I have a confession to make. I love to plan and think about making things. I never end up with the time to actually follow through on my plans, but boy do I like to plan. Typically I see something I want to make, purchase everything needed to make said craft, and then it sits in my craft room collecting dust. I am going to start airing out my dirty laundry (or dusty crafts perhaps) in my new series…Confessions of a Craftaholic. Maybe this will help me get my butt in gear and finish a project or two…or ten.
My first confession has to do with this awesome table runner that I featured a few months ago (from Hating Martha):
When I saw that vintagey cuteness I knew I could make one just like it. I was picturing various yellow print hankies to go with our dining room. I was very excited and I headed over to etsy and searched out the perfect group of vintage yellow hankies:
A few clicks later these babies were on there way to Main St (according to etsy I purchased them on Dec 12th…eek). When they arrived in the mailbox I was excited, opened them up, set them down, and that’s it. I attempted to look for cute yellow lace once (similar to what Hating Martha used on the border of hers), but when I couldn’t find anything I liked I guess I gave up.
So this is just one of the many many things I started and have yet to complete. I am making this confession in an effort to make it happen. So hopefully next week I can show you how it turned out!
Please tell me I am not the only one who does this? Buys all the parts and never puts the pieces together?
Are you actually working on any crafts now? Or, better yet, have you finished any?
We are just alike here! I have bought so many things it’s unbelievable! I’ve had 12 canvases hanging out in a closet along with paint since August (before I started to blog even) that I haven’t touched. Talk about yikes!
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Oh, I do the same thing. For example, I bought red paint for our kitchen stools two months ago (maybe even more) and I still haven’t started painting them!
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Haha. This is funny beacuse it’s so true! I do this all the time. I currently have tow canvases leaning against a wall….I’ve had them for over a year. Yikes!
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I’m not super crafty, but when the urge hits I do the same thing! I have yarn that I’ve never corcheted anything out of, and I have some really cute silver buckets from IKEA that I KNEW I could do something with….and they sat on our file cabinet for 2 months. Now they sit in our storage closet.
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So freakin’ true. I do the same thing – I have so many supplies for projects and some projects half way done.
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I do this all the time! I wanted to make a button monogram a while ago . . . so i gathered my supplies. I even laid out the “R”s to help decide which color scheme I wanted and then – nothing! They’re still sitting there ready to be glued. Hahah. I need to get my tushie in gear too
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Girrrrrllll… I’ve got a garage full of half or unfinished projects. Don’t feel bad. But YAY for the new series!!!
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I do it too! I have a bunch of empty picture frames I never did anything with and I returned the pillow forms from my new pillows, so now I have empty pillowcases sitting on my couch.
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I do the same thing all the time: I buy fabric and parts for projects and they just sit untouched – many are still in the shopping bags. I love the idea for the series! Can’t wait to see what you do.
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Hahaha, acknowledgment is the first step to recovery, right!?!? I have faith, there will one day (maybe soon) be a handkerchief runner in your home.
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I definitely do that ALL.THE.TIME. Hahaha…I need to start following through with my plans too!
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Girl I do this all the time. My garage and spare closets are full of “soon-to-be” crafts haha!
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Is finishing projects normal?
FINISH THIS…….because I want to see it. Monday. Or Tuesday. Or whenever you get it done. No hurry.
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I have all kinds of things that I bought but never used. I am blaming pinterest for my growing craft surplus.
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We bought paint for our bedroom on the 4th of July. It’s just sitting in our storage closet now. I haven’t even nailed down a month to paint it… I should probably get on that before I don’t like the color anymore.
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This column was such fun! I laughed so hard at the comments because everyone has this problem in common. Do you recall we started crocheting an afghan together when you were a preteen, it is still unfinished! Care for another project?
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Haha I do this allllll the time. So much so that a “project graveyard” post will probably appear sometime. Cute hankies– I hope you get around to it so we can all see the adorable finished product!
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This is SO me. I can’t even count the number of unfinished projects and projects I thought would turn out better than they did.
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If you are a crafter/DIY’er you have this problem. Part of the creativity of making things I think. So yep, I have the same problem. But! just to be a jokester, I bet you could of sewn that handkerchief runner in the time it took you to do this post LOL
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I do the exact same thing! I’ve had fabric for a DIY headboard for months… Great hankie choices! Can’t wait to see the finished runner
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Oh, I am RIGHT THERE with you on having lots of plans and not so much follow through
Congratulations on your Liebster award!!
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