Sorry!

 We've had a change of plans at my house. The grand dog that I was going to keep for a few weeks while daughter #2 and her hubby were in Hawaii will not be coming. It seems as if she developed some "things" on her feet and mouth that appear to be caused by bacterial and yeast infections and she is on antibiotics and steroids as well as needing attention to the things on her feet and mouth-especially the ones on her feet as she is wanting to bite at them-which is probably how the infection spread to her mouth. In any case, my daughter said they didn't want me to have to deal with all of that so she will be staying closer to her vet with my grand daughter. And, that also means that any computer help my son-in-law could have given me won't be happening for at least three more weeks. I still can't edit my pictures so what I take is what you get...and I can't use my new printer. I didn't realize how much I used my printer until I have been without it. It seems like every craft I happen upon needs an image so, at least for now, that won't be happening.

And, that is exactly what drove me to Uncle Sam in the first place. As you have probably picked up, he isn't my favorite project but, I did think if I could get ahold of some paper mache boxes I could zhuzh them up and I might like him better.

My initial plan had been to do 3 boxes but when I found them at Hobby Lobby I realized that they would be much too high...not to mention too large around for what I wanted. I was just wishing that I could buy the boxes individually (they came as a set of 3) when I saw two loose ones on the shelf- a medium box with the small inside-it was missing the largest box which I had by now decided that I didn't want. Of course, there were no prices on them as I'm guessing someone made off with the largest and just put these back on the shelf!?! I asked a lady working nearby and she sent me to the manager who said he would sell them to me for 2/3 the price of the set. Sold.  I was fine with that because that is what I wanted to begin with...serendipity!

And so, I was then ready to go...but I truly didn't know where. As I was looking at everything, I decided that I probably just wanted the medium sized box...and, I wasn't in the mood for complications so I went the simple way.

I painted the top red and the bottom blue-real imaginative I know. Lol

Then I just randomly added some white stars. This is about when I realized that my heart wasn't really in this project either because normally I would be spacing the stars perfectly and symmetrically but nope, I just went for it.

Of course, since Uncle Sam is primitive I decided that the box needed a layer of antiquing wax-wipe on, wipe off.

And this is where he landed. I'm still not excited. I'm not sure if maybe I'm just upset that I can't get any good pictures for you or if this is just one of my craft fails. In any case, he is here for the long haul-we'll see if he makes the cut next year. Lol

I have so many "little" chores hanging over my head-you know, the kind that only you know happened after they're done but, they need to be addressed never-the-less so I am off. Stay safe and stay tuned.

I just heard from grand daughter #3 who is going to help me get my Pinterest button back and she said she is going to do some research and see if there might be a way to get my Picassa editing back...oh my, music to my ears. I am not getting my hopes up-oh heck, yes I am. You'll be the first to know!