Craftalicious

One of my sweet bloggy friends, who has a little old blog called The Lettered Cottage (maybe you�ve heard of her? Hmmm?), asked me today to share a few thrifty tips. I was happy to oblige, and as I was looking through old posts for ideas, I was feeling a little nostalgic about some of the cauuute projects I�ve worked on this year.

I will do another recap of the year like I did last December (probably tomorrow?) but I couldn�t pass up sharing a few of my favorite crafty projects that may not make the cut (I determine the recap by posts with the most comments).

Looking back through the blog is like looking at old photo albums. Some of you have seen all of these, but it�s fun to reminisce, eh?

First project I loved � Squishy�s gumball machine casa! I don�t know if this is really considered a craft, but it involves glue and fish, and what craft project would be complete without fish? I mean, really�

To see how I made the gumball fishbowl, click here.

Next up, my placemat and table runner pillows:

Umkay, again, maybe not so crafty. But easy and cheap and WOW, these have held up GREAT!! I�m so pleasantly surprised. To see how I made them, go here and here.

My jute lurve started when I saw something I had. to. have. in the Ballard Designs catalog (shocker) and knew I could recreate something similar for cheap:

The vase was a project from the spring. I love the natural look of these jute items. Usually I crave more color but they are a great accent, and they are perfect for this time of year � fresh and simple. Want to know how I made them? Huh? Do ya? Go here and here.

I had a ton of fun working on my son�s playroom this year. I used paper to create fun, functional storage. I also took an old tool box from Goodwill and made it into a cute art caddy:

To see more of these project, go here. Or here for the whole look at the playroom.

I�m all about trying to figure out how to fill wall space in inexpensive ways. Inspired by Ballard Designs yet again, I made this wall art for very little cash. I think it was $20?:

To make your own Ballard Designs art, check it out here.

And I can�t forget the holidays. A couple of my favorites are from the past few months. I love the little ghouly votive holders for Halloween, and the Santa craft still makes me giddy when I walk past it!:

To see the votive holders, go here. For the Santa cones, go here.

Did I forget anything fun?

OH MY GOODNESS, I am soooo itching to get moving on new projects! I have a few lined up, and a list a mile long written down, so there should be plenty of content for 2010. I actually wonder sometimes if I�ll run out of things to blog about! Ha! That�s crazy talk.