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Monday, September 3

Labor Day Project

While Grady aspired to bring in bored men on their day off over at The Maduro Room . . . I was at home thinking of everything imaginable I could be doing instead of studying for the PLT (a test teachers take that I know no one has any desire to read about).

Anyway, during my usual coffee drinking/search
(okay, shop) the internet ritual, I just happened to run across Anthropologie's (most fabulous) website. After rummaging through the home decorating sections, I was inspired by (some may say "stole") an idea from some of their wall art. Again, looking for things to do (because studying for the PLT certainly wasn't something I needed to do), I decided to create my own version and avoid spending the $216 it would have cost me at Anthropologie.

Suddenly, I remembered Mrs. Ann had sent us home the day before with 2 big bags full of fabric scraps- that I had full intentions of taking straight to my kindergarten class. Instead I ran out to the car, brought them in the house and dumped both bags on the living room floor . . . and started cutting . . .



. . . and cutting . . .


. . . and cutting.



Until somehow I managed to create 2 in my series . . .
(okay, Anthropologie's series)
.

All while not studying for the PLT.

7 comments:

mimiross said...

Whow! I am always impressed with your creativity. If you run out of scraps and need more, I have TONS! Let me know. You may need to make a craft room for yourself somewhere..... Let me know if you need any supplies for it, I may have extras....love, Mom

Holly @ Life as a Thrifter said...

What about a sewing machine?

Unknown said...

Too cool -- as usual! :)

Jennifer said...

So cute!!

Rae said...

Holly, I love that! Where are you going to put them??

Holly @ Life as a Thrifter said...

I'm thinking about the guest room??? That's really the only place I have room for it at the moment!

Anonymous said...

Crafty & cool!