Hello Hello!!
I am sharing with you all a project I made for my son. He is really into Legos. He has some mini figures that he wanted to display in a safe place.
So began the search for the perfect display case. I knew I would eventually find something that would work that wouldn't cost a lot. I suffer from a severe case of frugalitis. Paying retail just kills me. I love buying clearance or second hand items. That being said you can find me at a thrift shop or stalking the back end caps at Target.
So back on track here, while out thrift shopping with my mom one day she spotted the perfect display case. Okay, so it wasn't perfect as is, but it would be perfect after a little TLC.
So this is where it got interesting. I knew this wood finish wouldn't match his room. He has a gray, black and red room. So I busted out some sand paper.
I absolutely positively do not like sanding by hand. To make matters worse, those little shelves...they did not come out. So it seemed like I was sanding FOREVER. First with an 80 grit paper followed by a 120.
Once the sanding was behind me the fun began. Spray paint. I like spray paint.
Couple coats in a lovely red color and BAM!!! Perfect display case.
I encourage everyone to look past the old and the yucky. There is potential in everything.
Hi Everyone.
This isn't my first time blogging. I just recently decided to move my blog from a different publisher for various reasons. So I will be posting all of my completed posts here and hopefully some new ones.
My original blog was just about my crafts but I think on this one I am going to post about pretty much everything.
Let me start off by sharing a little about myself. I think it is pretty much safe to say I am crazy. Not crazy in the way where the men in the white coats are going to take me away but crazy in a wonderful way. I think outside of the box and sometimes my ideas are a little out there. Now let's be honest, we are all a little bit crazy. That is what makes us unique. It is the people who say they aren't a little crazy that I don't trust.
Aside from being crazy, I am also a mother of two crazy little kids, three if you count my husband. My dear son was born in 2005 and my dear daughter was born in 2009. They are both so different from each other. My son learns and lives through fact. You can tell him something once and he will remember it forever. My daughter learns by doing. She has to have her hands in everything. It makes for very interesting days.
I try to include my family in my crafts. I think it is a great thing to bond over, even if they only stay interested in it for a couple minutes.
I will hopefully be able to post regularly but quiet time is few and far between. So please forgive me in advance if I don't post as often as I would like.
I hope you enjoy my blog. Please feel free to leave comments and questions.
