Finished Projects

I completed a few of my crafting projects so I thought I'd share.  Like I said before, I like to start projects but oftentimes I never get around to finishing them.  I had to laugh when I see which projects I finished.  They were all so easy, I shouldn't even consider them crafting.

First up, have you guys been seeing white owls all over the place like I have (maybe I'm looking for them and don't realize it)?  I semi-like owls so I thought I would see how one would look in my house. 

I found this out-of-date owl for $12 at an antique store in town and thought it would be perfect to spray paint.  

What do you think?  I like him!  If nothing else, I think he'll blend in well with my Halloween decor. 

Next up are the scrapbook paper coasters I've seen on several blogs/DIY sites.  These are so super easy.  And my new paper cutter helped because I have a hard time cutting a straight line and I would not have been able to get the same size squares every time without it.  

Cute, but I'm not sure what to do with all 8 that I made!  The tiles were only 18 cents and the Mod Podge and scrapbook paper weren't much more than that, so these were cheap too.

And last, the easiest of them all....

I have a slight obsession with fonts, monograms, and numbers.  For this project, I cut a piece of scrapbook paper and stuck it in an old, plastic, gold 5X7 frame that I spray painted black.  Then I just put scrapbook stickers on the glass for our street number.  This one turned out to be my favorite of the finished "crafts".   It would be cute with an inspirational word too.

I'm still thinking about the sewing machine and appreciate the advice some of you gave.  I need to make a decision because I continue finding projects I want to try that I need it for.