A Finished Project

I have crafting ADD.

I always start with good intentions.  Holidays are approaching, magazines are filled with new ideas and suggestions, and I <unfortunately> believe I’m qualified because I own a pair of scissors and craft glue.  I love visualizing a new decoration, buying supplies, and the first hour of cutting/planning/pasting.

And I pretty much hate all of the rest.

This is why I have a plastic tub of unfinished projects, cloth scraps, ribbons, and lost dreams.  This is why our scrapbooks stop at 2006.  This is why the stocking I made took 5 years and was finalized with glue and desperation for E’s first Christmas.  This is why Elayna’s ‘texture blanket’ is now random scraps of fabric for her to play with and why her Advent Calendar was finished after Christmas last year.

Poor, poor good intentions.

However, I have determination this year!  And I unprecedently finished my Halloween idea BEFORE Halloween and without swearing/burning something/throwing it away.  I even think it looks pretty cute.

I saw this idea in a Better Homes and Gardens magazine.  The original door signs were made from closet doors painted black and white wooden letters.  Because I’m cheap, I chose a cute black taffeta fabric with a black spiderweb design and cut white letters from paper.  I’ll probably put baskets of pumpkins beneath the signs for fun.

I’m celebrating my small victories!!  Maybe there’s hope for getting something done by Christmas too!!