Crafty?!?!

I have always been the type of person who jumps in with both feet (generally before thinking the entire thing threw). You have an idea, great! Ill run with it and see what I come up with!

You want to make that...sure no problem just give me a couple days and it will be done!

Sometimes this has bit me in the ass, but generally I can accomplish what I set out to do. I'm sure I've posted before how my "artistic" abilities (or lack there of) have varied over the years (cake decorating, baking, painting, crafting,sewing). I envy all these people who can sit at home and make money doing what they love. 

I know my talent will never make me rich, hell I would be happy to cover the cost of materials....this may actually happen this time around. I went to the craft store this week (by fluke) and they happen to be doing a seasonal change over! They were filling "grab bag" with random items from the store and selling them for $2 each bag. Hmmmm my brain went haywire! The girl just happened to be starting on a cart full of wooden items!!!

I said "can we strick a deal?!?!

She asked what items I was intreated in as she start sorting threw the cart.

"I said I didn't care what was there as long as it could be painted...let me know how many bags you thing it would fill!

She's like ok and started filling...and I mean she FILLED them. To the point she said let put it in your cart cause the bags going to break but I won't have to charge you for 2!

PERFECT!

After 10 mins if stuffing bags I walked out of there with all this for $8 

Completely random letters, some "welcome" signs, picket fence boxes, crosses, herb signs and plant sticks, key hooks, bird house, and flower stands!

Most of the items are 2-4 high and retail for $2-$9

I have many ideas running threw my head, many gifts, and some I'm hoping to sell to get me going on the next round!

Here's what I've done so far from this lot!!!

This was made for a dear friend who is selling cupcakes to raise money to buy her sons medical equipment!!! 

1 idea for my random letter

A lady bug plant stick

And my bumble bee ( did you notice I painted it backwards??? Me either till I posted the picture on my Facebook page 😜)

Some items I picked up (not in the bags)

Nathan picked this out, I just painted it!

And lastly a Skelton...what you can't tell in my the picture is...he now glows in the dark!!! It was a trial and error (more error) but I purchased the paint and thought perfect! The bottle shows the paint as like a slim greeny/yellow colour so I assumed it would cover that way as well...NOPE it's clear??? So I should have painted the skeleton then covered in the GITD paint. Of well, the kids thought it was cool. 

I hung it in the bath room with the light on, Alex went down to shut it off and screamed ...hehehe so then it was a game!

I've also tried a memory box last weekend when the kids where gone (plan on many more of these!!!)

Tell me what you think! Any other ideas I could try?!?!