In which our heorine realizes she needs a pintervention!
As things are settling down around the house (with the roommate) and my finances (especially after next weeks' homeowner's insurance payment), I can finally start to relax and really get back to the things I enjoy. And Christmas is just around the freaking corner! Since I've got oodles of time in my day, and I finally got Pinterest working for me again, I have been going through my boards with about 1,700 pins, clearing out duplicates (there's more than a few) and trying to categorize things a bit more. I even made a board for "Upcoming Projects," which I can easily do either with the funds or supplies I have on hand, and start gettin' shit done. There's something about the sense of accomplishment that comes with crafting that is so satisfying, and I miss it horribly.
It will feel less overwhelming to start breaking things down into smaller bites. So I'm not searching through 200 items on my "Crafty Creations" board, for example. That's where this "Upcoming" one will come in handy, and everything on there is a duplicate pin of something else in my account. So I can delete the duplicate once it's done, for that sense of acheivement, yet still have my original pin for reference should I want to do it again. My OCD kicked into overdrive yesterday, and I spent about 5 hours refining my pinboards. That was fun for me :D
So, here's some of the things I'm planning on making in the next few months, in addition to catching up on ~5 years of scrapbooking, and knitting baby blankets/Christmas presents/birthday gifts:
I need new coasters - the ones I bought in 2005 for my first apartment are looking a little shabby. Plus, I've never liked the way the lightweight cork can glom onto the bottom of a sweating glass and come up with it (and then suddenly drop). So, since I have plenty of scrapbook paper, and ceramic tiles aren't expensive, I'll make some new ones like these, these, or these. Those are all pretty much the same process :P
Estimated cost for supplies: $10-15.
Estimated time to make: 1 to 2 hours
The art on the walls of my living room is a little half-assed right now. There's 3 frames of London-y Things, 1 frame of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and a not-even-framed poster of the statue of David that I nabbed from a Tube station in London (it was part of an advertising campaign for wine, and David's says "Just Stone?" where the wine one says "Just Chardonnay?"). I have the frames, which are not of exactly-equal size, offset a little bit in the concept of making a more interesting wall-of-stuff that is not perfectly-lined-up like little soldier-pictures marching in a row. I want continuity in color (muted tones) and content (London/Europe), not size and shape. So, David is either going to get framed or "canvasized" (I don't know what the process is called, but Gretchen had it done to a poster of hers and I love how it turned out). I've a couple of small pictures needing frames. And then I'm going to DIY some of these other things: a string map of the London Tube system; assembling a collage of found/old items to create a shape (I'm planning on a treble clef), most of which I've got already; a cute button clock with muslin/linen fabric and an embroidery hoop, for which I've already got the buttons in shell, bronze/gold and brown, and for which I'll basically have to figure out on my own as my pin links to the blog in general not the specific project; doing a dog silhouette in mixed media (fabric/paper) or just scrapbook paper, of Sir Fluffy von Barkingshire, to go either in the bedroom or over my key/mail holder by the front door. I'm going to relocate my current necklace holder, which is a European-landmark-themed fabric memory board to the living room, and I will replace it with fancy shopping bags, that I bet I can get for free just walking around downtown and asking for one of their bags; I will rehang my necklaces on a board with funky doorknobs instead. And don't even get me started on the rest of the decor the bedroom needs... more DIY art, shelves, curtains, chandelier...
Estimated breakdown by project:
String Map of London Tube: $15-20 (small nails [?], embroidery floss, board, paint[?], frame [?])
Estimated time to make: A day? Depending on distractions and complexity.
Collage of Items: $5-$10 (have items, need backing of some sort [corkboard? fabric-covered foam board?], frame [?])
Estimated time to make: 2 hours
Button Clock: $10-$10 (I have the buttons, need fabric, watch parts, embroidery hoop)
Estimated time to make: 4 to 5 hours with all sewing and assembly of clock bits
Dog Silhouette: $5-10 (pretty much just a frame or any fabric - I've got the paper!)
Estimated time to make: 1 to 2 hours
Fancy Shopping Bags: Dependant on cost/amount/size of frames, which will be determined on number/size of bags I pick up.
Estimated time to make: 1 to 2 hours. Putting in frames is easy. Putting walls takes more time :)
Doorknob Necklace Holder: $20-30 (multiple doorknobs [possibly used?], wood or whatever to back it, plus any paint
Estimated time to make: 3 to 4 hours for drilling all those knobs in and then hanging.
And then there's all the RECIPES. Oh goodness.
If you're interested, you can see all of my boards/follow me if you're not already, right here. Now that I'm in a totally lax job, I can spend a fair amount of time pinning ALL THE THINGS.
The Brit has said he doesn't mind if I do some crafting/scrapbooking/knitting and so on, especially if we can be watching a movie together while I'm doing it. The basement craft room is in the process of being set up, and so he'll be able to chill on the bed while I sit and scrapbook. I knit while we cuddle on the couch already. The rest I'll be doing in my evening downtimes during the week, I'd imagine. So this could work out nicely :D
It will feel less overwhelming to start breaking things down into smaller bites. So I'm not searching through 200 items on my "Crafty Creations" board, for example. That's where this "Upcoming" one will come in handy, and everything on there is a duplicate pin of something else in my account. So I can delete the duplicate once it's done, for that sense of acheivement, yet still have my original pin for reference should I want to do it again. My OCD kicked into overdrive yesterday, and I spent about 5 hours refining my pinboards. That was fun for me :D
So, here's some of the things I'm planning on making in the next few months, in addition to catching up on ~5 years of scrapbooking, and knitting baby blankets/Christmas presents/birthday gifts:
I need new coasters - the ones I bought in 2005 for my first apartment are looking a little shabby. Plus, I've never liked the way the lightweight cork can glom onto the bottom of a sweating glass and come up with it (and then suddenly drop). So, since I have plenty of scrapbook paper, and ceramic tiles aren't expensive, I'll make some new ones like these, these, or these. Those are all pretty much the same process :P
Estimated cost for supplies: $10-15.
Estimated time to make: 1 to 2 hours
The art on the walls of my living room is a little half-assed right now. There's 3 frames of London-y Things, 1 frame of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and a not-even-framed poster of the statue of David that I nabbed from a Tube station in London (it was part of an advertising campaign for wine, and David's says "Just Stone?" where the wine one says "Just Chardonnay?"). I have the frames, which are not of exactly-equal size, offset a little bit in the concept of making a more interesting wall-of-stuff that is not perfectly-lined-up like little soldier-pictures marching in a row. I want continuity in color (muted tones) and content (London/Europe), not size and shape. So, David is either going to get framed or "canvasized" (I don't know what the process is called, but Gretchen had it done to a poster of hers and I love how it turned out). I've a couple of small pictures needing frames. And then I'm going to DIY some of these other things: a string map of the London Tube system; assembling a collage of found/old items to create a shape (I'm planning on a treble clef), most of which I've got already; a cute button clock with muslin/linen fabric and an embroidery hoop, for which I've already got the buttons in shell, bronze/gold and brown, and for which I'll basically have to figure out on my own as my pin links to the blog in general not the specific project; doing a dog silhouette in mixed media (fabric/paper) or just scrapbook paper, of Sir Fluffy von Barkingshire, to go either in the bedroom or over my key/mail holder by the front door. I'm going to relocate my current necklace holder, which is a European-landmark-themed fabric memory board to the living room, and I will replace it with fancy shopping bags, that I bet I can get for free just walking around downtown and asking for one of their bags; I will rehang my necklaces on a board with funky doorknobs instead. And don't even get me started on the rest of the decor the bedroom needs... more DIY art, shelves, curtains, chandelier...
Estimated breakdown by project:
String Map of London Tube: $15-20 (small nails [?], embroidery floss, board, paint[?], frame [?])
Estimated time to make: A day? Depending on distractions and complexity.
Collage of Items: $5-$10 (have items, need backing of some sort [corkboard? fabric-covered foam board?], frame [?])
Estimated time to make: 2 hours
Button Clock: $10-$10 (I have the buttons, need fabric, watch parts, embroidery hoop)
Estimated time to make: 4 to 5 hours with all sewing and assembly of clock bits
Dog Silhouette: $5-10 (pretty much just a frame or any fabric - I've got the paper!)
Estimated time to make: 1 to 2 hours
Fancy Shopping Bags: Dependant on cost/amount/size of frames, which will be determined on number/size of bags I pick up.
Estimated time to make: 1 to 2 hours. Putting in frames is easy. Putting walls takes more time :)
Doorknob Necklace Holder: $20-30 (multiple doorknobs [possibly used?], wood or whatever to back it, plus any paint
Estimated time to make: 3 to 4 hours for drilling all those knobs in and then hanging.
And then there's all the RECIPES. Oh goodness.
If you're interested, you can see all of my boards/follow me if you're not already, right here. Now that I'm in a totally lax job, I can spend a fair amount of time pinning ALL THE THINGS.
The Brit has said he doesn't mind if I do some crafting/scrapbooking/knitting and so on, especially if we can be watching a movie together while I'm doing it. The basement craft room is in the process of being set up, and so he'll be able to chill on the bed while I sit and scrapbook. I knit while we cuddle on the couch already. The rest I'll be doing in my evening downtimes during the week, I'd imagine. So this could work out nicely :D