Look What I Did!

A few years back I once thought of myself as somewhat of a craft person. I scrapbooked our photos, created decorations to make our small apartment homey, and even made a Halloween costume for Ella. Yes, that was old Chrissy. New Chrissy has half done projects sitting and waiting for some attention and all new pictures still in their envelope. But that all changed recently! I actually started a new project and finished it! Just in time too! For two years now I've had my eye on a Pottery Barn Halloween countdown calendar. Last year it sold out and this year it was back and in stock for a while. It is just adorable! My problem was, it's $56.00! With shipping and/or tax would have sent it to the $70 range, which although it's cute, I couldn't justify. I told Eric all about my love for this item and the idea of making my own. He kind of laugh and said, " If you want it THAT bad you should just buy it!" He knows my current craft struggles very well! We went to the mall and peeked in to see if they had one on display. As I opened it, I realized it was twice as big as I thought it would be and it didn't come with the items to fill the pockets. For the price, it wasn't what I really wanted. So I made the decision to make my own! With a trip to Jo Ann's, I felt ready to go. This was back in September! You know what happened to me in October. So last week, with my energy up again I finally finished! They girls love it and they didn't even care that we started on the 22nd! Eric was shocked that I actually finished it! I am so excited for our new Halloween tradition! With this craft bug in me now I'm ready for my next project!