The Monday Night Show Asks: What’s the craftiest thing you’ve ever come up with?

I created a headless man costume for my son that was so realistic that a woman who was seated as he walked by her jumped so high that she literally fell out of her chair. I’ve been kicking myself in the butt ever since for not having my camcorder recording when that happened. What a sight that whole scene was! 

On Mothers Day, my mother has a big family dinner, and we all go there.

NOW …  before you think … well that’s terrible that she has to cook on MOTHERS DAY ..

It’s OK …  1) she never has to cook , my father does all the cooking in the house ( and I mean everything, down to making the morning coffee ) my dad spoilers her everyday!

  2) she wants the family together on the same time so what better way than to have a set dinner time

 3) she wants to make sure none of her daughters get stuck cooking on that day!   :womanvery-happy:

Found a queen size sheet set in the same colors/design as my living room at a yard sale for $3.00.  I made enough valances for 7 windows and covered my 4 dining room chairs as I have an open concept living/dining room.  Savy shopper!

I bought a old brass ice box hinge and hung it on the wall in my kitchen. 

I am not a real crafty person but I have a decons bench (small pew) I picked up at a garage sale for $10 and the cushioned seat is easy to remove so for the holidays and seasons I change out the material for a more festive look. Just staple it on the botton and voila! Looks like a whole new piece!

one day, when i was very small, my favorite totes umbrella (that had my name embroidered on it) broke on me. i was quite saddened- but that’s a story for another day. anyway, before i went to throw it out, my father removed all of the metal wires and filed down the ends. voila the rods metamorphisized into cooking tools for homemade pasta. we have been using them regularly ever since. i love you daddy!! stay blessed and creative, my friends. xoxo.

Making mini albums personalized for my daughter, sister, grandson and nephew.  By adding things they enjoy and like along with embellishments and scriptures, they were really nice, in my humble opinion.

MANY years ago, I embroidered flowers and bumblebees all over a pair of jeans. I wasn’t even that experienced at embroidery at that time, but I LOVED those jeans. To this day, I wish I had saved them.

I never grew up crafty. the only thing i ever did was make my parents an ash tray. oh gawd. 

Hopefully this isn’t too sad to share but I made potpourri with the flowers from my brother’s funeral and put them in small glass box containers that I etched with his name.  It really was beautiful for my family. I love to craft and making these were so comforting.

A friend had just gone thru a nasty divorce. Low self esteem. Had a make over. Framed picture with "New Dawn Rising". It picked her right up. She still has the photo today.

When my son was in preschool, the kids had a traveling teddy bear.  We parents were asked to write a short blurb about what adventures he had while staying in our home, to go in the folder that traveled with him.  My son and I decided to dress our teddy bears to act out The Night Before Christmas, and included in the folder many photos of their cute scenes from the poem.  I heard from several parents that their children really enjoyed it, so we did another one of the Story of Christmas for the bear’s next visit.  HUGE hit, so I started printing more to give to my friends who had little ones.  I was encouraged to submit a manuscript and it was accepted!  It was a small run, with a very small publisher, but it taught me about the publishing industry.  I gathered the props, mostly comprising vintage toys in the proper proportion to the bears that had been hand made by talented artists, but I made some of the bears’ costumes and about a half dozen of the props myself.  It was a wonderful experience.  At this point, with a dwindling inventory, I now only donate or give around the holidays, so I’m not looking to sell anyone anything!  But I hope to find a larger publisher that can market the book to a wider audience in the future.  You just never know what can become of a simple idea!  Go for it.  You’ll never regret trying!

I lack basic artistic skills.  I cannot draw a straight line with a ruler!  However, one time for christmas for all my great nieces and nephews, I got these small white piggy banks, and decorated them with colorful stickers.  I also put each childs name on the bank in stickers, and put a golden dollar in each one to get them started!  🙂   

*pathetic I know, lol  🙂 

Still learning :womanlol:

My eldest son kept me on my creative toes when it came to Halloween costumes. One year he wanted to be a tree so I made a cape and a cap covered with leaves cut out of felt. I still have this costume! Other years he was: a house (won a price at our local mall for this costume) I crafted out of a box. There were flower boxes complete with flowers under the windows. I fixed a hat for him with a weather vane on top of it. The United States (a map made out of foam and felt. An antique padlock. The padlock was painted with black and a bronze color and the top of the padlock was a spray painted pool noodle.