Projects, Projects, I Love Projects

...but I put off starting them. And then when I'm finally doing them, I wonder why I put off starting them. I love me some project time!

My friend Joan's neighbor-friend reads Benbo once in a while (hi, Jennifer!) and knows of my love of squirrels. She gave Joan a piece of squirrel fabric to deliver to me because she knew I'd love it. And boy do I! It's perfect - the colors, the print, the softness. I loved it so much I didn't know what to do with it: blanket? pillow? pants for Miss V? No, no, no. I finally decided on a message board because the thought of cutting the fabric pained me.

So I bought a couple of artists' canvases at Michaels Crafts (so cheap on sale : less than $10 for 2). I used quilters' batting I had leftover from past project endeavors and staple gunned it around the canvas. Then I stapled the beloved squirrel fabric and then criss-crossed ribbons and attached mini binder clips. It hangs in Viv's room now, and makes me very happy. Thanks, Jennifer!

Since I had the extra canvas, I made another board for the living room entryway. Viv picked out this bird fabric at the fabric store. I attached some old curtain rings at the bottom to hang things from. Viv loves to look at it from her play area in the living and point at the birds. Still working on the sign for bird.