{Crafty Day}

A few days ago I bought a few supplies for crafts I knew I wanted to try out from Pinterest ideas.

The first thing I tried was this DIY Infinity Scarf.

Well, yesterday was THE day I tried them out.

This scarf was super easy to make.

The directions were not entirely clear to me, but after reading the comments and then refocusing on the picture again, I got the idea.

The confusing part to me was where the lady said, "Cut under arm pits."

Ok, cut how? Cut the arm pits off?

Ohhhhhhh, you mean cut across the chest below the arm pits.

Gotcha.

Anyway, I thought it turned out pretty well. There was still a lot of t-shirt material left that I did not want to waste, so I even cut some up and made a scarf for my 9 (almost 10, yikes!) year old niece.

Scarf for the niece

I do not have a sewing machine but I may still wait until October when my mom gets here and just have her sew the ends together. I'm waiting to hear back from my niece to see if she likes this the way it is.

I also checked out the rest of Jessica's blog at My World - Made by Hand.  I found something new to try out as well since I live in a condo.  How amazingly awesome do these Terra Cotta Pot S'mores look?!

She's a freaking genius, I tell you.

The other item from Pinterest I made was this Burlap Wreath

I absolutely love this wreath. It is so cute and great for any season. 

I did want to make mine holiday ready, so when I found some flowers to decorate it with, I decided to not permanently add them to the wreath, but just stuck them through the burlap. Now, when I want to change the decoration on the wreath, I can just pull out the current flowers (without messing up the burlap) and add the new holiday design.

I won't lie though. This thing messed with my allergies big time. There was burlap "fur" all over the place.

Oh, and I used one of the medium sized wire frames (I forgot to look at the exact measurements of it). I took 2 full rolls and about 1/4 of a 3rd roll. The burlap ribbon was on sale for 40% off in the Fall section. Apparently, if you buy a different brand in the ribbon section it is regularly priced.

Seeing the wreath hanging up, I definitely see the flaw in it. The left side is not as full as the right side. I'm okay with that though. By the time I was through weaving burlap ribbon in and out of the wire wreath, I was pretty much done with the project and doubt I do it again. Hence why I made the decorations interchangeable. ;)

Well, I think it's time for my morning run after taking yesterday off completely.

{Feeling Crafty}

Today I'm linking up with Marie at Blooming Homestead for

I've done about 2 different crafts lately but I'll only talk about 1 at a time. This is so I'll have plenty to talk about on upcoming Crafty Tuesday linkups.  :)
So, the craft I'm most proud of is the mirror I spray painted.  I know, not very original, but I'm very proud of it!  I found this mirror at the thrift store and as soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to spray paint it. What I didn't know, however, was what color or where I'd put it. So, I've actually had this mirror since November of 2012!

After speaking with a co-worker about this mirror, it finally dawned on me as to what color it should be and where it should go. So, I headed to my nearest Hobby Lobby and bought some black glossy spray paint.

I didn't take pictures of each step, but I was able to easily unscrew the back off the frame so I didn't have to tape anything up. I could just then paint the frame itself with no worries.

After spraying the heck out of this and letting it dry, I am completely happy with the finished product.

What I really like is that some of the gold shows through. I wasn't expecting that but should have been since I didn't sand it down or anything.

I have to say, I sent these pictures to my parents and they both said I should have colored the rose a different color since it looks morbid having a black rose. I say, no way. I think it's perfect the way it is.

And, now it sits perfectly in my hallway. 

I also picked up that black fleur-de-lis at Hobby Lobby once I decided what I was going to do.

I think it all came together nicely.

Oh, and that shelf I've had for a few years now but it comes from Hobby Lobby as well.

I may, or may not, have an obsession with Hobby Lobby.