Martha Stewart - Craft of the Day

Martha Stewart - Craft of the Day

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Matryoshka Doll Necklace

I just love these little russian dolls!  Here's a fun tutorial to make a sweet little matryoshka necklace for yourself.  All you need is shrinky dinks for the inkjet printer, a small hole punch and a necklace!

First find a cute doll and print it on the shrinky dink paper (just follow their directions) then cute it out...

Punch a hole for the jumpring...

Lay it between 2 pieces of paper (I used a lunch bag) and bake according to the directions.  For me it was about 2 mins @ 300degrees

See how much it shrinks and thickens...

So fun and super easy!

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New Years Eve Glam!

Instead of wearing one of those awful tin foil looking tiaras this New Years Eve make yourself a quick glam hair accessory!  The crafts stores have a fabulous selection of feathers and even some of these large feather pads lately.  All you need is an old sparkly earring, a feather pad, a hair clips and some glue.  Poke the earring through the feathers, bend the post over so it doesn't poke you and hot glue a hair clip or hair comb to the back!  You can whip this up in no time and I guarantee you will be the best accessorized lady at the stroke of midnight!

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Holiday Giveaway!

What holiday wouldn't be better with a mustache necklace?  Well I'm giving away this super cute handmade deep brown acrylic mustache necklace to one lucky person this week!  Wear it around your neck then pop it above your lip and give yourself a fun "stache" at any given moment :)  Comes on a 18 inch silver snake chain and it will be the hit of your holiday festivites.  Leave a comment here or on my facebook page (or both for more chances) and let me know your favorite holiday party idea and one winner will be selected Sunday evening.  Good luck!

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Stache on a Stick...who knew!

I clearly underestimated the popularity of a mustache on a stick.  Last night I was set up at the Holiday Artist Market downtown and instead of having a candy treat at my table for the holiday festivites I decided to make a bunch of "Stache on a Stick" fun to giveaway.  Well holy moly...the town went mustache crazy.  I had heards of folks rushing my table asking if I was "the mustache girl"  which was both cute and odd at the same time!  Everyone wanted a free litttle stache and I was out of them 2 hours into the night :)  Needless to say the world is a much funnier place when you're town is wearing mustaches on sticks all night long. What a blast, I think I may make it a regular thing at all craft shows.

And yes many folks also bought the flask to go along with the stache...next up necklaces!

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Quick holiday gift idea!

These adorable wine charms are sure to be a hit at your holiday parties.  Imagine giving your friends these sweet little festive baubles to use during the season...they'll love them!   All you need to do is find some cute little ball ornaments, beads, ribbon and hoop wires (earring section of the craft store) and there you have it!  These charms are simple to make, cute as can be and a perfect last minute gift idea. 

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Handmade Pincushion Gifts

Here's a fun holiday idea!  I always try to think of new handmade gifts for my family and friends (they can only get so many flasks and retro flowers you know) and this year some of the lucky sewing girls will be receiving these little cupcake pincushions.  They are a snap to make and look so sweet!  Take some small bowls (these are from Pier 1 Imports), leftover scrap fabric or felt, a handfull of poly-fil stuffing and pretty ribbons and make your own cute little pincushions for your friends and family! 

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