Pinterest Ideas

I spend a lot of time on Pinterest. I've gotten all kinds of great ideas from the various Pinterest boards that I follow. Ideas on what to wear, meals to make, organization ideas, and of course, craft ideas. If I actually created as many projects as I've pinned to my scrappin love board ( on csbuechs), I probably wouldn't be able to move around in my house.  :)

I've had a picture frame, that I bought at Ikea, for quite some time. I knew I wanted to do something with it, but I wasn't 100% sure what. I tried painting it. I was going to try distressing it. But, the finish on the frame made it so the paint would just wipe off.

I put the frame into the Goodwill bag. But, before I donated the frame, I found an idea on Pinterest. It wasn't exactly a frame, but I liked the idea. Here's the project that "pinspired" me.

I have a lot of school projects that I saved from my son. And, with him going off to college next year, I thought, why not decoupage the writing, from one of his class assignments, to the frame. That would make it more personal, and I could add pictures of him in the frame. So that's what I did. Here's the end result. I love that it has my son's writing on it. It really makes it special.

 

Life is Tough and so Are You

Kid President has some great advice. I've seen various videos with this young man in, and they definitely make me stop and think.

Recently I watched "20 Things We Should Say More Often." There were quite a few great reminders in this video. But, my favorites was #2...Life is tough and so are you. Meaning some days you're the bug and some days you are the windshield. Don't let the tough things break you down. Use them to make change and try something different or new.

Thanks Kid President for reminding us that there are so many little things we can do to make life better--for everyone.