So I saw this great Father's Day sign on a lovely little site called Pinterest:
link here |
But alas, there was no link to a free printable, like it said.
So I thought: I'm crafty, right? I can make my own!
But something happened...
(as it always does with me and crafts)
... my printer's color printing capability was broken!
What the holy?!? Jeez!!
I spent a good part of an entire evening/night trying to fix it, but with no luck.
So the next morning, after huffing and puffing, I thought: ok, Square One.
Make from scratch!
Make from scratch!
I hate it when I overcomplicate things.
Like, for example, cutting corrugated cardboard with a flimsy Xacto knife instead of a box cutter...
or instead of using thinner cardboard... or paper.
Almonds took this photo, btw |
(Lesson 1: unless the triangles are HUGE, corrugated cardboard is a waste of time.)
Or trying to combine two Pinterest projects into one:
Or trying to combine two Pinterest projects into one:
trying out this art idea ... but not actually following instructions |
I thought the kids would enjoy painting these. Turns out, none of us did. |
I looked at the painted triangles and sighed. Jobi's not gonna like these. I just know it. Effort and creativity don't compute in that man.
So I left the painted side as is and wrote the letters on the back.
What a waste |
Do you notice only the "W" has holes punched in it? |
Yeah, the single hole punch I had was not strong enough for me to use for the rest of the triangles.
And guess what???
The 3-hole punch didn't have an opening big enough for the cardboard to fit!
(Lesson 2: don't plan on hole-punching corrugated cardboard.)
At that point, I screamed... and threw them straight into the trash.
That's right. I gave up.
To put icing on the cake, this was what I saw Almonds doing while I was working on my triangles:
permanent marker |
(Lesson 3: nail polish remover gets permanent marker off wood.)
Ok... I didn't REALLY give up...
Two days later, I had a simple but ingenius idea:
If the colors don't print, just make the sign in black and white.
DUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Like I said, Jobi's not creative. He's not gonna care.
Ok... I didn't REALLY give up...
Two days later, I had a simple but ingenius idea:
If the colors don't print, just make the sign in black and white.
DUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Like I said, Jobi's not creative. He's not gonna care.
This one took me all of 10 minutes to do. He has it hanging in his room as we speak.
Ultimate Lesson: if the craft gives you gray hairs or bald spots, DON'T DO IT!
(P.S. When I figure out how to make these into free printables, I'll put them up here! I really was proud of my sign work -- but alas, even turning them into printables is giving me a migraine.)
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