I made the mistake of looking at a bunch of really crafty websites today…

I kept thinking, why don’t I sew my own shirts? It looks pretty easy.

I easily forget how much my mother helped me on those sewing projects when I was a kid. I also tend to forget there were a lot of tears involved and they were not all mine.

I decided to take baby steps and finish(by finish I mean start) a project that I have been wanting to do for a couple weeks now. Piggybanks for the boys.

We recently went on a trip to Minnisota, then we turned around for another one. It’s complicated.

This left us with two empty Slim Jim containers.

Doesn’t everyone eat Slim Jim’s on long trips?

Like to the grocery store.

To buy more Slim Jim’s.

Anyway.

Here is one finished!

I used maps to decorate because their room is supposed to be travel themed.

I have never really finished it.

But now they have the piggy banks!

I let my oldest help with the gluing, my youngest would have helped if he had not chosen to throw a tricycle at his brother.

They are getting to big when they can start throwing bikes at each other.

This is our handy Atlas that we have used for years. I told my husband that if we moved to a different state it would be perfect.

Oklahoma is the only map that is completely torn out.

Since we live in Oklahoma it makes navigating with this Atlas a little difficult.

But it makes this a perfect Atlas for crafting!

The two finished map banks!

I am shocked they turned out so well!

Especially since I used them for target practice with my new slingshot.

This victory might have gone to my head a little bit.

I tried to sew something right after I finished these.

It was not pretty.

Maybe I will tell you about it sometime.