When Crafts Go Wrong.............

There are times in a crafter’s life when projects go wrong and when they do there is only one thing you can do to save yourself from a DIY mental melt down…poke fun at yourself! I figured today I would take the time to share a few of my crafty mishaps. Remember VH1’s Behind the Music? Well, this is like Behind the Crafts, only unlike the TV series, my profanity and abuse against these projects wasn’t videotaped. Just use your imagination.

Literally, this craft really was going to the dogs! I wanted to create a treat canister for Sianna and Brylee and the project started off great until I realized dogs have 4 “toes” or foot pads or whatever you call that part of a dog’s anatomy! This is when things went downhill….when I removed the “toe” labels to allow room for a 4^th “toe” it destroyed the paint. I had peeled and bubbly color everywhere {I know it is difficult to tell from the pic but I promise it is a hot mess!}. I should have just accepted a 3 “toe” dog and moved on.  

Later I discovered the lid was stuck…yep, I put it back on too soon! The paint hadn’t dried yet. Call me vain but I can't face this imperfect treat canister every time I give my dogs a treat. "Good girl" will have to do for now.  Kidding.....I once read about a Yorkie who ate her owner's toe. Just think...all Fluffy wanted was a darn treat. I would like to keep all my toes. Thankyouverymuch. By now you probably think I am obsessed with toes....dog toes, human toes...but I promise this is just a strange coincidence.

I was super excited when I discovered this gorgeous wrapping paper from Paper Source.  My idea was to add some bird decals to the wrapping paper, frame it, and place it in my “studio”. I picked up a white frame from Hobby Lobby, brought it home,  and while trying to bend back all those obnoxious metal tabs {that break your nails!} on the back,  the glass slipped and cracked into pieces. Now multiply that story times three. That’s right people! I returned to Hobby Lobby two more times and each time I brought that frame home the darn thing broke again!  Now I have three glasseless frames and torn wrapping paper. Remember at the beginning when I said use your imagination about profanity and craft abuse? Well, this would be one of those times.

There once was a girl who covered a “B” in moss. End of story. Okay, so maybe this isn’t exactly a craft gone wrong it is just a craft that went no where.  My original plan was to slip satin ribbon through it and hang it somewhere but it looked silly and lonely. So if anyone has any ideas on reviving this thing I’d appreciate hearing them. I mean it would totally make up for all the time I spent on cleaning moss up from my living room floor.

Have you had any projects go awry on your lately?