Congratulations to Jen Carreiro, winner of our Plaid Giveaway! Many, many thanks to everyone who left a comment sharing their project ideas!…

In the current issue of Martha Stewart Living, we show you how to mimic a caning pattern in paint. All you need are a few supplies: painters’ tape, spray adhesive, spray paint, and a sheet of caning. Begin by taping off edges and other areas that you don’t want painted. For this bureau, we also …

You may remember that I worked as a set decorator on a short film project with my best friend, Nicki Manchisi, over the summer. I wanted to share with you some of the set photos from the film. The film is titled Woo Woo, and it is set in 1961 in Astoria, in New York …

Have you seen the new Halloween Special Issue? Be sure to run out a grab a copy! It’s chock-full of festive ideas for costumes, decorations, and recipes. If you’ve already studied it front to back, you’ll notice Martha’s fabulous “Motha” costume, which graces the cover. That said, I wanted to take a moment to highlight …

Joyce asks: “Martha did a segment on fruit and herb glycerin soap.  She showed clear containers to package the soaps for gifts. Could you please send me the name of the company?” Joyce is referring to the TV segment where Marcie demonstrated her beautiful soaps from the April 2011 issue of Martha Stewart Living. The containers …

Today we have another post from our ever-crafty web producer Ashley Little: “I bring my lunch to work in a reusable container, stashed in my bag along with my wallet. Why is this a bad idea? Various things leak into my bag – salad dressings, mayonnaise, lemon juice – and wreak havoc on its contents. …

We are very excited about our new line of craft paints, tools, and accessories with Plaid! The paint is formulated to work on ALL craft surfaces, indoors and out, and is even dishwasher-safe! To celebrate, we are sharing some tote bag project how-tos (below) and offering one lucky winner a goodie bag* that includes some of …

  DIY bracelets of all sorts have been popping up everywhere. When grouped together they make a great fashion statement as well as fun eye candy. A quick search of bracelets over on Pinterest generates a seemingly unending supply of inspiration, with plenty of links to tutorials. Excited to use some of my saved up …