Crafts you won't find on Pinterest

Believe it or not, I have a Pinterest account. It's true. Shocking I know.

I thought that it would be a pretty cool way for an uncrafty person like myself to learn how to be crafty. So . . . after I set up my account I decided to explore the site and get the crafty process started . . . but after exploring for awhile I learned two things.

One: What in the world was I thinking? I can't even pick out toothpaste at the store without taking way longer than I should. How on Earth could I ever do anything but waste a lot of time "looking" for the perfect craft on Pinterest and end up giving up before actually doing it?

Two: They expect you to actually Pin? I thought I was going to just be able to look and steal other peoples ideas . . . But suddenly I was getting all of these emails saying, "So and So is following you on Pinterest!"

Really? Man . . . these people are sure going to be disappointed! There are no pins on my account. The chance of me actually "Pinning" to Pinterest is about as high as me crocheting cute booties for all the new babies in the ward and then competing in the next Quilt off . . . Not going to happen.

But I'll tell you what. Maybe I SHOULD "Pin" on Pinterest . . .  because I am pretty sure that there is not a great selection out there of crafts made solely from Construction paper and Duck Tape. There are probably millions of people out there in the world who are searching on Pinterest for, "Duck Tape crafts to do with Children" and are just not finding a good selection.

And I could help. I have worked with Duck Tape for quite some time. It doesn't even need to just be construction paper and Duck Tape. I have also done Card board boxes and Duck Tape with the same great  results. http://lamonandmarymack.blogspot.com/2010/04/improving-and-fortifying-our-armor.html

Well, a couple days ago I was on the phone and Drew came up to the kitchen on a mission. He was frantically searching our cupboards full of craft materials and saying, "Mom! I need some tape! Do we have any tape?"

I was in the middle of a conversation and wasn't really listening to him much. But then finally he was like, "Mom. This is important! I need to make a 'Fun Hat'! Can you get off your phone?"

And realizing that making a 'Fun Hat' was much more important than the conversation I was having . . . I got off the phone and started to help that boy find some tape! It was urgent. And if I haven't mentioned lately how fun my kids are . . . I love their little imaginations! They had a vision of what they wanted to do . . . and I just helped them do it. A night full of fun and all it took was construction paper, duck tape and three crazy kids!

I better hold off on "Pinning" though. I just don't know if the world is ready for our Duck Tape craft talents . . .