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Martha Stewart Countdown #60 Pencil Stamps

OK! I am obsessed with making note cards lately! Thank goodness Martha likes note cards! For some reason I just love giving someone something that I have made! I am POSITIVE you will too. It’s a rewarding feeling when someone looks at something and they have that “wow, did you really make that” look on their face! Then you say “YEP, I DID”

Instead of using your pencil eraser to make marks disappear, turn it into a stamp and make playful pictures appear on cards and wrapping paper. Just press the eraser into an ink pad, and stamp polka dots onto paper. Or cut the eraser with a utility knife to create different looks: Half an eraser makes a half-moon, and a third creates a delicate crescent.

I used Martha Stewart’scraft knife and ink pads.

I hope you make tons and tons of notecards for all of your loved ones. Just think of the look on their face when they see it.

Lot’s polka dot love being sent your way, Jaderbomb

Check out Martha’s original craft HERE and you can purchase Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts here!

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(me on the show!)

Click HERE to read all about it!!!

IF YOU DECIDE TO DO ANY OF THE CRAFTS, SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND I WILL ATTACH IT TO THE POST WITH A LINK THAT GOES STRAIT TO YOUR BLOG! IF YOU DON’T HAVE A BLOG JUST EMAIL IT TO ME AND I WILL PUT IT UP!!!!

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Martha Stewart Countdown #59 Peacock Photo Display

Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts is filled with TONS of awesome crafts! The one I am showing you now is fantastic. You can go to stores and purchase these babies for lot’s of moolah! Guess I never really realized just how easy they were to make!

Dress up your desk with reminders, your home with Christmas cards, a birthday gift with memorable pictures on it or stick it in your kitchen with to do notes! The possibilities are endless! Just tuck the pictures into the loops of this fan shaped baby and your set!

All you need for this craft is wire and needle nose pliers. It’s fun to know you have common things around your house that make the most unique gifts! See, it’s about using what we ALREADY have!

Snip two 16-inch pieces..two 15-inch pieces…three 14-inch pieces…and four 13 inch pieces.

Grab one end of the wire and make a loop like this. This is the loop that will hold the pictures.

This is how I made my loops. ((don’t mind ashy’s dirty fingers haha) I used a marker and wrapped the wire around it. {{trust me it makes it so easy}}

Bundle all of the loose pieces of wire together leaving the 4 longest ones sticking out like this.

Look how pretty all the ends look!

After you bundle them together you want to wrap the bundle with 28 gauge wire. Ending where the shorter wires end.

You now want to spread out the four long wire out. This will make a base for you. Use needle nose pliers to make a small loop at the end of each long wire.

And there you have it. Your very own photo ((or whatever you want)) display. Can you believe it’s that easy! You can spray paint this baby if you want to dress it up. I think I will spray mine GOLD.. If I do I will update with a picture of it! Happy Crating!

Full of happiness today, jaderbomb

Check out Martha’s original craft HERE and you can purchase Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts here!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO

(me on the show!)

Click HERE to read all about it!!!

[email protected]

Thanks to Martha Stewart crafts for sponsoring me with craft supplies!

Martha Stewart Countdown #56 Twine Dispenser

If you ever found twine, rope, string or yarn scattered all over the place then you NEED to see this craft!!! I have so much twine all over my studio it’s CUH-RAZY!! The best part is you can make them any size! SO MUCH FUN!

You will need: wire, needle nose pliers and whatever your filling these babies with!

You want to start by cutting a piece of wire (about 18″). You will cut 2 pieces. If you want you can use a smaller or larger piece depending on how much twine you are putting inside. Curl one end of the wire.

Keep curling…

Till you get a big ole coil!

When you are done curling you want to push OUT the inside.

Then put your twine inside. Now is the time to get your second piece and repeat the steps. When you are done put it on the other end and it will enclose the twine.

This is what you will get! HOW AWESOME! I hung it up in my kitchen so it is ALWAYS available to me!

Now I am really going to bed, jaderbomb

Check out Martha’s original craft HERE

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO

(me on the show!)

Just in case you are not aware of my countdown I am doing right now you can click HERE to read all about it!!!

Make sure you click on the Martha countdown tab on my blog to see the crafts I have already done!

And I will put a link on my website which is www.jaderbomb.com!!!!

AND IF YOU DECIDE TO DO ANY OF THE CRAFTS, SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND I WILL ATTACH IT TO THE POST WITH A LINK THAT GOES STRAIT TO YOUR BLOG! IF YOU DON’T HAVE A BLOG JUST EMAIL IT TO ME AND I WILL PUT IT UP!!!!

[email protected]

Thanks to Martha Stewart crafts for sponsoring me with craft supplies!

Martha Stewart Countdown #55 Origami Nesting Boxes

Howdy Jader-roo’s! I hope you enjoy this craft because I think this will save you lot’s and lot’s of MOOLAHHH!! These boxes are so pretty, but they take some patience to create.
I will explain the directions I used and I will also put at the bottom the way to do it if you DON’T have a Martha Stewart scoring board. (which btw is a MUST if you love to craft). I swear, I didn’t realize how much I “needed” one of these babies until I got one!

All you will need is a scoring board, paper trimmer, double stick tape and lot’s of love! If you don’t have a scoring board you can follow these directions.

OH! Here is my friend FIGGY! He made a video on how to make this. Sometimes two is better than one! Figgy works for Martha and he is something else ((all good though))

I start off with a 7 x 7 sheet of paper.

As you can see on the scoring board they have a “cheat sheet” for you to follow! Lemme tell you this baby is handy!

After you score you paper to the correct measurements they you will fold the middle flap down like so…

Next you will take your double stick tape and start folding the outside flaps inward. Kinda like we did when we made the envelopes!

Tadahhhhh!!! It’s my very own gift box! I am so excited that for Christmas I can use paper I already have and make boxes with my own two hands! {{I wish I had 8 hands}}

Check out Martha’s original craft HERE

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO

(me on the show!)

Just in case you are not aware of my countdown I am doing right now you can click HERE to read all about it!!!

Make sure you click on the Martha countdown tab on my blog to see the crafts I have already done!

And I will put a link on my website which is www.jaderbomb.com!!!!

[email protected]

Thanks to Martha Stewart crafts for sponsoring me with craft supplies!

Martha Stewart Countdown #54 Making Custom Envelopes

Can you believe in the early part of the 19th century, letters were not mailed in envelopes. Instead, they were folded and the addresses placed on the outside of the sheet. A homemade card certainly calls for an envelope that’s equally as special. It’s easy to create one that’s customized to the size and shape of your card. Plus if you have something “special” to mail you can design your OWN unique envelope. Let me tell you THESE BABIES ARE EASIER THAN I THOUGHT!

Tools and Materials
Paper or card stock
Card
Triangle or ruler
Bone folder and Scoring Board
Scissors or Paper Trimmer
Glue stick or double stick tape

If you don’t have a scoring board you can click on the link HERE to see the directions on how to make with with just a ruler and pencil {pretty much}.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MarthaStewartCrafts#p/u/7/8GWCaXNKe2s

I recommend using a paper trimmer to get your paper to it’s exact measurement.

You can use the scoring board to check your measurements when you are done.

What’s really cool is the scoring board comes with this little device that allows you to make any size card. It’s very easy to understand!

This is what it should look like after you scored the paper! FYI don’t press too hard because it will CUT the paper!

Use double stick tape because it’s the easiest thing for this part!

You will notice that all we are doing is folding the triangles over each other!

Bet you had NO idea that you could make your very own envelope! Hope you have fun making tons and tons of these babies…

Wishing I had super powers for the next 5 days, Jaderbomb

Check out Martha’s original craft HERE

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO

(me on the show!)

Just in case you are not aware of my countdown I am doing right now you can click HERE to read all about it!!!

Make sure you click on the Martha countdown tab on my blog to see the crafts I have already done!

And I will put a link on my website which is www.jaderbomb.com!!!!

[email protected]

Thanks to Martha Stewart crafts for sponsoring me with craft supplies!

Martha Stewart Countdown #52 Glittered Pop-Up Place Cards

Sheesh! It’s almost “Good Morning” right! I promise this is my last craft today. I will totally indulge in The Real Housewives when I am done with this. They won me over just like Sister Wives did. I am staring at this screen and my eyes keep going out of focus. What can I say! I was off today and got ALOT done. I better type up this craft before my eyes go night night on the computer again… FINE you won. It’s morning, or afternoon to you…So I fell asleep last night (the many perks of being a blogger)…

Realized I never got to post this daggum post . Hope you have not been waiting by your computer too long for my next craft! Love all of you Jaderbugs!