My Latest and Greatest Projects!

In my spare time (the little bit that I have), I've been working on some projects. We're going to Disney in December, where we'll celebrate Christmas with Glenn's Mom, Stepdad, Marky, Ashley, Kristen, Freddy and Joshua. My MIL wanted to put together some stockings for the grandkids that had Mickey Mouse on them, so I offered to do it. I went to various craft stores and picked up some supplies and got to work. It took me much longer than I anticipated to finish them. First I cut out a "pattern" that I drew free-handed, from some printer paper. Then I pinned them to the felt and cut each piece out. I used some clear plastic thread and began hand-sewing them together. Then I took the same thread and hand-sewed sequence/beads all over the face. I originally planned to sew each boy's name on the stocking, but I ran out of time.






The other project that I finished was Aidan's nightstand. I searched for MONTHS online trying to find a really good deal on a children's nightstand. I really wanted something very simple in style but the cheapest one I could find was $59.00. No Thanks! So I did some more searching. I made a trip to Goodwill and found the treasured nightstand I was looking for. It was 14.99! If I had waited another week I could have gotten it for 7.99, but I couldn't wait. So I headed to walmart to get some supplies. I got some blue paint, brushes and sand paper and went home to start on my nightstand. I started sanding it down, by hand, and got tired of that crap after about 5 minutes. Had I had an electric sander I probably would have kept at it, but sanding down wood is no joke! So I just started painting it. It could have turned out better, if I had sanded it down more, but I'm pleased with the results. I still want to put some posts on the bottom for legs, to make it a little taller, but it works now :)