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Kristin St. Clair

Kristin St. Clair

Name: Kristin St. Clair
Job Title: Crafter, TV
Date started at company: July, 2005
First story you worked on: Glittered snowflakes with Marcie
Hometown: Pleasantville, NY
Education: The School of Visual Arts
First Job: Freelance crafter at MSLO
Astrological sign: Aries
Personal crafting/artwork: little bit of this… little bit of that
Things you collect: Dead things, small things, old things, weird things, white things.

FAVORITE . . .
Color: Black
Holiday: Halloween
Pizza topping: No cheese- just tomato sauce & arugula
Kind of Fabric: Liberty prints
Dessert: A fresh Babycakes cupcake
Source: Rummage sales
Martha Stewart Craft: Toadstools

Editor's Archive

Luxury Crafting. Bottega Veneta.

TV Crafts : Luxury Crafting. Bottega Veneta.

Posted by Kristin St. Clair

When Tomas Maier, the creative director of Bottega Veneta, was scheduled to appear on the show in early October, I was quite thrilled to say the least. When it came to my attention that he would not only be showcasing a selection of Bottega handbags, but would also be accompanied by the actual Italian craftsmen …

Make It : Halloween Costumes: Quick & Easy

Posted by Kristin St. Clair

Halloween is around the corner and every season friends ask me for costume crafting help.  My “go to” solution for this Halloween is a hoodie. An inexpensive solid color hoodie can be turned into almost anything. With just a few embellishments, a brown hoodie can easily become a wolf, a green hoodie a frog, a …

Ask the Crafts Dept. : Dyeing Pearls

Posted by Kristin St. Clair

Hand Dyed Glass Pearls
Amy asks:
This is a question about a project Martha did on air over a year ago.  She had dyed glass pearls and then threaded them alternately on satin ribbon to make a necklace. My question is that if I omit the ribbon and just string the dyed pearls, will the dye rub …