DIY Saturday

Harper and I decided that today we were going to ignore all housework, room-cleaning, and dishes and be creative instead. We'll see what daddy thinks when he gets home from work. Even though the house looks like a tornado blew through, I think our projects were a success! Take a look and let us know.

She had a blast decorating a little jewelry box with paint, glitter, and jewels. I wrote "mommy and harper, Sep 2011" on the side. I hope it ends up being one of those sweet things you pull out of a hat box to show your children. 

My project took a little more time (and patience) (and calluses). I got this idea from re-nest.com and have been dying to try it. After all, why have a blank wall when you can put a tree on it. 

 I started with a basic idea of what type of tree I wanted and just began pushing the pins into the wall and stringing yarn through each one, wrapping it around as I went.

 I look EVERYWHERE for black push-pins, but apparently no one has thought of that yet. 

 When I started to see it come together I knew I wouldn't be able to stop until it was finished. 

When it was finished, Harper wanted a Daddy, Mommy, and Harper bird. I just drew a pattern onto different styles of card stock and voila, a sweet little bird family for our tree.

650 push-pins later it was finished. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I'm even contemplating making more little birds to add some color. All in all, a very inexpensive way to add some art to a blank wall. I would recommend however getting a thimble to save your fingers. Ouch! Other than that, not too shabby. 

Harp and I enjoyed our DIY Saturday so much that I think we'll make it a tradition. Be on the look out for our next project!