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 Congratulations to Marissa who were randomly selected as our Free Stuff Friday winner and will receive DieCuts Printed Le Tres Chic Paper Stack & the Le Tres Chic Cardstock Stack!

DieCuts Cardstock Stacks are the perfect pad of cardstock for scrapbook pages, memory books, photo albums, cards, invitations and more. Le Tres Chic Cardstock Stack has 2 sheets each of 6 double-sided pearl-Spearmint, Dusty Rose, and Peach; 2 each of 3 glitter sheets-Rose, Sterling, and French Vanilla; and 3 each of 10 double-sided textured cardstock include shades of Grey, Black, Dusty Rose, Pink, French Blue, Tan, Cream, and more. Le Tres Chic Paper Stack has 2 sheets each of 24 designs include collages of vintage images, florals, stripes, lace, frames and tags. All in shades of Pink, Peach, French Blue, Indigo, Mocha, Espresso, Black, Cream, and White. Half of the designs have glitter accents.

Marissa’s winning answer to “Do you speak any other languages?” was…

“no…I tried Spanish in College, but it didn’t go so well. And I also tried to learn sign language, but there weren’t enough classes to take to be really good at it.”

By Craft Celebrity Mark Montano, from the blog Mark Montano’s Big Ass Blog.

If you’re like me, it’s tough to toss jars when you’re creative because you know they will come in handy for something! Last year I wrote an article for Hamptons Magazine and thought I’d share with you the project I made especially for them.

YOU’LL NEED:

• Jars in different sizes
• Yarn
• Masking tape
• White Krylon spray paint
• Fabric cut on the bias 1 1/2″ wide by 10″ per jar
• Tea lights

HERE’S HOW:

1. After your jars are sparkly clean, tightly wrap them with yarn in a crisscross pattern and tape the ends on the underside or the inside so they stay in place. Don’t place the tape on the outside of the jar where you will be painting.

2. Cover an area in newspaper and give the jars 3 light coats of white Krylon spray paint (waiting 5-10 minutes in between coats) and let dry.

3. Remove the yarn and wrap the tops with the bias fabric securing them with a knot. You could also use ribbon for the tops, it’s up to you.

4. Add your tea lights and set your table.