Time to remember the teachers and all they do throughout the year. As I mentioned before, I like giving food gifts, as to not add to their collection of mismatched mugs. For Christmas I usually make granola and then package it with some store bought honey and tea ( I love the simple packaging of …

There are four more nights of Hanukkah left for candle lighting, latke eating, and of course, Hanukkah crafting!  Here are some of my favorite Hanukkah decorating ideas.  Click on each image to learn how to make your own. Check out the clip art projects, like the favor boxes below, from this December’s issue. For more …

A couple of weeks ago we celebrated Marcie’s birthday with an autumnal dessert party. The weather has changed suddenly from what felt like a nice late summer to a chilly early fall. We thought we would embrace the change and bring out some old fall favorites. Nick & Blake brought farm fresh apples, Silke made …

This summer’s been passing fast.  Last Friday we said goodbye to our amazing  interns, Amy and Laurel.  We had to make time to say ‘thank you!!’ and enjoy some delicious treats, but Marcie and Blake were shooting for our December issue.  Since we couldn’t steal them from the shoot, we packed up our party and …

With the help of some markers my niece turned a roll of white craft paper into a beautiful tablecloth for her birthday celebration.   It was fun to watch her work on this while we assembled the cake and dinner.  I was so impressed with how well it turned out that I thought I would …

We’ve been so busy crafting, we didn’t have time to celebrate Athena’s birthday with an elaborate party. She adores balloons. We adore her. Surprise!…

I turned 30 this june 24th. That makes me a Cancer, intuitive, dependable, moody? Anyway I thought it was a great idea to work my astrological sign into my birthday treat decor. Blake used a crab punch to great effect, gluing some to the ends of toothpicks and sprinkling them around the table. Everything was …

This week marks the anniversary of the Martha Stewart Crafts line launch– our second birthday! Rather than throwing another party, we rounded up the team for a friendly craft competition that I like to call the “Party Hat Showdown.” We set out all of our craft supplies and products and gave contestants 30 minutes to …