I love this time of year- warm sun shining with the cool hint of Fall in the air.  Perfect weather for a lightweight scarf!  Follow our simple instructions from the October issue of Living to make yourself some dip-dyed scarves (and don’t forget your family and friends!) We used a variety of fabrics- they all …

Pompoms make me smile. As you wind yarn, tie, snip and take it out of it’s maker ready to be shaped, it is as if a personality forms in your hands. Soft and fluffy and always with a bit of a surprise of how the material might react, where the color might appear. We’ve made …

Today’s guest post comes from the one and only Steph Hung.  Find more of her inspiring work here, and here. I may not be going back to school this September but I do expect to spend more time working indoors as the weather cools off.  That said, I’m not ready to give up on summer either …

Happy Labor Day! We’re excited to ring in the last long weekend of the summer with a guest post from one of our favorite New York sewing shops: Pins and Needles! This tunic tutorial has been created exclusively by Pins and Needles. Have fun stitching and we would love to see your finished projects so …

Every year when school ends the kids come home with huge bags of drawings, reports, notebooks, folders and more. Our super organized babysitter–who knows me all too well–noticed that our bags were still sitting untouched many weeks into summer. She said “You’re going to have those bags when school starts!” to which I answered defensively …

Last week we hosted the Alt Design Summit at the Martha Stewart offices here in NYC- it made for a very lively and colorful day!  The day was full of design discussions, craft activities, and delicious food and drink.  The office was really transformed by our amazing events team.  Anduin got big results with her faux …

I LOVE postcards.  I love sending them, receiving them, and just collecting them.  I love postcards from vacations, museums, restaurants, and especially postcards that are handmade.  These postcards were inspired by vintage hand-colored photographs- I used an inkjet printer to print photos from trips onto watercolor postcards.  Then I painted them delicately with watercolors- just highlighting …

  Last week while on vacation I came across a brochure for the Wheaton Arts Center.  The center is in Millville New Jersey and conveniently was only 30 minutes away from where we were staying.  I was extremely excited to see that they offered classes in glass blowing.  I collect quite a lot of glassware …