My newest addiction

So my newest addition to http://pinterest.com/nhobdy/ has started finished out the year of 2011 in chaos.

It all started with these great ideas for busy/quiet books if you don't know what that is here is a great blog: http://emptybobbinsewing.com/2010/06/04/birthday-week-the-quiet-book/ with examples.  So I had grandiose plans - and then keep looking and looking and finding more and more things..

Start of the busy book still unfinished because this is VERY time consuming and I haven't had the time to devote to it.....

I decided that since Juliana's favorite thing (at the time) was to look at pictures she needed a board book (see example) http://www.utahcountymom.com/2011/03/board-books.html with my family...

So I spent some time and lots of ink making this just like the sample from the blog above.  And I hate it.  It's cracked and bubbly and so that went on the back burner....

Then I found this: http://transforminghome.blogspot.com/2010/01/mod-podge-photo-letter.html 

and decided what a cool gift for my mother in law and mother so I made these....

 

and those also were very time consuming.....

And then I found these so cool ornaments: http://ayellowbicycle.blogspot.com/2011/11/pinterest-challenge-painted-ornaments.html (can't find the link to the glitter ones.  Pour mop in glo in the ornament swirl around pour out the excess add glitter - the end)

And then I found this: http://uklassinus.blogspot.com/2008/08/fabric-dollhouse-tutorial.html showing me how to make this cute thing.... and went and bought all the trappings and began to cut things out.....

And then I went into my craft room and noticed I had about 5 other unfinished projects......and it looked like something exploded in there. So I made an New Years resolution to finish the projects I have started before starting anything new...more importantly buying any more fabric/felt./buttons/do-hickeys. 

So we are 10 days into the new year and so far so good.

Finished & boxed up the quilts to be shipped to NJ (didn't take pictures of the finished purple or giants quilt)



I should put these in the mail on Friday.   

I also finished up a set of curtains for my mother in laws bedroom

So if I am correct in my calculations I have the following to complete before I can start buying and making new things:

1. 2 more sets of curtains for my mother in law.  However this is presently on hold because I lost the measurements for the two other sets of windows...

2. Finish quilting the cardinals quilt I started 



3. Finish Shana's t-shirt quilt (like the above cardinals quilt but with Shana's t-shirts) 

4. The little doll house/barn things mentioned above. 

5. Busy books - or at least finish one.  :) 

So I by my calculations I can start on my new pinterest projects sometime in the next 2 years...... DAMN YOU CHERI CHARDDDDDDD!! Damn you Pinterest!!!!!!!!!!!!

If only I could be a person who pins stuff to my board and doesn't feel the need to make all of it right now.  UGH!