inept. in many forms.

here's the thing.


i like to pretend that i'm crafty. i read crafty blogs and star posts thinking "psh, i could totally do that." (i couldn't) i've attended various "crafting" parties....but rarely finish whatever the project was. i knit things....but often i make the scarves wider than intended....and run out of yarn....and have to turn it into a "neck cozy".  (true story)


and sometimes i try to build bookshelves...
and they end up looking like this.



and yes, i maybe could have taken my clothes off the shelf before documenting my inept building skills. i'll just add "photographing craftiness" onto the long list of things i'm not very good at.


i tried to redeem myself in a little battle called "lacy vs. the contact paper" [cue impressive gong sound]


this was the end result.





luckily the photo is far enough away that it looks preeeeetty good. (pat on the back for lacy)


also pictured are the tools that made it all possible. my surprisingly crappy scissors, a razor (who made up for the nonexistent work morale of the scissors), a summer photo cd used for smoothing, post-it's in lieu of tape, and my serial killers book for moral support. (and maybe like a weight or something)


not pictured  - brand new/old vinyl purchased mere hours before, during an impromptu record store drop by. (it's probably going to be a bad thing that it's conveniently located on my route home from work) said records maintained my sanity through this grueling 15-minutes process. (edit. upon review you can glimpse the records in the before picture. see! i wasn't lying...)


this $13 walmart bookcase has officially been more trouble than it was worth. next time i'll just keep my clothes in organized piles on the floor...