There... I said it... a weight has been lifted.
I have over a thousand pins. One third of them are probably food/recipes, another third are crafts; whether it be sewing, knitting, etc., and the rest are misc. So two thirds are things I want to re-create, what's that, close to 700 pins? Of which I've probably actually done maybe 20. Ha!
I'm really good at starting projects and not always so great at finishing them.
I'd like to think that I'm a mostly type-A personality. I like to be organized. I hate clutter. When it's something important, I can be very organized and well pulled together. But most of the time it's more like I get irritated by the clutter, start throwing stuff into a bag or box to take to whatever area of the house it belongs, thinking that I'll sort through it and put the stuff away when it gets there, but more often than not the bag/box sits somewhere and I completely forget what I put in it and then am frantically searching for something and guess where it is?
I can also be very creative when I want to be. I came across this picture on Pintrest and it suits me perfectly.
So I've decided to start a blog to share all the projects I do. Whether they are something original or something from Pintrest. I'll even share the Pintrest fails, as I'm sure there will be many.
The main inspiration for this blog though is the Refashionista. If you haven't heard of her, check out her blog. She's an amazing young woman who takes thrifted clothing, 99% of which she pays no more than a dollar for, and she turns them into trendy, fashionable pieces.
I wish I had the time and the energy to make this simply a re-fashioning blog, like hers, as it's my new favorite thing to do. I had never given a thought to taking something old and refashioning it into something new. I always pictured either buying as-is or making from scratch, which gets long and tedious and then I get sloppy and don't finish it. But seeing as how I don't have that time, and I also have a lot of other projects I like to work on, I'm just going to make it a collection of all sorts of crafting, sewing, gardening, home-repair, etc projects.
So stay tuned for some cool stuff coming up. Don't worry, I've got plenty of projects half-started. I'll even give you a sneak peak. I assume everyone is familiar with the game "cornhole". If you're not, check it out, it's loads of fun. My Uncle has made home-made boards in the past and he gave us an old set he no longer wanted. I immediately wanted to re-paint them as they had a checkered flag and NASCAR stuff all over them. I painted them plain white and my brother-in-law, who's artistic talents are unbelievable, drew the Pittsburgh Pirate's mascot and the Pittsburgh Penguin's mascot on them for me. I just got them painted. They still need to be clear-coated and I need to get the bags made. Hopefully they'll be done and in action before the 4th of July!
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