One thing that I have learned from baking with my niece and nephew is that after cracking the eggs, the most exciting part for them is decorating. Last weekend we decided to do some early valentine baking and instead of waiting till the end for the decorating, we colored the batter to make the mixing …

A while ago I posted about my good friend Maura Madden and her book, Crafternoon, A Guide to Getting Artsy and Craftsy with Your Friends All Year Long, and her related workshop series called Handmade Crafternoon. You can read more about it here… Since then, we at Living had been trying to come up with the …

Since we are so keen on reusing materials here in the Crafts Department, I thought it appropriate to share with you an exhibition I visited last week at the Educational Alliance’s Ernest Rubenstein Gallery. Upcycled presents the work of several artists who use trash—collected from their own garbage or that of neighbors and coworkers, sidewalks, and …

My sweet little (or not so little) cousin just got married. A perfect small wedding, no white dress, no registry…just a very happy young couple. I’m sad I couldn’t be there, but thought it was silly to send fancy dishes or napkins, as that is just not the life they live, in a little cottage …

Sometimes I get an idea stuck in my head, but I’m not too sure what I’m going to do about executing it. With Valentine’s Day descending on us, I have had heart charms on my mind. Wanting to make a bracelet, but not too clear on what I wanted to make the charms from, it …

Hi. Lauren Murphy here, assistant to the crafts merchandising department at Martha Stewart. As many of you know, we recently launched the Martha Stewart Crafts Studio at Beaches Resorts. The crafts studio consists of five classes exclusively developed by the crafts geniuses at Martha Stewart for Beaches Resorts. Back in November Hannah Milman, Jodi Levine …

Have you seen the February issue of Living? There are so many crafts, recipes, ideas, and inspirations that you just MUST have. Athena and I worked on a photo cards story—chock-full of creative ways to express yourself via snail-mail and e-mail.  You’ll see several of our ideas in the Behind-the-Scenes shots below—grab Living and see …

Today’s post comes to us from Liz Adler, assistant editor with an impeccable eye and incredible style to boot: “As a member of the style department, I work alongside the crafters as they develop their stories.  I am always inspired by their super fun projects, so this winter I decided to learn how to knit. …