Squids and Bacon and Dirty Shellfish

I amass things and stare at them until I can find a use for them. Such as this box I found at the Salvation Army:

I like the green but the pears are dumb. Luckily I've been hanging onto a Cartoon Network calendar for a few years, and I thought the artwork on the Squidbillies page matched it perfectly, so I decoupaged them on the top of it:

Similarly, I found this box with the sappy sentiment all over it at TJ Maxx:

(seriously, why do people buy this crap?) and decided it would look much better covered in bacon:

Both sides are now 100% more delicious! I covered the edges by gluing that lace edging stuff on with E-6000. The inside is just a nice pattern so I left it alone.

I feel like I should preface the next one with "If you are easily offended..." but you would have stopped visiting this page a long time ago if you were, right? Right! So I found this Kuntry Krafty stupid looking tray at a thrift store (that overpriced churchy one that I probably won't go to again) and thought it might have potential. Or porntential, rather. I hunted through my pile of crafting porn, and I thought the quilt in the background of this shoot would lend itself nicely to the silly flowery country stupidness going on around the edge of the tray. Combined with a pamphlet I got at the grocery store regarding the Dangers Of Undercooked Shellfish, I think it worked out okay:

NOW it's something I am proud to have around my house! Score another one for hoarding.