Two Boards Complete!

In the midst of a crazy work schedule (and trying to finish redecorating the guest room) I was able to cross two more Craftster.org boards off my list!

Finished a starghan baby gift! And:

Two cards for a cardmaking workshop requested by my co-workers! I'm pretty proud of the cards - there's no stamping involved! I didn't think it was possible to make a cards with my stamps! (EDIT: just remembered - I did experiment by adding the "happiness" stamp in the bottom corner of the dahlia fold card ... but I'm still proud!)

Slacking

Lots of stress should mean that it's time to craft, and with the way things went last week you'd think I'd have finished my entire list. Unfortunately, my stress was so time-consuming that I wasn't able to work on much of anything. I was able to add a few more rows to the starghan - and it's just a few rows away from completion! I also finalized plans for (finally) decorating the guest room. The stress of last week gave me the push I needed to schedule a couple of vacation days this week just to work on the room. I'm really looking forward to finally finishing the walls, hanging shelves and curtains, and even making some artwork for the walls. In fact, once the guest room is complete, I'll be able to cross three Craftster boards off my list!

Pastry Pincushions

One of my co-workers has been longing for a pincushion equivalent to the amigurumi cupcake paperweights on my desk. I finally had some time to make one for her! 

I also whipped up a doughnut pincushion to help make up for the long wait. It was my first time trying the doughnut pattern - pretty easy until assembly. But a little patience and it all worked out. Honestly, the hardest part was curbing my urge to add beaded sprinkles to the icings! 

And, this takes care of the Amigurumi board ... 2/40 complete!

First project complete!

Granted, this project didn't make the official project list, but it was in progress, and I'm able to cross my first board off my "Post a Project on Every Board" list. Check it out here or below!

Not the best picture in the world, but it's a finished project!

Let's Try This ...

I have a lengthy list of projects ... projects to finish, projects to start, project ideas, new skills to learn ... and there's a Craftalong on Craftster.org that would be perfect. The only problem? The Craftalong is to finish 50 projects in one year. My list is lengthy, but not 50 projects! Sure, if I think about it long enough I can probably come up with 50 projects. *EDIT* I have at least 50 projects now! But I'd rather focus on working through my current list! So, in effort to keep myself accountable without the Craftalong, I thought I'd try a blog. My list of projects and skills are listed, and as I work on them I'll update the list and post pictures.

The projects on the list cover a wide variety of craft techniques (and there's another Craftalong I've always admired) so I'm unofficially enrolling myself in the "Post a project on every completed board" Craftalong.

Let's see what happens!