Pop Art Matchboxes, Sassy Quote Notebooks & Bougie Bedazzled Gifts You Can Make Today
This tutorial is a full craft session packed with quick, giftable projects that look like they belong in a boutique but cost almost nothing to make. Everything is built from items you either printed for free off the Internet or grabbed from Walmart, Amazon, and Temu for a few dollars.
The video starts with bedazzled pop art matchboxes — a $1.99 box of matches from Walmart, a pop art postcard from Temu or Shein, Tim Holtz "Small Talk" stickers with funny sayings, rhinestone trim in AB crystal, and a hit of Stickles glitter glue on the edges. The whole thing takes minutes and makes the kind of gift that people keep on their counter forever. The tutorial also covers a Chanel-inspired version with a perfume bottle print, black-and-white stripes, and four rows of adhesive rhinestone sheet wrapped around the sides.
Next up is decorated vegetable cans turned into sassy brush holders or bathroom containers. Paint the can white (or line it with white copy paper first), print a sassy quote on sticker paper, stick it down in one shot, and finish with rhinestone trim and Stickles around the words. The tutorial shows how to search Google Images for free quotes (just type "sarcastic quotes," hit the Images tab, and print), and why sticker paper eliminates all the bubble and decoupage drama.
The designer-inspired notebooks use pleather fabric from Ming Fabric Store, cut to size and applied with Tandy leather double-sided tape. The tape sticks immediately and holds strong — no glue mess, no drying time. Finish with rhinestone trim, a bezel with a cropped logo, and Stickles on the lettering. The video covers both Louis Vuitton–style and Chanel-style versions, with tips on using colored Sharpies to touch up exposed white edges.
There's also a segment on diamond art coasters (6-pack kits on Amazon, all adhesive, no glue — just pick up and place while watching TV), pearl art kits ($9.95 on Amazon), and a jaw-dropping bedazzled camo jacket made by transferring a pearl art design onto a $15 Goodwill Old Navy jacket using transfer paper. The juxtaposition of camo with pearls and rhinestones is something you have to see to appreciate.
Whether you're building gifts for friends, stocking up for an auction, or just want a fun morning of crafting with zero pressure, this session gives you at least five projects you can start with supplies you probably already own.
Supply List
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Designer Fabric & Pleather
Ming Fabric Store — designer-inspired pleather: https://www.mingdesignerfabric.com (use code SISTERHOOD for a discount)
Rhinestones & Bling
Adhesive Rhinestone Sheet — Large: https://amzn.to/4uv04t2
Adhesive Rhinestone Sheet — Small: https://amzn.to/4xaMuxc
AB Crystal rhinestones — SS10 / 2.67mm (AB gives you the multi-color sparkle; plain silver is less flashy)
Rhinestone trim — black & white check (Amazon — comes in every color; buy in bulk rolls or small sheets)
Glitter & Adhesives
Stickles Glitter Glue — Ranger Ink: https://www.rangerink.com (fine glitter, precision tip — keep a needle for unclogging; apply last, ~1 hour dry time)
Tandy Leather Tape — double-sided (Amazon — best for adhering designer pleather; sticks immediately, repositionable)
Tacky glue & glue sticks (glue sticks are less messy for cardstock and notebooks)
GemTac or E8000 (for tacking down images on acrylic purses before resin)
UV Resin (for acrylic clutch purse projects)
Matchboxes & Bases
Diamond matches — large box (Walmart — buy in bulk)
Standard matchboxes — $1.99 each or 3 for $3.99 (Walmart)
Vegetable cans (paint white or lay white copy paper first to prevent bleed-through)
Paper, Stickers & Prints
Sticker paper — matte or clear (Amazon — print, peel, stick — no decoupage needed)
Tim Holtz "Small Talk" stickers (funny and sweet sayings)
Pop art postcards (Temu or Shein — vibrant prints for cropping)
Distress ink (for aging white sticker edges so they blend)
Colored Sharpies (for touching up white edges on designer fabric)
Diamond Art & Pearl Art
Diamond art coaster kits — 6 pack + rhinestones + tray + picker pen (Amazon)
Pearl art kits — $9.95 (Amazon — all adhesive, no glue)
Diamond art notebooks — 10 pack with pens, $29 (Amazon)
Transfer paper (for tracing pearl art designs onto fabric/jackets)
Tools & Extras
Picker pen & wax picker pencils
Small rhinestone trays (shake to flip rhinestones upright)
Teflon scissors (adhesive won't stick to the blades)
Epson EcoTank printer (ink included, lasts months — way better than buying cartridges)
Mod Podge (for final sealing / decoupage on matchboxes and cans)
