Understand Blue: Come On Baby Light My Fire.

Well thank goodness Jim Morrison got pardoned this week. I'm really glad that our administration is difficult at work pardoning dead musicians. That kind of keeps them out of our hair while we craft and get done the holidays.I adored The Doors. I loved Jim's spooky boomy voice and around of his creepier lyrics. I also enjoy all musicians - Elvis, Buddy Holly, John Lennon and Jim Morrison - about whose deaths conspiracy theories abound.

There's simply nothing like walking down the street behind someone whom you firmly believe is Elvis. Or who actually IS Elvis.Chew on THAT. Mm hmm.Well anyway, since old Jim was on my head this week, I could not stand a fiery craft for my stamping class yesterday.I got the theme from this big projection on Splitcoaststampers. Brilliant. Literally :I decided to have my little set with the matchbox die to make only one candle. The box base is Crumb Cake, and the arm is Deck the Halls DSP. The peak is from Artistic Etchings, and I used silver tinsel trim around the box, and a little rhinestone.I made my votives by stamping the medal from Artistic Etchings in Cherry Cobbler on white tissue paper. Then I sandwiched the tissue between sheets of copy paper before punching out a circle - 1.25" or 1 3/8" is fine. Then you punch a hollow in the sum of this tissue circle with a 1/16" circle punch. Slip that down over the wick, and ignite the top of the candle with your heat gun until the tissue has been loaded by the wax. Do not make the candle while you heat it - that little aluminum cup gets hot!Then run some sticky strip about the position and add some of that fabby silver vintage glass glitter. Squish it into the record with your finger.Very fun, quick little holiday goodie for somebody on your list.Then, I had more 3D fun this weekend with a foundation for Project Reanimate, which I have been neglecting.To see what amazing household object I have reanimated with the service of my Lovely little Juniper Elf from the Starving Artistamps holiday release - head on over to this spot for all the deets!What are you cooking up for little gifties? You don't need to be unprepared if Elvis pops over for S'mores, you know.