These beautifully embellished Ugg boots are a unique handmade holiday gift sure to make the recipient think of you every time they wear them.

Tools and Materials
Olive branch, deer 1, deer 2, cedar tree, and snowman templates
Crocheted UGG boots
Permanent marker
Iron-off stabilizer
Foam
Rubber bands
Pins
Felting needle
Muslin
Iron

Olive Branch Embellished UGGs How-To
1. Download and print olive branch template. Using a permanent marker, trace template onto an iron-off stabilizer.

2. Roll up 1 inch of foam and wrap with rubber bands; stick foam inside boot. Pin stabilizer to boot, felting branch through stabilizer. Begin felting olives. Pull away leftover stabilizer.

3. Place a piece of muslin over design and give it a little steam with iron to relax fibers.

Tip: To make the deer-, tree-, or snowman-embellished UGGs, download and print the appropriate template and follow the directions above.

Resources
Martha's deer-and-tree-embellished UGG Boots will be online until December 14, 2007, as part of the "Art and Sole" auction benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. To bid, visit uggaustralia.com. Clear 'n melt iron-off stabilizer, made by Inspira, can be found at most sewing and quilting shops.