Friday, November 30, 2012

A Crafter I Am Not

What do you do when you have a pushy daughter who is relentless in her efforts to make you step outside your comfort zone?

 A) Start a blog

 B) Join a Bunco group

 C) Participate in a craft swap

 D) All of the above!

If you chose D, you are exactly right! And I'm glad I did all these things. Thanks, Lauren!

Here are the ornaments I made with my own two little hands for the craft swap my daughter started. I take no credit for the idea....got that off Pinterest. Twelve ornaments cost me about $5. The wood was free--thanks, Lowes! The scrapbook paper was 40% off at Hobby Lobby and I just printed off the words. The original post used wire, but I already had twine and being the cheap frugal gal I am, I used that. But, of course, I couldn't leave well enough alone, so had to add a little bling bling to the mix. Back to Hobby Lobby for some sparkly do-dads and voila!


Can't wait to see what the other participants have made!
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8 comments:

  1. 6L'sNovember 30, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    i love these, and i love that you let lauren get you outside your comfort zones!!

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  2. LaurenNovember 30, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    I feel like I should be planning your next adventure! :) Love the ornaments!

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  3. ConnieNovember 30, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    Your horizons are broadening and your talents are being honed. Good job! Don't you just LOVE Pinterest?

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  4. TracyNovember 30, 2012 at 1:22 PM

    Great job.

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  5. AndreaNovember 30, 2012 at 9:14 PM

    I absolutely love these. I fancy myself a crafter at times and these look tricky to me! Good for you!

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  6. ChristinaDecember 14, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    very cute ornaments!

    thanks for linking up to a Homemade Christmas!

    Christina @ TheFrugalHomemaker.com

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  7. MaryApril 1, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    Very cute! You did a great job!!! Mine would've NEVER come out like that!

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  8. JenniferDecember 2, 2013 at 7:50 PM

    OMGosh, these are the ornaments I made for Lauren's Christmas Exchange Party! HAHA! Great minds think alike! I didn't jazz them up at all. But I did rip around the edges to make most of them look more rustic. That was my own personal touch. I try to do something fresh from my own head when I do pintrest things to not be a total Drone! =)

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