We recently threw a sixth birthday party for my younger son (a science-themed party, which I posted about here on the Living Blog). He was lucky to celebrate with 20 of his dear friends–and get as many wonderful gifts. But, because I like my kids to be involved in the thank-you note writing, I was …

The August issue of Living is now on newsstands! We’ve also dubbed this issue our “Summer Travel” issue – be sure to check out page 26 for hotel picks from our editors here at Living: On page 68, Silke takes us to Mexico with a garland project and decorating ideas in Easy Entertaining: Head to …

Have you gotten a chance to play around with our CraftStudio App for the iPad? <object classid=”clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000″ id=”ooyalaPlayer_13421329_1342121601″width=”450″ height=”600″codebase=”http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab”><param name=”movie” value=”http://player.ooyala.com/player.swf?embedCode=kydG00NToShR6JbeDBovE9ARW0f1-85z&version=2″ /><param name=”bgcolor” value=”#000000″ /><param name=”allowScriptAccess” value=”always” /><param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true” /><param name=”flashvars” value=”embedType=noscriptObjectTag&embedCode=kydG00NToShR6JbeDBovE9ARW0f1-85z&videoPcode=MyMGo6h73X-jHfvV7pidoDm3o4bK” /><embed src=”http://player.ooyala.com/player.swf?embedCode=kydG00NToShR6JbeDBovE9ARW0f1-85z&version=2″ bgcolor=”#000000″width=”450″ height=”600″ name=”ooyalaPlayer_13421329_1342121601″ align=”middle”play=”false”loop=”false”allowscriptaccess=”always” allowfullscreen=”true” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”flashvars=”embedCode=kydG00NToShR6JbeDBovE9ARW0f1-85z&videoPcode=MyMGo6h73X-jHfvV7pidoDm3o4bK”pluginspage=”http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer”></embed></object> To help celebrate the launch of the app, we invited some of our favorite bloggers …

Happy Fourth of July from all of us here in the Crafts Department! However you plan on spending this special day, we’ve got projects and quick tips to help boost your patriotism. If you’re hosting or attending a BBQ later in the day, you’ve still got time to make most of the quick crafts and …

Even after the sun goes down at your fourth of July barbecue, it’s not too late to get some great photos!  All you need are some glow-sticks and fast moving hands to get these vibrant shots. And for a bit of daytime decor, these lanterns are easy to make, and can be collapsed and stored …

Need some fresh ideas for an upcoming graduation celebration?  Look no further than the Easy Entertaining section of the June’s Living- this neon and neutral palette will impress graduates of any age. The look is a mix of very special handmade elements, (such as a beautiful tassel garland from our friends at Confetti System, and a …

Today the clever and meticulous card creator Rosa Clifford is sharing a darling card for Mother’s Day. Having worked with Rosa on several occasions when she appeared on the TV show, I have a deep appreciation for the time, care and total consideration she gives to all her designs and her how-to photos do not …

Today’s sweet post is from an all around amazing talent and dear friend of mine, Dani Fiori from Sweet Dani B. Her ideas for all types of celebratory moments are thoughtful, playful and always executed with style. Today she shares one she recently did for her parents…. Years ago, my Mom told me that her …