Pinterest Fail: Loom Me Up a Hula Hoop Hat
Feb 17
Well, while Pinterest is deeply diverting, there is a strong element of “Buyer Beware” involved in some of the postings. Craft ideas that look awesome are evidently photographed and performed by professional artisans; it’s also possible that I am incompetent. I submit to you as evidence: Hula Hoop Rug A fail story by Anonyvox, I had seen the hula hoop rug idea in the Disney Family Fun...
Bleeding Death of a Peppermint Wreath
Jan 30
I made a really adorable peppermint candy wreath for the holidays and it hung on our door for a few weeks and got lots of comments. Then the unthinkable happened! We received 70F and above weather in December! North Carolina usually has typical 30-40F degree weather in December, but not this year. One particularly muggy wet day I opened my door to a pool of sticky red on the doorstep. When I...
Oh Craft, Thy Name is Devil Tree
Jan 27
I generally just toss my craft fails and move on. But this one got to be so epic that I knew I had to share. I started with a styrofoam cone, some elmer’s glue, and some vase filler. This vase filler was at the Dollar Tree and I really thought I had scored when I found it. I couldn’t wait to craft with it….maybe I should have left it at the store. You would think my first...
Baby Hat Octopus – Owned It
Jan 23
I intended to crochet a basic baby hat – nothing fancy. I looked up a few sets of instructions online: the general idea was to crochet in a circle until it was big enough and then crochet around the sides. It was my first time crocheting in the round, but it sounded simple enough. It started out well, but then something happened. My circle got way too big, way too fast. Then the edges got...
Too Tiny Duct Tape Hat
Oct 17
Duct Tape crafts are so hot right now, and so much fun because there are so many cute colors and patterns of duct tape available. You can mix and match or make something in a solid color. I was inspired by this Hello Kitty Duct Tape to make a hat for my daughter. Note: When making a duct tape hat, you’ll want to make sure to measure and leave extra room in the crown of the hat so that it fits...
Barbie sez, don’t drink and craft
Jun 13
From: Notagirlymom A while back, I had this insane idea I was going to make a faaaaabulous one-of-a-kind fairy/elf-like doll from an old Barbie that I’d picked up at a garage sale. She was in decent shape, aside from her toes which had been chewed off (seems to happen a lot) but I figured I could fix that with a pair of boots or something. I never got around to it. I think I got...
