Ever tried one of those amazing "DIY" projects you see on Pinterest?

[Vicki Robinson]

They always look so easy, don't they? I don't know about you, but I always try them — full of optimism and anticipation ... but then .....

I have a post on my website about one of those adventures you might enjoy - and identify with!

 

[VickiStegall]

lol too funny! That's a very ambitious project. I"m glad it didn't stain your counters!

 

[AZK]

I do a fair amount of DIY (right now mostly home improvement, having moved into a new home a few months ago), and one thing I learned is that things ALWAYS take 2-3x longer to finish than it looks like it will. And yes, sometimes just buying what you want is the way to go.

Is that last photo in your post the end result? They look great!

 

[Vicki Robinson]

I do a fair amount of DIY (right now mostly home improvement, having moved into a new home a few months ago), and one thing I learned is that things ALWAYS take 2-3x longer to finish than it looks like it will. And yes, sometimes just buying what you want is the way to go.

Is that last photo in your post the end result? They look great!

Yep — thats my art table in my old house. And I sooo agree. Sometimes making stuff leaves you with a good feeling and sometimes not so much! Lol!

 

[Nickel]

I like them al lot but i agree with you that going to the hardware store (or the secondhand) is a little less fuss..

 

[Jam-on-toast]

I rarely try those.... mostly because I'm quite realistic about my own skills... but also because so many of those 'recycling' projects require a lot of new stuff - paints, glue etc... which can't be all that green... not to mention that the snob in me doesn't really fancy decorating my bathroom with cheap-looking repurposed shampoo bottles... what I do do though, is try out baking/cooking hacks... some of them are good, like for example using a mini-muffin baking tray to shape sushi, or making mandarins look like mini-pumpkins for Halloween...

 

[Madi]

I love those projects and a lot of them end up on my private pinterest board. Hoping to do some of them someday!

 

[marijke]

Once I tried ... and with success. My DIL liked them and wanted them ... I didn't make any new ones for myself...

 

[felis]

The whole eternity ago I had Etsy shop that makes me really misanthropic, but then I was made something like that. Small painted bottles, good that I still keep photos at Pinterest.

I love to try different projects:

Thank you for this chance for flattering myself!

 

[Vicki Robinson]

The whole eternity ago I had Etsy shop that makes me really misanthropic, but then I was made something like that. Small painted bottles, good that I still keep photos at Pinterest.

I love to try different projects:

Thank you for this chance for flattering myself!

Those are so cool! Good for you waaaay braver than I am! Lol!

 

[felis]

Those are so cool! Good for you waaaay braver than I am! Lol!

It's just nothing to lose and I'm easy get enthusiastic, my problem is that my interest is gone as fast as it came.