What would Martha do? My attempt at completing the crafts in Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts

For the third project I did the folded candy tins. These were really simple to make and took less than 20 minutes to complete. The total cost for this project was 1.50 for the paper. These would be great for a dinner party, kids birthday or any celebration.

I just finished project 2, creating paper envelopes. It was a great easy project to do. It took me a total of 30 min. with a cost of $3.00. I used the templates downloaded from marthastewart.com. They look great and could be used for many occasions. Here are pictures!

I decided to fold 100 box shades for a string of lights for the first project. The paper used was cream colored cardstock that could still pass light through it. I also decided to put them on a strand of multi colored lights so there was some color to them. The total amount of time put into this project was 6 hours. The total cost was 2.99 for the string of lights, the paper was donated. I am now moving on to making envelopes and shopping bags. Those shouldn't take me too long. Hope you like the pictures. I am working on getting better pictures with my camera but I can't download them. These pictures are from my cell phone.