MLE's ABC's: frame vinyl wall art

I've got a C concoction going on today since I'm participating in Jenny Matlock's Alphabe - Thursday. It was difficult coming up with just one C word to focus on because there are so many choices, but I decided to limit myself to 3...

Since I started blogging a few months ago I've seen soooo many Cool ideas! You all are completely amazing & talented & creative & inspiring... *do I have your full attention yet? : ) * I saw so many ideas I wanted to borrow but I couldn't keep them all straight in my little pea brain. So, I started an idea file {found in my tool bar} where I tucked away the links of things I wanted to remember.

My all time #1 favorite, uber Cool idea to date is *HERE*
These scultures are made out of driftwood by Heather Jansch !!

I have absolutely no hope of EVER constructing something like this, but I had to save it and share it because it blows my mind!!! The fluidity and beauty of these creatures astounds me. I'm confounded by her vision! In fact, I wouldn't be surprised, in the least, if one of them actually galloped away!! Whew! Oh, I'm flushed - those sculptures truly move me!!

Ok! So that was the Cool... moving on to the Cr@pPy Crafts

{1}Do you recall this wall of vinyl frames?

Do you recall I predicted they would fall down one day?

Well, slap me silly & call me a fortune teller cuz look what happened

As it turned out, the black frame was not the part you 'rub on' the wall. It was the negative space that was sticking to the wall! A few little sticky spots were not going to hold up the large frame! And it didn't, obviously. I may have even damaged the wall because I kept rubbing & rubbing the black trying to get that part to adhere to the wall!
Looks like this one's next... Grrrrrrr!

So, I'll warn you again: If you are tempted to buy the faux vinyl wall art from Target - Just Say NO!!

{2}I picked up a few discontinued fabric samples from JoAnn Fabrics a while ago. I've been doing different projects with them *see here, here & here*

I was saving my favorite for a special project. Love it!

I finally decided on a handbag. I wanted a funky shape for my cool print and came up with this

My idea was to have interchangeable handles, so I punched holes to install grommets. Unfortunately, I chose a grommet the wrong size for my punch. Now I just have holes. I'm not calling it a Craft Fail yet. I'm not buying a new punch yet either. I'm calling it Cr@pPy planning & filing it under 'In Limbo'

{3} I could keep going on & on but I'll just bore you with 2 today and move on...

My Challenging Craft is definitely my hip chair I found at GW right before Labor Day

I thought it was just going to be a reupholstery job & I thought it would be pretty easy with it's clean lines. But when I removed the fabric I found Mr. Grumpy Potato Head underneath

& it smelled! I couldn't bring myself to just cover it up so I stripped it down to the frame.

Now we're talking a totally different ball game. I don't know nothin' bout redoing this!!

The back was tufted. And the seat has deteriorating burlap which I wanted to replace but can't because there are wires running through it. I can't spend a lot of $ to redo this. So there it sits in the garage where Handy Hubby : ) walks by it and asks every day how much longer it's going to be there. Siiigh!

So there you have it - The Cool, the Cr@pPy & the Challenging!

C you next time!