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Name: Laura Kaesshaefer
Job Title: Editorial Assistant
Date Started at company: October 2010
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Education: Art, Art History and English Literature, Franklin and Marshall College
First Job: Arts & Crafts Camp Counselor
Astrological sign: Virgo
Personal crafting/artwork: Making stationery, drawing, and knitting. I especially love making art with kids.
First craft memory: Making homemade cards for my family on birthdays and holidays (in a simultaneous effort to outdo my brother and sister).
Things you collect: Contemporary art monographs and exhibition cards, vintage china plates from my mom.
FAVORITE . . .
Color (Pantone): Pantone 12-0313 (Seafoam Green)
Holiday: Christmas
Pizza topping: Fresh mozzarella and basil
Type of fabric: Suede
Dessert: Little Owl's Rhubarb Crisp
Source: 192 Books (New York), Tangled Web (Philadelphia)
Font: Cambria
Martha Stewart craft project: Patterns by Pixel from December 2007
With temperatures climbing here in New York (finally!), I’m trilled to accept that Spring is officially here. My walk to work confirms this as I pass flowers in bloom, commuters sipping iced coffee, and storefronts in full-on Spring mode. I love keeping an eye on shop displays as they change with the seasons. It’s a …
A really cool pop-up shop opened in Midtown Manhattan last week, put on by the folks over at Duck Brand. I went there expecting to be underwhelmed, but it was actually incredible. There were hundreds of styles – patterned, neon, and even several pretty shades of pastel colored tape. It’s amazing what you can do …
Here in the Crafts Department, we’re long-time fans of RIT Dye. Marcie recently used an array of sunny yellows, oranges and red RIT colors for her Drop-Cloth Decorating story in the May issue of Living, so I thought it would be a nice opportunity to round up some of our favorite dyeing projects starring the …
In the Good Things section of Living this month, Jodi discovered the genius company FlipClips. FlipClips is a service allowing you to transform a video into a keepsake book. Jodi used a 30 second video of her sons which resulted in a 120-page flip book. I love the idea for Mother’s or Father’s Day. It …
On page 113 of Living you will find an image of several handled baskets nestled neatly inside one another. These hand-woven beauties are brought to us by basket maker Stephen Zeh. What’s unique about these baskets is that Stephen has a hand in every step of the process. He forages the woods near his home …
If you read the “On Our Radar” section of the front of Living (page 6 in the May issue), you may have seen the small blurb on artist Bruce Munro. He’s one of my favorite installation artists. This month, the artist has a big show at the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art in …
This is a coloring book even adults will want to use. We were floored when Living’s Senior Editor Melissa Ozawa showed us this stunning new project by artist Johanna Basford. Each drawing is so incredibly detailed. To learn more about this talented illustrator, click here. Her blog is also worth taking a look…
The May issue of Living is now on newsstands! An all purpose yellow cake (that’s actually really easy to make – get the how-to on page 94) topped with spring flowers graces the cover. Inside the issue you’ll find an assortment of great craft projects to help celebrate Mother’s Day and to kick off your …
Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts features 225 festive projects, step-by-step instructions, and basic techniques for your year-round celebrations.
