"A goal without a plan is just a wish."
I know what you're gonna think about this next post...I can hear the thoughts. 'She's posting this?' 'I can do that.' 'Why is this blog material?' But hey, I have made some goals, and being more of a divergent thinker rather than a convergent thinker the goal went kind of like this...'I'm just gonna post every little silly crafty thing I do.'
So here it is.
If you're like me you've got a pile of kid's art in your house that looks like this:
And if you're also like me you've kept it in a shoe box that looks like this:
Notice the small piece of masking of masking tape labelled 'ART.' I am awesomely organized.
Anyway...if you're also like me you're cheap. So instead of buying some adorable box to hide it in I gift wrapped that box with gift wrap. I keep some wrapping paper on hand in patterns that I like, if I see some in a store I just snag it. I have used cute wrapping paper in more projects. I also save wrapping paper from gift people give me. Yes, just like your depression era Grandma. I have turned into 'that person' that opens gifts like 'that.'
It's also green. At least that is what I tell myself in my head.
This is called a 'museum fold.' This is also how you fold canvas around a frame to stretch it.
You start like this:
Then you fold like that.
Then you fold like that:
Then you tape the heck out of it. I just used scotch tape, if I was feeling more hard core I would have used packing tape. But I was not, and I could not find packing tape. I'm sure have it...somewhere in my house...
My eldest 'writing a book' next to the completed box. She was right next to me the whole time I was doing this. Like, literally, touching me. Which is why I put their art supplies in my studio and leave the door open.
(Yes, that is her pile of art behind it, on the floor.)
So now I have a cute shoe box to put their art in, instead of an ugly shoe box.
Like I said before, it's not about 'not having junk, just putting your junk in cute boxes.'
I know what you're gonna think about this next post...I can hear the thoughts. 'She's posting this?' 'I can do that.' 'Why is this blog material?' But hey, I have made some goals, and being more of a divergent thinker rather than a convergent thinker the goal went kind of like this...'I'm just gonna post every little silly crafty thing I do.'
So here it is.
If you're like me you've got a pile of kid's art in your house that looks like this:
And if you're also like me you've kept it in a shoe box that looks like this:
Notice the small piece of masking of masking tape labelled 'ART.' I am awesomely organized.
Anyway...if you're also like me you're cheap. So instead of buying some adorable box to hide it in I gift wrapped that box with gift wrap. I keep some wrapping paper on hand in patterns that I like, if I see some in a store I just snag it. I have used cute wrapping paper in more projects. I also save wrapping paper from gift people give me. Yes, just like your depression era Grandma. I have turned into 'that person' that opens gifts like 'that.'
It's also green. At least that is what I tell myself in my head.
You start like this:
Then you fold like that.
Then you fold like that:
Then you tape the heck out of it. I just used scotch tape, if I was feeling more hard core I would have used packing tape. But I was not, and I could not find packing tape. I'm sure have it...somewhere in my house...
(Yes, that is her pile of art behind it, on the floor.)
So now I have a cute shoe box to put their art in, instead of an ugly shoe box.
Like I said before, it's not about 'not having junk, just putting your junk in cute boxes.'
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