the glue gun incentive

i've been on a want-to-be-crafty kick for the last few weeks.  at least i am during working hours when i can dream big but can't do much about it - i seem to lose motivation at night when i'm at home!  the same holds true for working out.  between 10am and noon, i can't wait for evening to roll around so i can go to the gym and hit the running track, but the motivation and energy steadily dwindle over the afternoon, til by 5:45 when i get home i'm pretty content to sit on the couch, eat frozen chocolate chip cookie dough balls, and watch "house" on tivo.  which i may or may not have done earlier this week.  (for whatever reason, i feel the need to defend that decision by stating that i did get several lovely workouts in this week.  i'm not a total sloth.)

anyway, i found this crafty project that has, for the first time in my life, made me wish that i had a glue gun.  (i know, it is a little surprising that i haven't acquired one to this point.)  making the wreath cost that blogger a grand total of $2, and she said that she was inspired to make it after seeing one in a flea market stand for $40.  lo and behold, on the sidebar of her page is selections from her etsy site - including that very wreath, selling for $50!  i have toyed with the idea of making something to sell on etsy, and i'm sure there are plenty of people who do quite well with it, but i feel like most things (other than, say, clothes, graphic design, and jewelry - none of which i do) on there are easily replicable with a little crafty knowhow, and that most people who visit are window shoppers like me who see stuff and get fun ideas of what they could make.  ah well.

happily, i was able to not take a three hour sunday afternoon nap today, and instead set up my sewing machine in the basement and got a pair of jeans shortened!  it's really remarkable how the length of your pants being right makes the rest of the pant fit better.  still on the sewing to do list: shorten my other pair of too-long jeans, sew together my picnic quilt top.  and then on to fun home decor things like making curtains and a slipcover for the glider i got on craigslist a few months ago.