crafting

I could spend hours -

dollars!

at hobby lobby.

I could spend the night there and find all kinds of things to make!

And thank goodness for Pinterest,

introducing a new majority of women to the blog world

which finds all of us stumbling upon DIYs

crafts

recipes

photography

(those are my favorite categories on Pinterest)

I have been very quick to find, and try, recipes through blogs that I have known

and blogs that are new to me due to Pinterest.

Now, I can finally say I made the burlap rosettes, too!

They are so cheap to make.

The mason jars (love!) were half off at Hobby Lobby

and Burlap is $3/yd., or something like that

purchased some wire stem floral thingys

stone marble thingys

and wah la!!

new studio 809 decor.

THEN,

as I was wandering up and down the aisles,

I saw those sticky/removable/wall decor design decals

and i just had to snatch the ones below.

I was nervous, though, because I am renting

and wasn't sure if they'd be a mess once I'm ready to leave

809

so I snagged some canvas (2 for 7.99)

<which, by the way, isn't normally cheap!>

One lovely fellow dweller at HL started talking to me about

her painting career and how canvas is making it difficult for her to make profit

oh, the life of a starving artist!

(cause, I know all about that)

good thing about these sticker decals is

now that I have 'em on the canvas

I can keep them for awhile.

they'll be great in a new place

or even a classroom :)

they weren't as in expensive as the burlap project,

but the longevity may a last a bit longer.

photos taken with my iPhone.

why I didn't grab my camera

is beyond me!

good grief.