It’s true, this post has nothing to do with crochet, but it’s crafting and I figure most people I know who are into crochet are also into crafting so here ya go. I spent the last almost year working on an online medical coding and billing class (my husband is a physical therapist and wants to eventually open his own clinic). I finally finished and have a huge backlog of craft and crochet projects that I want to or need to finish. I recently finished a crocheted blanket for my niece’s new baby, but I forgot to take pictures of it before I gave it to her so I’m waiting for her to send me one to post. Anyway, here’s the first project I finished after the baby blanket.
This project is adapted from one I found at wayward girls crafts. The original post used 12×12 by 1″ squares, but I used six 10x10x.5″ squares. This way I could just use one piece of scrapbook paper per square and fold it over the sides to finish instead of having to cut more paper to finish the sides and corners. Besides, the biggest piece of foamboard I could find was 20x30x.5″ so it worked out well. I had a very empty piece of wall above our master bed, and I think these are perfect for filling in the space. The first one I did (top right corner) ended up a little wrinkly because I didn’t do a super great job of smoothing out the modpodge, but I definitely improved as I went. Bonus: they’re super lightweight so if they happen to fall on our heads, it won’t really hurt. I might make some more to go downstairs in our house.
I’ve had a few people ask if I’m going to try to sell them, and I’m not. They take too long to make, but they’re really simple, so go make some yourself! You just need foamboard, modpodge or some other glue, and scrapbook paper.
This post was originally posted on my old kickincrochet blog in September 2012.