Sure, we craft. We make stuff with our hands. But, its much more than that. It's time away from the kids. Time away from the laundry, lunch-making and lists of to-do items around the house. It's time for ourselves. Time to be creative. Time to be an adult again. Most of the gals in my group have little kids, and we spend a great deal of time being something for everyone else. Nurse, chef, personal assistant, dog-walker, and boo-book kisser. At Craft Club, I free the inner me. And that me is Hot Pink!
So, after all that bla, bla, bla about the higher calling of Craft Club, let's get down to business and talk about the open frame wall decor we made!
Jackie hosted in her lovely home, and chose a project that was fun and easy to make. Michael's called this an Open Frame Monogram Wreath. You can read the instructions here. Here's what our group did!
We all personalized the project in different ways - some chose to add the silk flowers to their frame like in the Michael's version. Other's painted and hot glued wooden embellishments to frame. Some made flowers from paper. I thought the best part was checking out everyone's gorgeous papers they used to decoupage the wooden monograms. Today's scrapbook paper is just so beautiful! I swear, I am compelled to buy it up and save a stash - just to have it and look at it. It really wouldn't matter if I ever used it, I just love having it!
Our talented artist in the group, Gail, chose not to decoupage her initial, but instead hand-drew designs on it! Is it beautiful!
I loved the paper flowers on Laura's frame!
I opted to not do an intial. Instead I picked up a couple of wooden crosses. I decoupaged each and stacked them - topping the whole thing with a pretty cross I picked up at Hobby Lobby. I thought hot glue would hold this whole thing together, but it didn't work so well. I then decided to use screws through the back to keep them all snug. Here it is hanging on my wall!
Did I say how much I love craft club?
No comments:
Post a Comment