Have you seen the October issue of Living yet?  It is filled with tons of great Halloween craft ideas, including a really fun pumpkin carving story that uses the idea of carve-by-colors (similar to paint-by-numbers.) I know Halloween is over a month away, but as soon as that fall chill is in the air, the …

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of three new blogs from the the editors of Martha Stewart Living.  The gardening department brings you great tips and information at Living in the Garden. Our food department offers a glimpse behind the scenes at the magazine, and in the life of a food editor, at Taste of the …

Sometimes when we work on stories for Living, we end up developing—and even photographing—more ideas than there is room for in the magazine. It’s difficult to edit those out, but thanks to this blog we still get to share them with you!  For the “Take a Dip” story in the August issue of Martha Stewart Living, …

Our August issue of Martha Stewart Living is out on the news stands! It’s all about easy living ideas.  Hopefully you will get some inspiration and will have an easy, relaxing summer full of fun craft projects. The dipping and dyeing story I worked on for this issue was developed and shot last year during …

So, it’s officially Summer!  I just came across a great center on the web- 60 Days of Summer.  There are plenty of great entertaining ideas, handmade gifts, and fun activities to do outside, or in an air conditioned room.  Start crafting now, and you can have 60+ projects done before labor day!  Below are a …

Can you believe that July 4th is exactly 2 weeks away??  Don’t fret- we’ve got plenty of quick, easy, and very affordable (I’m talking just a few bucks!) decorating ideas in the July issue of Living.  Here’s a sneak peak from the Patriotic Clip Art story I worked on- You’ll find the clip-art and how-to …

My brother turned 16 last week!  I didn’t have much time to fuss over his gift wrap, so I wrapped them in some plain white paper and stuck some neon office label stickers on top (neon seems to be all the rage with the teens these days  I know he’s not too concerned about what’s …

Sheila asks- “Before I rush out and buy several paper punches, I was wondering if you can use them on fabric or felt?” The answer is YES! you can use craft punches on certain fabrics (though we haven’t had much luck with felt, as it is a bit too thick).  The trick to punching fabric …