You should definitely keep working on it--yes, it's a lot of "work" for you, but you love it, right? And the results are spectacular! I cannot watch TV without something in my hands. In fact, I've even found myself wanting a project to last longer, because I'm enjoying it so much when I watch my TV shows (I sound like an old lady who has to watch "her stories"...)

Love the headboard. After we get settled in our new apartment my mom is going to come visit me with her jigsaw so we can make me a new padded headboard just like yours, except maybe not a rectangle. Great job!

Well, thanks for such a mature response. You haven't offended me...my sensibilities maybe, but not me personally, and I don't think you're a bad person or anything. You're definitely a great crafter.

I know that it can be hard when you're paying for college on your own. I'm doing it myself right now, albeit not on a minimum wage job (...and btw holy crap I just looked it up and Indiana has a really low minimum wage! In Washington it's 7.93!)

I hear you, but I guess I still disagree with your justification.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand...

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Hey there,

Kudos for being so creative with your space. It was a great idea to put up a screen to give yourself some privacy in your room.

I have to say though...it's pretty disappointing that you would steal an artist's work like that. It is not OK to print out another person's art without paying--it's the same thing as stealing, even if you have every intention of going back later and actually buying prints.

I'm sorry if I seem kind of harsh, but I feel really strongly about this subject. It's not like most of the artists on Etsy are making much profit anyway. I just really don't think it's ok to use someone's art without permission, and considering how many Craftster members also sell on Etsy, I think many people here would agree with me.

Well, I went and I filled a box (was a little later than 11am). It wasn't nearly as good as last year, though. Last year there were some really cool USEFUL things, esp. paper napkins and sausage tape. This year, it looked like mostly cheap crap that my younger siblings looove. What did you guys think?

Totally going. Last year we filled two grocery bags for $5 each and I sent a bunch of stuff to my brother and sister. PLUS, I got sausage tape! Love that stuff...it's completely necessary for moving.

I received from Ezri_B last Thursday, but I'm just now getting the pics uploaded. She sent some wonderful fabric!



The two on the bottom are half yards, and the two on top are fat quarters. I love them so much! The apple and pear fabric makes me smile every time I see it! Thanks so much, Ezri_B!

I took off the old vinyl first, and used it as a rough pattern for the new fabric.

I'll be out of town, maybe next time.

Thanks, Eloe!

I would say that it wasn't exactly hard to do the chair. I did mess up a little (cut the fabric too close and had to do a little patch job). But mostly it was just sand, prime, sand, paint, sand, reassemble, paint final coat.

I got me a staple gun, too!