My family all complimented me on it.  And it was fun!!!!!

Inspiration....
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This is my version!


10 comments:

  1. Great job on the wreath, it turned out so cute! Was all that tying a stress reliever or did it cause stress?

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  2. Craft in sister! I like it a lot. Should I bring over some bandaids for the blisters on your fingers from all that tying?

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  3. That turned out fantastic!! You did a great job!

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  4. Hi Sally...stopped by from 21 Rosemary to say hi and I saw your wreath and love it! I think it is better than the inspiration wreath! Great job!

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  5. Love your version! Turned out amazing!

    Thanks for stopping by today :)

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  6. What a fun project! It turned out great - love the colors. Linda

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  7. You do still have it going on ~ LOVE your wreath! Thanks for coming by and for the sweet notes about my DIY Door Jewelry ~ you are so right ~ never too much bling!!! I'm your newest follower and hope you'll "follow" me too on your next visit!!!

    Aimee @ ItsOverflowing

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  8. okay, you totally rocked the socks off the inspiration wreath! go girl!

    and thanks for popping by my blog tonight and leaving me a thoughtful comment! i tried to reply to you via email but you're set up as a "no-reply" account. get on that, girl, or else bloggers have to hunt you down!!

    love what's happening here...

    amy

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