Hello! Alessandra and Lindsay here. As new summer interns in the Crafts Department, we wanted to give you all a quick look behind the scenes. And yes, we’re still working on getting that glitter out of our shoes…

A few months ago Martha made a trip to Colombia, where she was introduced to Silvia Tcherassi, a wonderful fashion and accessory designer. Martha returned with a wrist covered in shimmering bracelets and a beautiful sparkling bag. The invite to have her as a guest on the show went out immediately. Last week she finally …

This week on The Martha Stewart Show, we have been featuring the five finalists from the REMARTHABLE contest. These five women were selected from over 3,000 entries submitted for the opportunity to win a very snazzy BMW X3, which was customized by Martha herself. To read more about each of these finalist, head over here. …

I have some exciting news to share with you!  This Monday, July 19th at 12:01 A.M, Martha will be making her first appearance on HSN to present Martha Stewart Crafts.  She will be joined by Alex Perruzzi our Vice President of Licensing.  Alex and I have worked together for years and he is certainly passionate …

Utilitarian and universal, organic and sustainable, locally-produced (NYC) and handmade, vintage-inspired and designed by best friends—you can’t go wrong with Fleabag. The genius creators, Shira Entis and Alexandra Bell, blended their talents, loves, and interests in 2009, launching the perfect canvas tote brand. As an artisan and fan of pristine craftsmanship, I was intrigued by …

Last month’s Stitch Fest was a blast, and one of the highlights was meeting so many of our talented readers.  Demonstrating iron-on applique, I met crafter/designer Maria Eife.  She was wearing some incredible felt jewelry she designs based on binary code, so you can be covertly nerdy.  I love how precise and clean it is, …

My mother just gave me 2 more vases for my birthday to add to my collection. I’m so excited ! So I thought I’d write a little bit about Wilhelm Wagenfeld, the designer of the vases and many other things, for you. I started collecting the vases in the early 1990’s, shortly after his death. …

photo by Mikael Jansson via T magazine Since I studied Fashion Design, I often look at my favorite designers for inspiration. Dries van Noten is at the top of that list. Especially for his treatment of fabrics with lots of amazing embroidery and beading,  and his unusual sense of color combinations. So for this post …