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MIKE KRAUTTER (ARROW PEN HOW-TO)

Arrow Pens

Supplies

Colored heavyweight

paper

Craft scissors

Fringe scissors

Double-sided tape

Capped gel pen

Notebook with

elastic band

Fringe scissors, by

Martha Stewart Crafts,

$14, amazon.com.

Glaze gel pens, by

Sakura, $17.50 for 10,

dickblick.com. Small

softcover notebook,

$6, poppin.com.

1. Download and print
   arrow templates (at
   marthastewart.com/
   arrow-pens). Trace
   onto paper; cut out.


2. Use fringe scissors to
   create arrow fletching.


3. Fold each in half,
   then use tape to attach
   fletching to end of
   pen, and heart to pen
   cap. Slip into elastic
   of notebook.

GARDEN

Cloche Encounters

Instead of a full bouquet, craft a delicate arrangement under glass.

First, place floral clay on the bottom of a flower-pin frog

to secure it inside a small, sturdy cup. Fill the cup three-quarters full

with water. Set a glass cloche next to it, so you know how high

the blooms can be. Then cut flowers and greenery and stick them onto

the pins. To finish, set the cup on a plate and cover it with the

cloche. Check the water daily—the display can last about a week.

Small

carnations,

sweetheart

roses, fern

fronds,

and begonia

leaves add

up to a lovely

arrangement.

Supplies

Floral clay

Flower-pin frog

(ours is 36

millimeters)

Small cup or dish

Glass cloche

Flowers and

greenery

Garden shears

Plate

Flower-pin frog,

36 mm, $5, hidatool

.com. Glass bell

dome, by Ashland,

$22, michaels.com.

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GOOD T HINGS

February