STOP THE PRESSES- I DID A DIY. It's a horror, but I'm not doing it again. - PICS IN ALBUM

The entire time I've been on this site, my self-esteem has suffered with each posted DIY pic. 'Hey, I made my invitations!' 'Check out my programs!!' 'Hey, I made my own Rolls Royce, which I will power with my own homemade alternative fuel!'

I hate those posts, because they make me realize my own creative failures. And I ALWAYS have to look at the pics to torture myself. I really have yet to see a bad DIY out of you ladies. I ordered my invites on the internet, and as far as I was concerned, that was as close to DIY as I was getting.

Now that I have completely run out of funds, I have been forced to try my hand at doing it myself. I have been sitting in my apartment with empty shower gift boxes staring me in the face for weeks, and they have been taunting me...saying, 'Make a Card Booooooxxxx out of meeeeee!!!' But alas, no box was made.

Then, this weekend, my mom dragged me to a Home Goods, which I had never been to and was a lot of fun (except for the mirrored life-sized horses head sculpture- is there anyone who needs that? And if he does, does he KNOW he's been asleep for 30 years and no one has that crap anymore? It's like Joey from Friends with the dog sculpture, but this one is mirrored. And a horse head.) Anyway, I find a box there, and think, okay. This is just one box. Maybe I can do something with this.

So I go buy some flowers, and in essence, crapped flora and fauna all over this box to create the most ridiculous card box of all time. It doesn't even resemble a card box- it's just sort of a box. You will notice I couldn't even be bothered to cover the bottom of the box- that's how it came. I hot glued leaves on the top of the box, and was just going to put on a few flowers.

I got carried away.

My point is, my deepest respect to you DIYers. I tried it, and all I have to show for it is this ridiculous box, an even lower self-esteem, a missing upper level of dermis on my hand due to glue gun burns, and confusion as to how I'm going to do everything else if I clearly have no talent. I have attached pics here (if I am able to figure it out, which I suspect, I won't) for your amusement. Feel free to chastise.

okay seriously I think that looks great. . very different. .and not different like a polite way to say it looks bad but different in a good way.. besides right now, my idea of a card box is just an empty Kleenex box b/c it's already decorated and comes with a slit..

I appreciate that. You know, I can't be offended about this box, because I know it's ridiculous. I just had NO time to spend on it, and if you see those boxes in the background of the first pic, those were the boxes I was going to use. The thought of wrapping each box was giving me hives. This was the only solution for the creatively impaired. I'm thinking of hanging a card off the side 'Cards and Well-Wishes', so people know it's a card box. Otherwise, there really is no way to tell it's not just a kindergarten craft someone left lying around.

However, I didn't consider the kleenex box, and if I had, I would have been all over it.

I hear you. . wrapping each box would make my cry too. . but it runs in my family. . x-mas at our house kind of looks like all the presents were wrapped by blind children with one arm (no offense to the blind/one armed people out there) It was only when my step brother married that I realized that presents could look nice! It was a shock. I thought it was all about the inside.

another thought - Would it be tacky to tape fake 100 dollar bills around the outside of a box to make my card box?

Give yourself some credit. It's very nice and well made!!

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Posted by egem523

Give yourself some credit. It's very nice and well made!!

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You are the sweetest. I am mortified, but your kindness made my day!!

I don't know what you are talking about..it looks great!!

I am very DIY challenged so I am not even going to attempted to make anything on my own. I still have problems making a straight line and coloring within the lines

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Posted by meara

I hear you. . wrapping each box would make my cry too. . but it runs in my family. . x-mas at our house kind of looks like all the presents were wrapped by blind children with one arm (no offense to the blind/one armed people out there) It was only when my step brother married that I realized that presents could look nice! It was a shock. I thought it was all about the inside.

another thought - Would it be tacky to tape fake 100 dollar bills around the outside of a box to make my card box?

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Clearly, I am not one to ask what would be 'tacky' or not. However, I have perhaps failed to mention previously that I belong to a gang made up of only blind/one armed members, and you'll be visited shortly. Unfortunately, we took offense.

OMG...i was expecting a disaster...

it actually look nice...i like the leaves ..it's not the typical ribbons, pearls stacked thing...i think it's sooo pretty...

Suz - I LOVE the top lid with the flowers.. its beautiful and really well made! Congrats... it came out great!

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Posted by egem523

Give yourself some credit. It's very nice and well made!!

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i have to totally agree here. the time you took to attaching all those leaves and flowers alone!! that's a LOT of work! not to mention, it's hard to work with a glue gun and NOT get all the little strings and globs all over everything. trust me, i know ALL about that! i don't know the theme or look of your wedding, but your box is so unique, i'm sure that it will fit in perfectly. It's so pretty!

and by the way... you are hilarious! i love how you write, very very funny!

i honestly think it looks great! i LOVE all of the flowers. i think it's beautiful - you did an incredible job

i am terrible at DIY - i mean TERRIBLE. i cant cut a straight line, my handwriting is terrible, i am not creative AT ALL - i could NEVER do something like that

i love it!