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Crafting Is Keeping Me Sane

Senior with too much time on her hands.

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Crafting Is Keeping Me Sane
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Since we have arrived back at school I have set up what is referred to as my crafting corner. There is a large cardboard box left over from unpacking and it is propped up and taped to my white walls. I have officially splattered red paint on my walls and dresser, spilled a dot of green paint on my cream carpet and knocked over a cup that I was washing paint brushes in and spilled brackish water all over the carpet as well. Thankfully I have this amazing stain remover, it is called LA's Totally Awesome, my mother swears by it and you can find it at the dollar store. got acrylic paint out of my carpet. Miracle worker.

So why have I been spending my weekends chipping the flecks of red off my white walls? I am keeping myself busy. In my senior year, I have gone inactive from my sorority and it has given me a remarkable amount of free time. My boyfriend lives two hours away and my roommates both have jobs.

If you are like me and have a lot of spare time on your hands grab yourself an assortment of paints and crafting supplies and get busy. So far I think I have purchased enough supplies from Michael's to fund a brand new store. They send me coupons that are "$5 off of $25" so I go in there expecting a great deal and then they hand me a receipt that says I somehow still spent 48 dollars. I think I am actually addicted. Hopefully, they will use that money to open a store closer to me so I can spend that extra gas money on something more productive, like glitter.

I follow a Facebook page called The Cooler Connection, the page is not just coolers and it has helped me come up with some great projects like these:

Beer Pong Table submitted by Abigail Gerlach

Corn Hole Boards submitted by Allie Favorite

Chug Jug submitted by Kaitlyn Pearson

Cooler submitted by Haley Queen

This site is fantastic. If you visit the files page it has how to instructions, cooler contracts, font tutorials and so much more.

Judging by the amount of paint that has been splattered all over my brand new apartment, you would think I have actually completed something of my own to show you. Alas, the trick to really staying busy and not getting sick of the project you are on is to start three separate things all at the same time. I swear I will post them in the comments when I am done but at this rate it will not be until after Christmas. Hey, my freidns will get some great gifts.

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