The Sew*er, The Caker, The CopyCat Maker: Progress, Luckily!

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Progress, Luckily!

I'm really struggling to see progress lately. Life pulls in so many directions it can be frustrating at times. That is probably why I am so over-the-moon excited to have put off everything else tonight and

got a few odds and ends taken care of.

For starters, I am feeling pretty lucky to have finally painted my "Lucky" sign I designed 4 years ago with my sweet friend Season. I found it last summer traced on a piece of wood hiding in the garage. I must have moved it 3 times in 3 different states over the last 4 years. It was finally cut out this last fall on my scroll saw. Since then I have moved it from pile to pile of unfinished projects optimistic that life would ease up and time would permit me to paint it.

Trust me. This hunk of wood is LUCKY it survived to see the paintbrush. It will be fun to hang up next March, even if I missed using it this year ♡

Next up, and having waited even longer, moved even more times...my Never Enough Snowmen signs! I have 2 of them I stumbled across at Christmas time and decided their day had finally come. Then January was full of trauma and recovery, February was more trauma, a big trip, more trauma, and illness. March was finally feeling better, crazy craft party, even crazier photo shoots to prep and pull off, followed by trauma and over a week without my husband and right arm (Madison) while they sat at Grandpa's bedside 1200 miles away.

Ahem, get the picture? This is why I am so excited to have even started these projects! With any luck, I will even get a couple finished 😄

I did get the lettering finished tonight! I made a strip of vinyl to use as a stencil. The white area was where the vinyl was. I can't even tell you how EASY vinyl has made crafting!!! I didn't have vinyl back 9 years ago when I cut thsee signs out. My box would never have been so straight and the lettering would have totally stressed me out. Instead, done...finally. Now to get the snowmen on the sign completed!!!

*fingers crossed*

This will be my new Mother's Day Door Decor.

Cut out this time last year, painted to the level of done-ness you see here. Yesterday, between editing photos, I worked on the pattern so hopefully I can get it and others up for sale soon.

*more fingers crossed*

These are 2 of the 9 signs I got painted before dinner. Mads and I are planning a little string art here...

Another fixer project moved from table to table...

I decided I don't like my letters by the front door on wires. I started gluing them to ribbons and I love it! They hang better AND store better.

If only I could find the "U" from my "LUCK" I would get that set on ribbon too.

My garage is a disaster. Maybe with temps finally above the 30s this week I can get out there...no fingers left to cross!

Fixed my first bunny. He fell a couple of times during our craft party and I hate to just throw him away. Now that his ear and foot have been glued back in place I hope to touch up paint and have him good as new.

Got my HAPPY BIRTHDAY frosting painted for my birthday cake door decor. It is not a fun piece to cut or paint. I think I finally figured out my paint colors, so hoping to finish the whole cake soon! Yesterday I designed a party balloon door decor pattern. I want to make a 3 piece party pattern set with the cake, a giant present, and the big balloons. More...more...to do.

My most recent started and waiting project. I finally figured out how I wanted to finish these guys and got the stencils made for the hash marks on the bottles.