This December, we did our first holiday gift guide in Living. The guide was carefully curated by Martha and the editors, including special deals and offers for our readers! Each department has its own page of picks. There’s something for everyone on your list, and at every price point. Take a look at these incredibly …

Flip to page 87 of your December issue of Living and you’ll find 55 tags, ties, and toppers—that’s right—55 different gift embellishment ideas! Most of which can be made from craft scraps and office supplies you may already have around the house. There’s something for everyone, whether you’re the type who likes to craft a …

When I joined the magazine, my first assignment was the outdoor lighting story featured in the December issue of Living. Eric, Marcie, and I traveled to beautiful Vermont with the promise of heavy snowfall, but we met many challenges along the way: a HEAVY 16-foot tree, slippery farm roads, and unpredictable weather patterns, to name …

The December issue of Living hit the stands this week! It’s full of tons of great holiday ideas—so many, in fact, that we couldn’t choose just one cover. There are THREE covers on each magazine! Here’s a behind the scenes peek at the photo shoot. Look out for more “Behind the Scenes” from the December …

Here is a peek at what I have been working on for this year’s Martha Stewart Holiday Craft Fair. There are three pieces in the collection, each with a different meaning, and with proceeds from each going to benefit a different organization I feel passionate about. . . The Chimp I was lucky to have …

For the first digital issue of Martha Stewart Living, titled “Boundless Beauty,” we wanted to include a handmade-jewelry story. I brought up Sculpey polymer clay, with a vision to make it modern and give a nod to the Bakelite jewelry that was popular during the first half of the 20th century. I have a secret obsession …

People ask me all the time  how we come up with new ideas for stories month after month. Well, often one project inspires the next. I had tried to dye pom-poms for my dipping story in our August issue. The pom-poms didn’t take the dye in an even way, which didn’t quite work with the …

When I heard we were having a bone show for Halloween, I wondered what Martha could wear to go with the theme. She already had her spellbinding sorceress costume, so instead of transforming her, I thought maybe she could wear a few bold pieces of jewelry. Originally I was caught up with making a real …