It started out simple enough with an invitation to join by my cousin 2 years ago at Thanksgiving. I started slow with a couple of boards and a few pins.
And then,
it quickly went out of control.
Soon I was planning to build furniture, build an arbor, redo counter tops, outfit my friends and family or anyone who would let me for Halloween (seriously, I have over 50 costume ideas in my Holiday board), create the best workout ever from tips I found, and create amazing meals and desserts .
It stayed at the virtual level and planning for quite some time with only a few simple easy recipes making their ways into the real world.
Life was good.
Til that fateful day, when I stated, "I need to do more than just pin; I need to start doing these crafts and such....'
Little did I know what would happen next.
Gauze ghosts at Halloween
Subway Art printables at Christmas
A cake that took 4 HOURS to prepare (it's reallllllllly gooooood, but just beware)
A clean oven using ammonia
A wreath, including making my own frame for the base
Cleaning my toilet with Alka Seltzer
Cutting glass bottles with fire and nail polish remover
A crockpot that is begging for mercy from all of the recipes
and I could go on....
and then I saw it....
a Valentine's Day craft that was cute, not cheesy or overly gushy....
and thought, I can do that.
Here's the link to my pin....
martha, you done me wrong.
Yes, Martha Stewart is the blame for the great crayon massacre of 2013....
I read the directions, and tried to follow them, really I did, but my crayons, which I had purchased for this hare-brained idea would not shave in a sharpener.
So, I hacked them to death with my butcher knife. That should of been an indicator to stop right there, but I forged on. I proceeded to crimp, or so I thought, the edges of my wax paper and layered my precious crayon remnants between the craft paper and ever so lightly began to iron them to melt the wax.
Did you know that melted crayon wax can go thru wax paper and craft paper and completely leave your established work area in a heartbeat?
I do.
Once again, the universe was saying, "STOP", but did I listen,
No.
Attempt #2 included folding of the wax paper before crimping and leaving a 3 inch gap of empty space before the edge and multiple layers of craft paper and an iron turned WAY down. I think my breath was probably hotter than the iron.
I got the crayons to melt, not in a pretty and even way like the photo for the directions, but in a weird streaky abstract sort of way.
I did not care. I let them cool and cut them into hearts and hung them in my front window for the world to see.
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| 6 hours of work, mostly in clean up |
If you drive by my house before the end of February, take a look at the Pinterest addiction problem in my window, and warn your friends about the dangers of Pinterest........
I've gotta go,
I think some new pins have been added since the last time I was on.
Melissa
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