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Today’s topic is “6 things you’ve made during your lifetime that you were proud of (can be a craft, a dish, . . . anything).” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . . .
I am not a pro at anything when it comes to crafting, sewing, or cooking. I am, however, mediocre in all those things. ;P (Sorry I didn’t have time to dig through all my CDs for photos of these items.)
Here are my six . . .
1) I made a yellow Lego cake for Jake’s first birthday. It was pretty easy and it turned out great! You just bake one rectangular cake and add the bottoms of 6 cupcakes . Then frost it all over with yellow frosting.
2) In Jake’s first bedroom, my husband and I painted a mural with a big tree on the wall. Then we hung all different kinds of Beanie Baby birds on the branches.
3) My husband and I made a growth chart that came out really nice. We used a board, batting, fabric, a metal yard stick, screws, and staple gun. Then I wrote his name on it with puffy fabric paint and I use a permanent marker to mark off and record his height on it every 6 months.
4) I reupholstered all our dining room chairs after we inherited the set from my parents. I even added a little extra padding with layers of batting. I was so pleased that they came out so well. You really just need some nice upholstery fabric and a staple gun.
5) I made a hairbow holder for my daughter. I believe I found all the parts at Walmart. A wooden letter, a prepainted wooden ornament, and coordinating ribbon. I just had to throw in some paint for the letter and some hot glue and I was done!
6) I made light-blocking curtains for our kitchen window. I’ve never worked with linings before, but they turned out pretty nice and they keep the hot sun out in the morning during the summertime.
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This one was pretty hard for me. I don’t see myself very creative.
This was fun! You sound so talented!
this was won that I was not real great at but the lego cake sounds great to me
Ahhhh I should have added a Blue’s Clue’s Cake that I made last year. It was awesome
Light blocking curtains. I need those for my bedroom, it faces east and the good lord thinks I need to be up at the crack of dawn.
My list is more of things I HOPE to make or are working on. I just discovered that I can be sort of crafty! (As long as I have explicit directions)
http://asthedaysgoby-shaun.blogspot.com/2009/06/things-ive-made.html
I do wish I was more crafty, I actually want to take a cake decorating class to start!
@ Lori E:
Bear with me here as I check out if my new gravatar is working. I couldn’t take the frowny face any longer as that just isn’t me.
Your projects sound great. Any hope in pictures to show off these things?!
Women are so creative. I am always impressed by the products of our hands. From a time when we used flour sacks to make clothes (okay not me personally but you get my drift) to a time when we create complete communities of women working on a common theme. (applause, applause)
What creativity and talent with crafts. It must be amazing to look around your home and see things made with your own hands.
Great list! You are so crafty. I try to be but I’m just not. Oh well.
Great list! I think I could (or have) done most of those things except the cake…not so good at that stuff. I once made a lemon cake that tasted wonderful, but looked like crap. We called it the “Edible Soft Sculpture”!
I love doing all of that do it yourself stuff around the house. It really personalizes your home. Good for you for accomplishing it all!
And…Happiness
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I wish I was more crafty. I struggled on this one. Love the lego cake idea I will do it this year for my son.
Lucy
You sound crafty! Come decorate my house!
I pretty much only “make” one thing…scrapbooks!! I wish I was multi-talented like You!!
http://sneakpeekatme.blogspot.com/2009/06/small-talk-six-i-create-therefore-i-am.html
You should post a picture of the mural, that would be really neat to see.
You should post photos of these projects!
I’m not a handywoman at all so I think I’m going to skip this one. I make good babies though
Light blocking curtains are on mine too
Okay, the tree mural with the beanie babies is so clever. I wish there were pictures!!
I love the Lego cake idea! (Cakes made my list too!)