Create

Almost a year ago Paul came home from work and told me they had some discontinued styles of doors that they were getting rid of.  By getting rid of I mean throwing out in a dumpster.  So we went over to take a look and get a few.  With the help & permission of his boss we ended up with a large pallet of drawer fronts & a large pallet of cabinet doors in our garage.  We had grandiose plans to one day use them to re-model our kitchen.  As time settled in so did the reality that re-modeling our kitchen was very low on our list of projects and expenditures.  So what were we going to do with all of this wood??? Paul used some to make a raised garden bed  . . .

 

 

. . . but that project didn't make a dent in the pile of the wood occupying a large space in our garage.  Really, what were we going to do with all of this wood???  With a little encouragement from a friend I decided I was going to use this free wood to make a little extra money; afterall I had been trying to figure out a way to earn some money but remain a stay-at-home mom.  I would dust off my crafting skills and repurpose the cabinet doors to sell in a craft fair!

 

 

The months of September & October I spent more time scouring Pinterest for ideas than I care to admit.  Bedtime & naptime meant Mom would head to the garage to begin painting, sanding & staining. Thankfully Jacob takes a good long nap each day. I have to admit though that after a while I became a little self conscious wearing the same painted covered clothes each day to pick up my kiddos from school.

 

 

I couldn't have done any of this without Paul's help.  He kept the dishes mostly caught up and never complained that the laundry never was folded or put away.  And was happy to use his "man toys" (table saw & drill) to put some finishing touches on things for me.

 

 

I loved being able to allow the creative juices to flow, they had been bottled up for soooo long.  I felt a bit selfish spending so much time in the garage working on these items because I truly enjoyed it . . . it didn't seem like work. But now that the craft fair has come and gone (and I still have several items collecting dust in my bedroom) I wonder if it was worth it.  The desire/need in me to create loved it . . . but I'm not sure how much my house, family or sleep deprived brain loved it. . .

 

I think it is time to spend some quality time with the kiddos, hubby and home before I decide if I will do it again. . .I believe that for the time being I will put my desire and need to "create" into creating lasting memories with my family!