Damask Bow Frame

Thanks to my sister-in-law, Megan, I was introduced to Pinterest in October.  However, I didn’t really take the time to figure out how to add my own boards and such until this past month when on New Years day, I had extra time to myself with the lap top AND my hubby was at home.  What a fun tool!  I’ve been enjoying all the great ideas for crafts.  One of the fabulous things I’ve seen is for ribbon holders.  Such as this or this…I prefer this one though.

I was so excited about these holders, that last week, I stopped by Goodwill and picked up a frame  for super cheap that didn’t have any glass.  It luckily had a double thickness of cardboard, which is what I needed.  I used my trusty can of white spray paint to make it match Vivian’s room, and this is what I made:

Here it is with a few of her bows on it so you can still see some detail….

I love it!  I was able to use a scrap of material that I ABSOLUTELY adore that I don’t have much left of  wanted to use again in Vivian’s room and can’t find any more of at any of the nearby stores (the shop I got it in is in Scottsdale).  I realized once I started that I didn’t have as many ribbons in these colors as I had thought.  But I decided to use what I had instead of running out and buying more.  I think my thriftiness paid off because I am really enjoying my creative use of ribbons to make it look more than just functional but actually a bit artistic.

Ladies Only: Craft Night!

With the exception of December, I’ve been holding a craft night on the third Friday since school started.   It has been a really fun excuse to get some girlfriends together and just work together on our many projects.  I’ve also had fun thinking of different ways to “tweak” my spread.   Here are the different months of what my spread looks like.  August is the first month and I went a little nuts with the food and had so much left-over that I have since scaled back on the treats.

AUGUST

 

SEPTEMBER

 

OCTOBER

 

NOVEMBER

I really love having an excuse to use the season as a theme for an “event”.  I’ve just had the ladies bring their own projects that they need to work on, but I’m wondering if I should have the option of a pre-designed craft for those ladies who don’t think that they are as “creative” (though we all know that’s not really true).  What do you think, would you rather go to a free-for-all craft/scrapbooking night or something where a specific craft is taught?