be prepared to laugh your crafty little butts off! this is seriously the funniest post ever!! this is for all of us Craftaholics to sit back and laugh at ourselves. enjoy!
just for fun, grab a pen and paper and write down the number(s) of your fav craftaholic-isms. then at the end of the post, leave a comment with the #’s and i’m going to award the winner a very, very special prize next week :o)
“You know you’re a Craftaholic when….”
- Your 3-year-old sees your brother’s tattoo and says, “I like your stamp!” -Tomi Ann Hill
- You feel uncomfortable just contemplating NOT giving someone something handmade for their birthday-Tomi Anne Hill
- Your finance-guru husband says, “Crafting is to Heidi what excel spreadsheet modeling is to me.” -Heidi @ Made by Heidi
- You salvage your old maternity underwear and turn them into bean bags for your kids. -Stephanie
- You spend a majority of your time looking at all the crafting blogs trying to find your next perfect project! -Kathy Ladle @ The Latest Scoop, Too
- Your cat is consistently covered in glitter and hot glue strings. -Laura @ Along for the Ride
- Your husband puts you on time-out from the thrift store. -Michelle @ A Little Tipsy
- Your glue gun sits next to your toaster on the kitchen counter. -Michelle @ A Little Tipsy
- Whenever you go shopping you end up buying nothing because you think you can make everything by yourself! -Sara @ The Crafty Ungoddess
- While planning a journey abroad you make tons of research for craft and fabric stores instead of museums and monuments! -Sara @ The Crafty Ungoddess
- While packing for a journey, you leave room in your luggage for all the wonderful crafty things you will buy! -Sara @ The Crafty Ungoddess
- You look at every dress/skirt/etc in the street and think “that fabric would make a beautiful craft” –Magda @ Duas Estrelinhas
- You haven’t thought about food all day and it’s now 3 p.m. Amazing new fad diet, anyone? -Heather @ Lucky Star Lane
- you save any and every scrap of something pretty so that you can turn into something amazing. -Katrina @ Three G’s Crafts
- You go out shopping and instead of buying something you like, you sketch it so you can go home and make it yourself! -Jen @ Our Change of Art
- There are no solid colored shirts in your kids’ closets because you’ve crafted on every single one of them. -Michelle @ Do You Smell That?
- You pass the craft store and have to tell yourself out loud: “No. Groceries first!” -Kat @ A Little Bit of Random
- Your guests have to sleep on the couch because you have a craft room instead of a guest room. -ChristinA @ Photography by CMC
- You know you are a craftaholic when….your craft room is organized to a tee but the rest of your house is a disaster. – Kandy @ Kandy’s Krafts
- You would rather spend the day at a craft store than at the mall.-Kandy @ Kandy’s Krafts
- Your table is so piled with your craft supplies that you have to eat dinner in the living room on a bar stool. -Jessica @ Home and Holiday Keepsakes
- Sweeping up the floor, you find more pins than dust! -Julia @ The World is My Oyster
- You see a cute accessory on someone on the street and instead of thinking, “Ooh I wonder where she bought that,” you think “Ooh, i could totally makes that! and probably for cheaper than she paid for it!” -Julia @ The World is My Oyster
- On a regular basis, your kids ask, “Are we going to A.C.Moore today?” -Kristine @ Creative Crochet
- Your walk in closet has more craft supplies than clothes. -Kristine @ Creative Crochet
- Your husband asks you if he still needs to save the empty paper towel rolls and then, eventually does it without asking. -Julie@ Singing Three Little Birds
- The majority of your day dreaming is about refashioning the latest article of clothing that was added to an already HUGE stash. -Sarah @ Sunshine Baby
- The family goes hungry and asks what time it is…-“when are we going to eat?” -Katarina from Sweden
- You collects things your friends throw away. Recycling! -Katarina from Sweden
- You ask your husband not to throw the toilet paper roll away because your going to create something out of it, and then he looks at you like you are on drugs or something. -Marcia
- When you aren’t sure if your finger tips are sore from pressing the spray paint can, or using the hot glue gun too many times. -Chantal
- You go to work with paint/glue/sparkles/threads/etc stuck to you. -Julie Link
- You see someone wearing a really cool t-shirt and contemplate asking them if you can have it to refashion for your 2-yr-old. -Julie Link
- You have pocket in your purse dedicated to Joann’s, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby coupons. -Julie Link
- You ask your hubby if you can take your sewing machine on vacation with you. -Julie Link
- You hoard magazines and blog posts of other’s craft ideas! -Julie Link
- You know you are a blogging crafter when the whole room is a mess except for the area you are photographing! –Miss Little Brown House
- When the only thing unpacked and set up in your new home is your sewing table and machine.-Ellie
- When you save shiny gum wrappers to use as canvas backgrounds. -SueAnn
- When you own at least 20 types of glue. -SueAnn
- You start pulling apart someone’s handmade gift to see how they made it before even saying “thank you.” -Sheryl Coe
- When your craft table is part of your living room furniture and never taken down. -Lisa
- When I start spending my husbands personal budget on crafting things (because I’m already over budget on mine and the kids…) -Aubrey
- You have more pictures loaded on your computer of your crafts than your kids. -Brooke @ Making It Domestic
- Your Husband has to build a shed to make space in your home, because all the material you have. Tania @ Super QT on the Hill
- Your kids know all the names and locations of craft stores and quilt shops in the county. Tania @ Super QT on the Hill
- Your children put their arms straight out the second you come out with a measuring tape. -Kelsee
- You no longer have finger prints from the hot glue gun burns. -Kelsee
- You sit in a movie and instead of watching the story line, you are looking at their clothes or how the house is decorated and making lots of mental notes on how you can make them for yourself. -Kelsee
- You blow the budget on fabric because there was a good sale. -Sharla @ My Little Gems
- Your sewing machine lives on the kitchen table and you leave it there all the time. -Sharla @ My Little Gems
- You start looking at everyday things – like a shoelace, or a crayon or an old frame and think of something you could make out of it. -Sharla @ My Little Gems
- You’ve become a gun enthusiast- glue gun, staple gun, nail gun!-Kara
- Your hubby tells you that you have more inventory in your craft room at home than the actual craft store in your town does -Lori @ Live Laugh Love Create
- Your husband drives 20 miles an hour over the speed limit on trash days, in fear you might find something in other’s trash you want to “alter”-Tracy
- Your husband tries to keep it secret that he’s going to Lowe’s or Home Depot. – Tracy
- You transfer all your cereal into glass canisters just so you can use the “good boxes” for patterns or chipboard substitutes. -Tracy
- It’s 1pm and you’re still in your jammies with your hair a mess, the kids have entertained themselves by trashing the house, but you’ve just completed the cutest little craft project! -Carol
- You yell across the office “I want that box (or envelope) if you don’t want it.” -Debbie @ Snippets of Whimsy
- You hardly ever buy new clothes because it cuts into your crafting money.-Debbie @ Snippets of Whimsy
- The biggest reason your husband is excited to buy a new house is so YOU can have a craft room where HE can unceremoniously toss any and all ‘craft stuff’ he finds in the rest of the house.-submitted by Maggie’s HUSBAND
- Your 6 year old son uses the word fabric in everyday coversation! -Lindsey
- Your 3yr old child asks why you didn’t go to the fabric store today as if something is wrong. -Big and Little with Odd Socks
- You are trying to concentrate on getting a new recipe right and the colour and shape of the food makes you think of all the new things you can create. (extra sad when you actually draw new designs onto the floured board) -Big and Little with Odd Socks
- Your kids get stains on their clothes and instead of pre-treating you think of cute crafts with the fabric. -Fun with Aunt Kadra Louise
- You tell friends and neighbors to stop throwing veggie cans away, so they can be decorated and used for table centerpieces for the high school band banquet. -Fun with Aunt Kadra Louise
ladies, you are hilarious! thanks to each of you for submitting your craftaholic-isms!
*now, leave a comment with your favs. the winning Craftaholic will get a special prize next week :)*
Hi! I'm Linda, the craft addict behind Craftaholics Anonymous®, a craft blog. Crafting is cheaper than therapy, right? When I'm not DIYing something, I can be found taxiing around our 4 crazy kids or working out. Or shoe shopping... because you can never have too many shoes! Happy crafting! ♥
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These are all so funny because they're true. I relate to so many of these! So fun!
#47,48,49
#4 is my fav. In fact I laughed so hard I wet my underwear, but now I know I can salvage them and make something fabulous! Thank you for this list! I no longer feel so alone1
#4 is simply hilarious, but #58 is me to a T!!
I love this post! it's hilarious!
My boyfriend puts me on time-out at craft stores, and book stores too!
my fav numbers are
2, 5, 7, 9, 14, 53, 58
my fave is the husband who drives 20 over the speed limit on trash day LOL :D
my dh loves to get free stuff from the trash too LOL :D
i could relate to lots of these!!
#18 s sooo true!
Very hilarious!
I can relate to 2,5,7,9,10,12,14,17,20,21,23,29,30,34,36,42,52,59,61.
I even think about crafts when I play tennis with my husband :o)
Too funny! I vote: 7, 43, & 54 :)
Oh these are awesome!!! I can relate to almost all of them!
My fave's are…
5, 15, 18, 36, 52, 58
Great post!
Such an awesome list and so many of them are so true!
I picked out just a few (hehehe)
2,5,7,9,12,14,17,18,20,21,36,40,50,52,53 & 60.
:D
# 58 is the best and the story of my life!
5, 9, 14, and 37.
I don't have kids so I couldn't relate to a lot of them
No way I can pick just one so:
5,9,20,26,34,56 and that's being conservative.
#30 is my favorite… I laughed out loud and my husband asked me what was so funny!!! I am new to this stuff and I am saving EVERYTHING!!! I love love love your blog!!!!
Too funny! I totally relate to 26 of these. We haven't eaten at the kitchen table in months because it's turned into my craft table! And my hubby just got rid of clothes so I could use the extra space in my walk-in closet for a craft cubby!! lol. Fun post, Linda!
I haven't read all of them yet, but I liked 61–it was submitted by a husband:)
I haven't read all of them yet, but I liked 61–it was submitted by a husband:)
#53 is my favorite! Very witty!! I also LOLed at #4.
Lol oh #4 made me laugh out loud!
So many…..56 made me chuckle, 61, 4 was pretty dang funny!
Great post!
#53–Hilarious!
Love these!!!
Favs – 8, 25, 28, 58
So, like a good little 3rd grade teacher, I sat down with my pen and paper….. when i was done I had 8 different ones that apply to me! Craziness!!! I have to say that the following are oh.so.true: 5, 15, 20, 23, 36, and 49. Plus #4 is just hilarious and #7 has almost happened! Oh my, I think I need help… or I just need to continue crafting and just accept that this is the way of life ;) Thank you for a great laugh!
5, 9, 14, 38, 40, 58, and 60 are the ones I related to the MOST. The list would be much too long if I put every one I can relate to! Maybe I need help!
Oooooh man! I started writing down the numbers on a small post-it and ended up using 3 of them!! Guess it's official now! :-)
2,5,9,12,13,14,15,17,21,23,27,29,31,32,36,38,41,49,51,52,53,58,59 and……66.
Gotta run…new idea for a craft just arrived!
Oh, I should have put Amanda H (starts with "Oooooh man…". I didn't see there was another Amanda until I posted.
so, that's me Amanda H
What a sickness! But it does make a good diet. #53 made me laugh out loud! A gun enthusiast!
These were too funny. I loved 8, 15, 44, 47, 49 and 55. So many of these hit the mark for me! What a fun post.
#53- So true!
As I read number 6, I looked at my cat and dog, and realized try were covered in fabric shreds, and 17 is a monthly occurrence here! Oops!! Super fun post Linda! Hope you are feeling ok!
Well I first have to say I relate far too much to all of these! How about when your brothers and dad are helping you move, and there are more boxes of craft stuff than kitchen/bathroom/office/bedroom stuff!? I vote for #53!
This was so much fun!!!!! I laughed so hard seeing me in almost 34 of these descriptions…
My favs are: 2, 5, 23, 28, 49 and 58 (this last one is really what describes me best!)
I can relate to almost all of them. #59 has happened so often that people just automatically save things for me.
#9 I still am collecting gum wrappers.
#50 I have done more often than I care to mention. In fact, going out soon to do it again.
Hugs
SueAnn
#29 for sure, I have so much stuff, you name it I might have it.
#3 works perfect for my accountant husband and me!
#7 I've totally been on timeout from Michael's and probably should be right now…
#31 I hate it when my forearm hurts from spray painting!
Great list!
#58 is my house, especially during the summer months!!
I loved them all, but i could mostly relate to 2,3,5,11,14,15,18,20,23,36
(I stopped counting after that)
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14 and 49 too true.
linked up this list with my list! So great! PROUD TO BE A CRAFTAHOLIC!
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Just made the Hubster read through the comments, he noticed my #55 and said, "I do NOT drive 20 miles over the speed limit…..its more like 29. And I also try to swerve and hit the good stuff so you won't get it!"
Oh, ha ha, very funny! Gonna pay for THAT one!! *Ü*
40 and 58 are the story of my life!
Ha Ha Ha, I have to say I laughed hard at most of them. Of course, #61 is my favorite – that's from my husband!
Oh man! 53 for sure!
#4 is cracking me up! And now I'm contemplating pulling out my cute maternity undies b/c I know I could make something fun out of the fabric ;)
I have to go with #58 – it describes life around here alot! Although, there are many that I totally relate too! Nice to have a support group for our addiction!
18 AND 44
Number 42~ there are lots and lots of ladies that have actual craft rooms, but for those of us who use our kitchen tables on a daily basis, well that takes EXTRA work!
These are hilarious! Here are my favs:
2,5,7,9,14,17,19,20,36,58,& 60
I also have one to add:
You are more concerned about getting crafts done than you are about cleaning your house!
Ok, here goes. My name is Jenny, and I'm a craftaholic. Number 58 is totally me, except I rarely actually get to finish anything I start!