Make your own Make-up Brush Holder

Isn't this cute?  If you are a sewer and you need a new make-up brush holder, why not make your own?  Here is a tutorial on how to make one from Freshly Picked.

How-To Make Decorative Magnets From Martha Stewart

With their whirling, glass-coated patterns, these marbled magnets make an attractive addition to a refrigerator or any magnetic surface. What's more, they're easy and inexpensive to make, requiring little more than flattened glass marbles, decorative papers, and of course, magnets. As Martha Stewart demonstrates, you can also use this technique to create pushpins to embellish a corkboard.

Tools and Materials

Decorative papers, such as wallpaper, wrapping paper, or magazine cutouts
Paper punch (Martha uses 2 sizes: 1 1/2 and 3/4 inches)
Flattened glass marbles
Sobo glue
Super glue
Magnets
Scissors (optional)
Pencil (optional)

Decorative Magnets How-To

1. Using a paper punch, cut out decorative paper rounds. Since the marbles are irregularly shaped, you may have to trim the rounds to match. You can also trace the glass marble onto the paper using a pencil and cut out the shape.

2. Using Sobo glue, affix the printed side of the paper to a glass marble. Let the glue dry, and press out any bubbles.

3. Using super glue, affix a magnet to the back of the paper. Let dry a few hours before using. Packaged in small boxes or tins, the magnets make wonderful gifts.

Source: http://www.marthastewart.com/article/decorative-magnets?xsc=eml_crd_2010_03_08

Make Your Mason Jar Soap Dispenser

Do you make your own liquid soap and are looking for an unique dispenser to put it for yourself, to sell or to give as a gift? Then why not create your own? Here is a tutorial from Heather Bullard's site on how to create your own soap ispenser. It looks simple enough with a mason jar some basic tools. Take a look at the beautiful pictures and get started today!

http://heatherbullard.typepad.com/heather_bullard_collectio/2010/02/diy-mason-jar-soap-dispenser.html

Teabag Flower Tutorial

Are you into papercrafting and want to learn something new? Or you into oragami? Here is another creative way to use your paper by making a Flower Teabag.

Customizing a Journal

I always recommend to my students to keep a journal close by in order to keep records of fragrance/essential oil blends they created, notes etc. of their experiences while making their bath/body and soapmaking projects.

While I was housesitting last month (April 2008), I happened to glance at a clip from Martha Stewart from Comcast's On Demand on covering composition books with decorative papers. If you like to start your own bath/body/soap making journal and would like to make yours distintive, here is a project I want to share with you.

http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=688f8670de42f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=covering%20composition%20journals&rsc=header_1

I am currently looking for the linen tape that Martha suggests. If I find a location where it can be purchased, I will share it with you. Or if you know of a vendor that sells it on line, please let us know.