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Name: Marcie McGoldrick
Job Title: Editorial Director, Crafts and Holiday
Date started at company: May, 1999
First story: Paper Bag Luminarias, Weddings, Fall 2002
Hometown: Oreland, Pa
Education: Pratt Institute (MID) Masters Industrial Design
First Job: Babysitter
Astrological sign: Virgo
Personal crafting/artwork: Ceramics, marciemcgoldrick.com
First craft memory: Not positive but I think it included pasta as beads
Things you collect: Eva Zeisel Dishes, Blown Glass
FAVORITE . . .
Color (Pantone): Pantone #185
Holiday: Halloween
Pizza topping: Mushrooms
Kind of Fabric: Linen
Dessert: Chocolate
Source: Ceramic Supply of New York and New Jersey
Craft Disaster: mold making mishap ended up having latex oozing out everywhere
Recently I have been doing quite a bit of cleaning and re-organizing at home. In the process I came across a craft UFO (unfinished object). I had originally started the project for my niece when she was born (she is 9 now). Seeing the blanket inspired a new baby gift I needed to make. I …
Easter is the perfect time of year to consult our Handmade Holiday Crafts Book. It contains an entire chapter dedicated to Easter; with lots of egg dyeing, decor and entertaining ideas. One of our favorite projects from the book are these beautiful Papier-Mache Eggs (page 102 of the book). The eggs are quite simple to …
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This year we are really excited about our decal eggs from our April issue. You don’t have to be an artist or a crafting expert to make these eggs. We have provided the downloadable clip art, so all you need to do is print them onto decal paper, spray them with varnish and apply …
We were both excited and curious when we got a call from NASA last week. They told us that Astronaut Karen Nyberg is an avid crafter and that she plans to craft in space. Karen is part of Expedition 36 to the International Space Station and she will be launching on May 28th 2013 – returning …
When I saw food editor Jennifer Aaronson’s Valentines on Instagram this weekend, I asked her if she would share it on the blog. She said that the idea was originally from Lavish Me withPraise and offered some great additional tips below: It was so cute and easy to do. For the pic, I figured I had …
We are excited about Shane Powers book Bring the Outdoors In, which goes on sale today. You may have caught a sneak peek at the book in our February issue, where Shane showed us how to make the beautiful framed pressed botanicals that appear on the cover. The book contains 20 craft projects with a …
In our February issue we crafted with some of our favorite photos in order to add a personal touch to valentine gifts, cards and even a little decor. These projects are quite easy to do. We had a great time looking through our photos to find the right ones – I am sure you …
Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts features 225 festive projects, step-by-step instructions, and basic techniques for your year-round celebrations.
