Week #4 - no accountability!!

My discipline is waning, doesn't say a lot of about me, since I'm supposedly only 4 weeks in - but whatev!
Last week this was my project - rather undertaking!  We had a fun Valentine's weekend, welcomed some family for a extended weekend visit and this week I've been playing catch up with the house, laundry, and enjoying the beautiful weather.  I suppose I could show you pictures of piles of unfolded laundry and then stacks of it folded as my project - but I'm hoping you have your own to look at (please, someone besides me falls into crazy masses of laundry - right?)  I think it's the curse of the creative brain -- can't really stick to redundant activities like washing, folding, putting away-ing.  I'd rather hide out in the craft room and play, check out some of my favorite blogs, or roam the aisles of craft stores. 
I'll play craft catch up next week -- after the house is all caught up (hhaaa!  oh the laughter that brings!)

Week # 3 (I may be off a week) - Quick Craft!

This craft is so easy I dreamed it up while driving (which means it's super simple since I was driving safely, deej'n our drive, and probably answering one of the 30 bajillion toddler questions that I answer in a days time).

First I took this darling canvas and unwrapped it from a year ago (it was a gag gift, but I have on good record that it came from the dollar bin at T@rget - and can be found seasonally there and possibly even the $ Tree).  So anyways here ya have it....(nope there is nothing canvas about this canvas - it's paper)

So then I found some batting (surprised me that I even had it, can not even tell you how close I was to using a basic burp cloth - which I think is a perfect substitute)

I wrapped it around the canvas to give it a lil' extra thickness and stability and of course I secured it with hot glue! Watch out :)

Then I grabbed some scrap fabric (which was actually more challenging than it should be - I have some cute green stuff I had for another project, wonderful basic painter's drop clothe and then a napkin set I grabbed up from W@l-mart for maybe 25 cents - talk about your cheapo fabric)  Picking a fabric was actually the most time consuming part of this project.

Finally I picked the fabric and wrapped it around the canvas & batting - making a bit of a batting sandwich :)

My wrapping skills are really out of this world, right?

I intended to iron out the crease prior to wrapping it - oops!  I pulled as tight as I could, now all I can hope is that a quick steam and time will loosen the crease - shucks!

I found some ribbon in my stash-o-ribbon and hot glued it to the back and tied a bow at the top

A great place for all those little lovelies you want to see in your craft room, a little sweetie in your nursery, or a perfect place to display a recipe while cooking!

 You can also prop it up on a little easel -- see it there on the right!  Love it! [hate the glare on the other picture...ah well, can't win 'em all :)]