If you’ve been following along, you know that I’ve tried in the past to do some Martha crafts. You also know that I am basically hopeless. That was proven yet again for those of us who weren’t positive. I decided to make the “Have a Heart” Good Things heart doily table decorations on page 51 of Martha Stewart Living (Feb). How hard could it be, right? This is a simple craft that just requires folding and cutting. Ha!
Basically you take a paper square dinner napkin (I even bought pink for this!) and fold it into a triangle. Then you fold the pointy side of the triangle back over. I did it! No problem! It helped that there were written directions and a photo in the mag to go by!
Ok, so next you cut from the left side and cut the top of one half of a heart. Then you cut the bottom of one half of a heart, leaving it all attached by at least 1/4 of inch on the right hand side. That sounded pretty simple. Silly me. You unfold it and voila, you should have a beautiful heart doily.
![heart-doily2 Attempt #1](https://puttingitallonthetable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/heart-doily2.jpg?w=128)
Attempt #1
![heart-doily3 Attempt #2](https://puttingitallonthetable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/heart-doily3.jpg?w=128)
Attempt #2
So lame, right? They sort of look like hearts, but all I can really see is the star shape in the center. As I am sitting there banging my head on the table, Mr. MarthaandMe comes along, picks up a napkin and scissors and snip, snip, snip in seconds has created the most perfect, magazine ready example.
![heart-doily4 Mr. MarthaandMe's perfection](https://puttingitallonthetable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/heart-doily4.jpg?w=300)
Mr. MarthaandMe's perfection
Do we hate him? Oh yes we do. It’s not easy to be craft-impaired.
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