Top Ten Things... I learned DIYing it

The first of what, I can only assume, will be many top ten lists.

And in no particular order...

1. Take how much time you are willing to spend on a project and write that number down. Write down how much you will pay and how many trips you are willing to make to the nearest craft store. Now double all those numbers. Now triple it. Is it still worth it?
2. A mock up always occurs more than once.
3. If you start a DIY too early, you will likely find an even better DIY project later on and throw away your first idea.
4. You will make a mistake. At some point you won't care anymore and find the fastest way to fix it, even if it doesn't look amazing.
5. If you are a perfectionist or have an idea of what you want it to really look like, do not recruit friends. You will end up annoying your friends and redoing all of the work anyway.
6. Never, ever, attempt a DIY that requires writing in front of the tv or a good movie. At some point you will make a mistake and have to start again.
7. Your Fionce will think you are crazy for wanting to repaint that cream coloured frame eggshell white. Other women who are not engaged are just thinking it.
8. If it looks simple enough, it is actually really, really, really hard.
9. Anything Martha Stewart can do in an hour will take you a day. Trust me on this one.
10. At some point, somewhere, you will be doing a DIY for the third time over and realize that Michael's sells the same thing pre-made for about 10% more than what you are paying. With their 40% off coupon, it will be 30% less what you paid, it will look perfect and you won't have to do a fourth take. No matter how proud you are of your horrifying work, just buy the damned product and throw yours away!

~Miss. Sunshine