I just realized this morning that I had not yet posted my second Fall Pinterest Party project! If you are a Facebook fan of mine then you have already seen it. If not, then here is it!
This is my Pinterest inspired bird silhouette painting! It turned out really cute. I love the look of the old book pages (although it hurt just a little to tear up a book) with the black silhouette against it. I would say that the skill level for this project is just a tiny bit harder than the leafy letters, but don't worry, I'll help you make it.
Again, if you are interested in hosting your own Fall Pinterest Party, just let me know either via email or a message on Facebook. I'm already booking dates in September so the earlier you reserve yours, the better!
In other news, I finished another one of my looming unfinished projects. I finally got around to framing my cross-stitch letter B that I made for my son's room. I don't know why I was so scared to frame it, it was really quite simple. All I did was find some scrap white fabric ( I had some leftover white sheet from making curtains) and some quilt batting (I knew I had been saving that bag of batting from Granny for the last six years for a reason) and then made a little sandwich of them in the frame: frame back, batting, white fabric, and cross-stitch. The glass for this frame was broken a very long time ago, which made it perfect for my use!
Here it is in my son's room. I think it looks pretty good. It is hanging over his little book nook and he loves pointing at it and saying, "B! Mama, B!"
I have a major problem...I'm a serial started. I get all excited about a project, buy the materials, come up with a great plan, start working, and then....
Well, that's the problem. Life interferes with the progress, I lose interest, something doesn't go as planned and I get frustrated etc. Maybe if I air out my dirty little secret, it will help me get some of these projects done out of pure shame and embarrassment at how long some of them have been around.
First up: Monogram Cross-Stitch I designed for my son's bedroom. I began it last summer, stitched it up mostly during vacation only to discover that I was off by one row on the zig zag to the right of the B and needed to tear it out and redo it. So, it sat for almost a year. I made myself finish it this spring before my daughter was born and now it is just hanging around waiting to be framed...someday.
Second: Burp cloths for the baby. These haven't been around too long because I really need them fast. I've already made some, but got seriously delayed when our basement flooded a month ago. Oh yeah, that is where all of my arts and crafts stuff is located. :(
Third: Fabric that I purchased to make a toddler quilt for my son's bed. I bought this beautiful array of oranges and greens as a birthday present for myself and was planning on making a quilt for my son's 1st birthday that he could use on his toddler bed. He is almost 27 months old now and this is now going to be made into a twin bed quilt because I figure by the time I actually get this done, he will no longer be in a toddler bed.
Finally: This is the most embarrassing....This is a mural that my loving husband asked me to make of a White Oak tree...his favorite tree and the name of the street where we live. He gifted me all of this canvas to do with what I wanted and hang in our stairwell for our 2nd anniversary...we celebrate five years this August. Ooops.
Well, there you have it. Those are the projects that are sitting in limbo just aching to be completed. Oh yeah, and I still have this to work on too.
I'm ready for a nap.
