Out of the Boudoir

Martha Martha Martha!

I am loving all the Martha craft section at Michaels.My son and I put together a lion and a piggy puppet at the lake house last summer, and it was a perfect activity to do on a lazy afternoon.



The kits are very simple and child friendly, and the instructions very easy to follow and very clear. By the time christmas came around we put together the child stocking which was a matter of peel and stick snowflakes, and cutting out letters.


But all the fun is not for the kids only. They have paper flowers kits, beautiful gift paper, around october they have halloween themed crafts and decorations for your home...I could go on and on! I am very excited to get a chance to put together the pom-pom kit, maybe it they will hang in my studio!

Rudolph the red nose... moose?

Why in the world did they do a moose instead of a deer I don't know. I'm talking about the beautiful stocking holders from Martha Stewart for kmart these came out a couple years ago in different finishes.

The church had a brass finish, the christmas tree, pine cone and moose a copper finish. Even though they look nice, I thought I would spray paint them all off white and give them a more vintage look to fit my style. I had a rough idea as to what to do, but didn't know specifically what they would end up looking like.

Well, that christmas I spray painted them and never got around to doing the detail work. They didn't get packed with the rest of the holiday trimmings because I thought oh! this won't take long I'll find time to finish them soon. Fast forward to this last xmas.. and they still did not get done! I started to pack again and just made them a priority. It was a four day project trying to get them done... not because they were difficult, but when your have a two year old with huge beautiful almond shaped eyes wanting to play with you, well the choice is easy.


I used acrylic paint for most of the detail work, a gold pen for the star on the tree and church windows.I painted the snow on first to see how the paint would behave, and I have to say I may have to come back and spray a top coat so it doesn't disappear should it get water on it somehow (project for next xmas...wink wink). I continued with the church,the tree, and then Mr. Moose, who was calling out for a red nose, and could not be ignored, Santa would love him just as much, he's different and that makes him a perfect fit for this family. The last thing I did was take a metal file from my hubby's tools and peel some paint off. Looking back, I wish I had done before and after pics for the blog. My mind isn't trained in blogness just yet.
Something to get used to.

Etsy Love

It is so amazing to me the sense of community not only within the Etsy family, but in the whole craft industry. I was so excited to hear that my shop was being featured this week in Crystal's blog!
She and her mom are the creative minds behind 2BellesBeads, an Etsy shop filled with pieces that are classic, timeless and beautiful!

Let's keep supporting each other so make sure you stop by and check them out!
Thanks so much Crystal!!