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Celebrate : Last-Minute Valentines

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Happy Valentine’s Day! And just in case you’ve procrastinated, here are a couple quick ways to spread the love. All you need for these little guys is card stock and chocolate hearts. You can stamp or write the “I” and “U,” attach the heart with a little tape, and add a personal message on the …

Chinese New Year

Celebrate : Chinese New Year

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The Chinese New Year celebration began on February 3, ringing in the Year of the Rabbit. I ventured over to Chinatown this weekend to see the Dragon Parade—one of my favorite events of the year. The streets are bustling and filled with the most beautiful colors. With all the elaborate dragons, costumes, lanterns, and confetti, …

A Ginormous Valentine

Make It : A Ginormous Valentine

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Martha loves over-the-top vlentines and always requests we develop a craft project with an enormous heart. A large white heart-shaped box, a giant heart card, and an oversize heart made from carnations are just some of the projects we have created. And for this year? A tabletop-size open heart box filled with all kinds of …

On The Web : Not Really Roses ... But Still as Sweet!

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Today at The Martha Stewart Show, we begin our two-week countdown to Valentine’s Day and our annual search for fabulous and fun gifts to give to the loves of our lives! Roses are always a good choice … but why give live (and perishable) roses when any one of these brilliantly creative and everlasting roses …

Postcards from the Edge

Around Town : Postcards from the Edge

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Although December is one of our busiest months around the TV studio, at the suggestion of set stylist Chip Glynn, a group of us took some time after work to create mini pieces of art. These postcard-size pieces were specifically made for donation to Postcards From the Edge: A Benefit for Visual AIDS. Postcards From …

Make It : Post-It Calendart

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Do you have your January issue of Living yet? Check out our sticky-note calendar in Good Things—it’s so easy, you might just have to make one!  All you need is a Masonite fiberboard, tape, and a few colors of Post-its, and voilà! You’ll never be late to the dentist, or miss your friends’ birthdays again. …

Paper Medallions

Make It : Paper Medallions

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There is no question that I am a HUGE fan of the Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board (which I blogged about earlier this season). So . . . I figured, why not share another project idea—just in time for the holidays—that utilizes this easy-to-use, ingenious tool. For Martha’s Holiday Open House special on Hallmark Channel …

Make It : Hanukkah Gift Card Holders

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Gift cards are sometimes the easiest gift (especially for your hard-to-shop-for friends and family), but the dilemma seems to be how to personalize them a bit. There are only three nights left of Hanukkah, but these gift-card holders (from the December issue of Living) should take only 20 minutes to make. You’ll find many more Hanukkah …