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Track Out Crafting


So now that I'm tracked out....it's time for some crafts!!! I started with a wedding present that Jeff and I received back in October. I was a bad crafter and completely forgot to take before pictures...Sorry! So we got a clock that looked something like the clock below but it was black and gold:
The only thing wrong with the clock is that we don't have any black in our house, so we couldn't find anywhere to put it up. So I painted the background creme, made some brown vinyl numbers, spraypainted the arms, and spray painted the outside of the clock. Presto-brown clock that matches our house now!


Next project was to paint and hang some very large frames for our living room. My mom got some frames from work that they were giving away. She lovingly gave them to me and I spray painted them brown. Here is the before picture of the HUGE wall in our living room:

Here it is after the frames are hung. Now they look really small becuase the wall is so massive, but trust me they are BIG-around 22x25 inches. Excues the mess...It was crafting time :)



When I went to Michael's to get some crafting supplies, they had TONS of picture frames on sale! I got these three frames to decorate our upstairs hallway 



Craft #4: While Jeff and I were in Hawaii I grabbed some sand. I wanted to do something with it...but I wasn't sure what. So this track out I figured out what to do with it! I got a jar from Michaels (as well as 4 more for future trips). Then used my Cricut to cut out vinyl letters. It took me a while to get the right position for them so they looked centered, but I finally got it. Then I filled it with the sand, a seashell, and some lava rocks we picked up. Next I put a wallet sized picture of us from Hawaii in the back of the jar. It's now sitting on our mantle! I love this idea because whenever we take a new trip we can add another jar!



Craft #5: I wanted something to cover another blank wall in our house. I saw an idea on Pintrest for making picture coasters. I decided to change it a little and make wood block pictures:


I got wood blocks for $1 a piece at Michael's, some ribbon, three 4x5 pictures, and some Elmer's glue. I spray painted the blocks dark brown to match the rest of the house. While it was drying I cut the pictures into squares. Then I glued the pictures to the wood blocks (using a foam paint brush so there were no glue marks). Next I mixed some glue with water (a cheap Modge-Podge) and 'painted' it all over the top of the block. I did this 2 times just to make sure that the picture would stay on the wood. When this was completely dry (only about 30 minutes) I stapled ribbon to the back and tied a bow at the top. Really easy to do!

Hopefully I've inspired you a little to be crafty this summer! I'm sure there are more crafty projects to come! :)


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