Ikea Lantern Twinkle Light

I made a new twinkle light.  The subsequent photos of it exemplify how desperately I need a camera for my birthday HINT. Back to the twinkle. Who DOESN'T have that Ikea lantern in some colour lying around the house.  Put it to good use for once and cram some twinkles in it.  Plus, they already have a handle, so stringing them together and hanging them on your porch in the summer would be easy easy.  Henceforth I am putting out a call for twinkle light jars/bottles/crates/vessles/pails/carafes that you have made.  Share away via email, please! I would simply die to see your lovely contributions and I will dedicate a special post to all you twinklers...

Handmade Christmas: Teacup Candles

I am an impoverished grad student.  It's a disgusting fact of life.  For this frugal Christmas I have discovered the satisfaction of handmade gifts. I'm into simple crafts that aren't ... kitchy/tacky/ew. When I found teacup candles on Pinterest, I knew I had a winner. I checked out a couple of websites beforehand for their advice, obviously Martha and this one from Craftbits and ended up with bits and pieces of their advice.