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Friday, October 24, 2008

Crafty disappointments

Do you ever get so excited about a craft, so sure it will turn out well, and then get extremely disappointed when it just doesn't turn out the way you want it to?


That was the case with this project. I saw this fall project over at The Joys of Home and decided it would be a cheap, easy, mindless project I could do while catching up with my tivo. Hers turned out lovely... mine not so much.


Anyway, it was an easy project, and it cost less than $3.00 to do. All you need is fall silk leaves (Dollar Store, $1.00), styrofoam balls ($2.00 for two at Walmart), and a hot glue gun. You may need scissors to cut the leaves if you want a precise fit.


The final project:


6 comments:

Shannon said...

I think yours turned out great! Seriously!

Mrs de Miranda said...

crazy girl, you must be a perfectionist like me! Your fall craft looks great!! I am always disappointed in my crafts because they never turn out quite how I envision them! But seriously you did a good job! And for $3 thats amazing!

Annikke said...

I think yours look great! I might have to give this a shot -- cheap and easy, just my kind of craft!

Tara said...

I think you're being hard on yourself!! They look great. Maybe make a few more and put them in a large bowl for a different look.

Hugs,
t

ThriftyDecorChick said...

I think they look great!! I haven't tried this cause I have a feeling mine will NOT look like Joy's!! :)

VintageChicChick said...

I think they turned out good - I saw her post on those and thought they were so cool!

3 on Thursday


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