Easy there...

I'm one of those types who finishes a project and IMMEDIATELY wants it to be in place in the house. I can hardly wait for the paint to dry... literally.

This bench is actually a piano bench (from the same $26 piano that made an awesome table runner in an earlier post.) The bench was looking mighty good in the garage, but I decided to give it a little facelift and put it in the house. Now, if you have read more than one post on my blog, you already know what I did with it... painted it white, of course!!

It's amazing what a little whit paint can do.

This bench came with the piano and that paint was leftover, so the cost of this project was $0.00. :) My favorite kind of project!!

The title of this post came from a funny little story. My friends Ali and Lindsay came over last night (for the Bachelor finale, of course) Ali came in the front door and immediately sat her Vera Bradley down on this bench when I had to say, "Easy there.... that could still be a little wet." And you thought I was exaggerating when I said I couldn't ever wait to put a semi-finished project into place in the house...?!?

Crafty Schmafty

You know how men can do really girly things like carry a woman's purse or make a girly comment on an outfit? Then, they have to burp, watch ESPN and make some gross comments to get their "man card" back??? Well, I'm sort of like that, but in an opposite way. Sometimes I get so busy and don't get to do as many projects or crafty things and I have to take a day or two and redeem myself. I'll indulge in some project to get my "craft card" back and prove that I still have it in me.

Anyone who is anyone LOVES and is OBSESSED with Pinterest... of course. I have been seeing these wreaths all over Pinterest and wanted to try it myself. I saw one in a store nearby for sale for $40 and thought, "surely I could make it for cheaper?!?" I was right! After a quick trip to Michael's and a little sweet talking the cashier into giving me 40% off the base, I got out of there only spending $18. I will have to admit that it was a tad more time consuming than I anticipated, but I am pleased with the results!

If you want to make one for yourself, it's super simple. Follow these steps.

1. Buy some yarn, a Styrofoam wreath base, and anything you want to go on the wreath (flowers, letters, buttons, etc)

2. Cover the base in yarn. (This is the time consuming part. You want to make sure the lines look even and it covers all of the Styrofoam. But, remember, it doesn't have to be perfect!)

3. Glue on whatever you want!!

4. Hang it up and reclaim your "Crafty Card".

Enjoy, ladies! (And gents, I suppose... if you wanna lose your "man card")