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*Before I start this post, I should tell you that the posting below is a total mistake. Ha ha. I started another blog for my study group and meant to post this video there. I was more than confused when I signed on last night and couldn't find the video posting I put up for them. (Mainly a joke since he spends his time applying make-up instead of signing). Funny, none the less. So please excuse the random posting below.

Now....on to pinterest. Have you heard of this? Are you as obsessed as I am? I remember confessing a couple of posts ago that I love dreaming and collecting ideas. My problem is not always acting on the good ones I have tucked away. I dream about the day I have my perfect dream house or the time and finances to make all of the creative crafts I have in my brain. I don't want to be the girl who realizes at the end of her life she had a ton of great ideas but never acted one them. Woah. Bet you didn't think I could pull a life lesson (and epitaph) out of pinterest, huh? Well, I did. [deep bow]

In an effort to establish a new behavior, I celebrated the end of my Spring semester with an artsy-fartsy project that originated from the archives of pinterest. I'm sure you've all seen them. The yarn covered letters. I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out what could go on the wall above our TV and I thought that would be just the fit.

Here's the picture from the original posting. Actually, here are two. Same idea but different postings.

from here.

from here. I can't find the original posting to see what blog or Etsy page it came from.
While I wasn't able to find the squared letters, I did come across flat wooden ones that seem to work just as well. I had an empty frame that I got a Goodwill last year that happened to match the sage green of our living room well. The bonus is that the letters fit perfectly inside the frame without any need to attach them to the wall. I'm pretty pleased with the final product.

Please excuse the bland white wall. That's the name of the game in apartmentland.

And here it is in perspective above the TV. Now to get rid of that terrible IKEA coffee table/TV stand. YUCK. My apologies for the pictures. I don't have a fancy schmancy camera and can barely handle the functions on the point and shoot. :)

If I had it to do again (which I guess technically, I do) I think I'd like to see how these flat letter's look when they are wrapped thicker with multiple layers of yarn like the L.O.V.E picture above. I thought about doing it but couldn't bare the thought of then un-doing it if I didn't like it. I also need to go back and color in the little spots with Sharpie that didn't get covered by yarn.

So there you have it! I keep stumbling upon more and more cute and affordable craft/gift ideas so hopefully I'll have more to post in the future. Or least the next time I get a break from school.