When the magazine published that particular Thanksgiving issue, my family had been in the country for just two years, and with no real attachment to American food traditions, we were free to do anything.
Looking up its cover now, I see a flash of the wooden Ikea shelves in the first apartment my family had in the United States, and in the center, a row of Martha Stewart Living, stuffed with flags that marked everything my mom wanted to make. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried - the recipe came from Martha Stewart, after all, as published in the November 1999 issue of her famous Martha Stewart Living. Instead, my mom would render pancetta, cook aromatics in the gleaming fat, spike it with Madeira wine, and toss those richly flavored ingredients with almonds, green grapes, and dark slivers of wild rice. The ideas, tutorials, and opinions are my own.The Thanksgiving stuffing of my childhood never involved bread. I will probably include a note mentioning that the tumbler design will last longer if washed on the top rack of the dishwasher.ĭisclosure: I was provided the craft materials and a small payment in exchange for writing this tutorial. Think how cute a stenciled monogram would look on the tumbler. You could decorate with any stencils you like. I think the snowflake themed coffee gift set will be a big hit! (Holiday decoration, thrifty, re-useable, and come on…who doesn’t LOVE coffee?!)
Sew a little box bottom drawstring gift bag, using the snowflake fabric. Repeat the snowflake design randomly throughout the fabric. Remove the stencil and let the paint dry. Gently roll the roller top back and forth over the stencil until the desired amount of paint comes out. Squeeze some craft paint into a Martha Stewart roller top (best invention EVER!) Repeat until you are happy with your decorated tumbler. The specialty sponge is too big for these smaller stencils, but you can use a paint brush to paint inside the stencil. (Be careful not to overlap the first snowflake.)įill in areas between the larger snowflakes with small self-adhesive stencils. Gently remove the stencil and reposition it in another location on the tumbler. (If you come at it from an angle some of the paint may seep under the stencil or move the stencil.) Pounce lightly and straight onto the stencil. Add more tape to the outside edge of the stencil to hold it in place on the tumbler.ĭip a specialty sponge into the Martha Stewart multi-surface craft paint. Tape off the areas of the stencil that you aren’t using. You can read more about affiliate links here. I earn a small percentage from a purchase using these links. ( I’ve included affiliate links for your convenience. I thought the gift sets needed a little somethin’ special to give them holiday flair (or maybe I was feeling guilty that the gifts were just too easy and inexpensive.) With a little Martha Stewart multi-surface craft paint and Martha Stewart decorative snowflake stencils, I turned them into extra special holiday gifts. Naturally I shoved everyone aside and grabbed as many as I could (not really, but I would have!) For under $8 each, it was a real sweet deal. Our local Kroger had Illy ground coffee and tumbler sets on clearance. Looking for a gift for those hard to buy people on your list? Or simply an inexpensive gift for your child’s teachers? I found the perfect gift while grocery shopping.
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