Have you seen the homemade candy dots and spiderweb pancakes in Good Things in our October issue? In case you’re looking for more Halloween treat ideas, here are some variations that didn’t make it into the magazine. I LOVE crafting with food and I was thrilled to play in the kitchen for Good Things. My two boys have been asking me to …

This past weekend my family and I attended our second Maker Faire in Queens, New York. Maker Faire is, per their website, “a two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.” Last year we saw many exhibits (which I wrote about here) and felt that we covered a …

Every year when school ends the kids come home with huge bags of drawings, reports, notebooks, folders and more. Our super organized babysitter–who knows me all too well–noticed that our bags were still sitting untouched many weeks into summer. She said “You’re going to have those bags when school starts!” to which I answered defensively …

I’ve always been a fan of footed dishes and cake stands and, when setting up for a party, often end up wishing that I had a few more. Many years ago Marcie created a 1950’s-looking footed compote for a tablesetting story by hot-gluing a simple white plate onto an inverted white bowl. I’ve kept her …

We recently threw a sixth birthday party for my younger son (a science-themed party, which I posted about here on the Living Blog). He was lucky to celebrate with 20 of his dear friends–and get as many wonderful gifts. But, because I like my kids to be involved in the thank-you note writing, I was …

This clever and easy DIY baker’s twine tutorial was sent to us by Joanne Howell Wuneburger, founder/owner and desgner for Oh Goodie Designs and created by Mika Beverly, Creative Assistant for Oh Goodie Designs. It is perfect if you need a specific color combination to match a party theme.  Mika created red, white and blue …

In our June issue of Living, in Good Things, I used one of our Martha Stewart Crafts deep double edge trim punches to dress up everyday items to create lots of party accessories. Use what you have on hand: cakestands, straws, toothpicks, plain paper cups. You can cut away at punched shapes to come up …

You may have heard about Amy Atlas’s new book Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It which hit stores yesterday, but if not, be sure to check it out. Amy is a sweets stylist extraordinaire; a baker, crafter, stylist and party planner to the stars. She also shares ideas for her signature sweets tables over at …