Craft of the Month

There is a reason why I have been avoiding joining Pintrest.  Because for a crafter like me, it is like quick sand.  You get sucked in and you just can't get out.  Here is a prime example:

My friend, Brittany, wanted to show me Pintrest and how great it is.  While showing me the things that she had pinned, this little beauty came up:

Within 5 minutes, this was happening:

Brittany is new to crafts, so I used this as a teachable moment to get her addicted to this passion of mine.  Within minutes we had this:

The trees were ready for decorating.  We picked out the palette below to add some purple to my office (a major color in my area) as well as a few fun pops of color:

Then we went to town using three different sizes of round foam brushes, adding more and more circles as we went:

Until we got to this point:

Now they are framed (thanks to some super nice frames Mom's old work was going to toss) and ready to be hung in my new office!

Craft of the Month

My 30 Before 30 list item #19 is to post a picture of a new craft each month.  Here is the first!

July has been a crazy month, so I haven't had much spare time to get crafty.  But, a quick craft was in order to welcome Luke Timothy McCoy (born to awesome parents David and Rachel McCoy) into the world.  So this was a speedy craft that I was able to send to them, but who wouldn't want to look at that sweet little face?  Congrats David and Rachel on that precious little bundle of joy!