Michigan J. Frog

Thursday March the Thirty-First

3.31.11              153 pounds


I gave up on March of the Consumer, I do not have the dedication for a project like that. I did make a painting though.

The last post, Hanging out or going on a date, was started after the dinner and concert at the Little Grill. Between the time of the concert and the time of post my relationship CE has progressed wonderfully and we are now officially dating.

I painted her this picture.

Michigan J. Frog.

Tonight I am taking CE on a date.

weaving a craft

1.9.11        159 pounds








Craft project number two of 2011 has been completed. I saw this photo weaving thing and thought it was a really cool idea so I decided to attempt one of my own. I started with this photo of Erin and Mike dancing.

I printed two copies of the photo and drew half inch lines horizontally on one and vertically on the other.

Cutting along the lines wasn't too much of a problem and neither was sticking the first two pieces together.

After that it was very time consuming weaving each strip over and under and over and under. For this project I alternated going one to the left, one up, one to the right, one down. That way the weave started in the middle and worked it's way evenly out, which also meant the the farther out I got the harder it was to keep it matched up.

This was fun to make, and I'd like to do some more trying out some different techniques.

not being a craft dodger

Wednesday, January the Fifth

1.5.86 1.5.11        163 pounds
(my natural instinction is to write 1986 after 01/05 since that is my birthday, I did that at work twice today)













Well I made those New Years Resolutions… The making something resolution was an easy start. I bookmarked plenty of craft ideas when I was sick and have already started some of them. I read about making your own envelopes from the pictures from old calendars and thought what better way to recycle the old 2010 calendar! The only problem is that, although I have two calendars, one is on my phone and the other is on my computer. I don't even have a normal wall calendar! I put a note up at work that reads "About to throw away your 2010 calendar? Don't! Give it to Ben in the office!" Hopefully people will not have thrown them away yet.

I did want to try out this craft though, and not having a calendar did not deter me. I went through my room looking for some kind of paper that would be heavy enough to be an envelope, thats when I ran arose my old collection of Playboys. I had about six playboys from 2006/2007 and the front and back covers are a good weight and size.

Taking a normal mailing envelope, I took it apart where it was glued and unfolded it. 

I placed it on the magazine cover and traced it with a sharpie and cut along the lines. 

Next you just fold the picture at the same points the envelope was folded and use double stick tape to secure it.

 

The first two seemed like a success so I made a few more. I wonder if these can be mailed.

Christmas Hats

Merry Christmas.

12.25.10     162 pounds

Saturday, December the 25th

Made presents are fun.

This year my mom made Erin, Mike, and myself hats! I made a present this year for my mom. She has a blue bottle garden in her backyard and I drink a lot of wine, every time I get a blue bottle I save it and give it to my mom. I had two empty wine bottles and wanted to do something fun with them, instead of just giving her the empty bottles to do something with. I saw a picture of a blue bottle tiki torch and thought that would be a really cool idea to make for her back porch. I went and bought the supplies.

It was really fun to put together, it really was not that hard, just had to get a few items from the local plumbing store. It ended up looking pretty professional. This spring we will fill it up and hang it outside.