Here we go again … another year of the excitement for Valentine’s Day, which will bring lots of sweets, but please nothing that involves hearts or the color pink, kisses or the word love. That would just be too cute, and don’t you know as a 9 year old boy you are no longer cute?! …

This Christmas I was most excited to give one gift in particular. For the newest member of the Graj family, I made a pillow out of an old shrunken cashmere sweater that belonged to his beloved Grandfather, whom he will never be able to meet. After seeing Julia Rothman’s free downloadable christmas tags, I was inspired to use …

Halloween is RIGHT around the corner. If you’re having a party but are short on time (like I am) because (gulp) you haven’t finished your kid’s costumes yet, here are a few punched paper party details that take no time at all. I used some of my favorite Martha Stewart Craft punches (all available at …

Hi, it’s Tracy, the crafts intern. Tuesday was Martha’s birthday, so Carrie, our international editorial intern, organized a thoughtful gift for Martha from all the summer interns. Everyone was given a card to write and decorate in any way they liked. All the cards were then compiled into a box we constructed using chipboard, ribbon, …

Tonight I’m going to a birthday picnic in the park for two old friends of mine whose birthdays are this week, Carrie and Ana. As usual, I’m in a scramble to make something to give them, so I’ve turned to my never-fail birthday card which I’ve made a zillion variations of over the years. All …

One of my closest friends decided somewhat spontaneously to get married two weeks ago.  She asked that I help with flowers so I made her bouquet and his boutonniere.  Flowers are not necessarily my forte but I was really happy to be a part of their celebration.  I had a difficult time deciding what type …

We asked Pamela from Party Starters if she was going to make anything with our July Clip art and she really outdid herself.  Check out her post to see what she came up with.  We love the water bottles and those marshmallows are definitely a good thing!…

How is it the last day of the school year already ?! Each year this day seems to come faster and faster. Normally I give an ice cream kit to the teachers as an end of year present, but this time we’ve already had this wonderful teacher once before and I didn’t want to give …