http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com Martha Stewart's Craft Blog Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:16:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It isn't often that I find the time to  do the projects we produce for the magazine for my personal life , as I'm always too busy developing the next story (yes, that is Thanksgiving 2010 for me). But today I decided to take the 15 minutes it would take ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/teQGQdwmigI/easy-fall-decoration.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/11/easy-fall-decoration.html We're perpetually working with (and covered in) glitter, so we thought it was time to share some with you!  Whether you use it to glitter paint, decorate, or entertain, our glitter 24 pack will definitely keep you busy.  It's available at Michaels, or win one here.  Leave a comment describing ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/JzeZtjXdGs0/glitter-24-piece-set.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/11/glitter-24-piece-set.html My little cousin Kate and her friend Bianca traveled all the way from Pittsburgh to visit New York City and to see Friday afternoon’s taping of our show. It was really neat to look through their pictures with them afterward and hear their perspective – having been behind the scenes ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/GBdBszCodzU/taping-a-show-the-audience-perspective-plus-gilding-with-mica-powder-is-fab.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/11/taping-a-show-the-audience-perspective-plus-gilding-with-mica-powder-is-fab.html Photos from MuTATE Britain, a temporary open air exhibit in London.  Some really imaginative stuff- made largely from found and recycled materials.       This guy walked and breathed fire out of his nose! These found-object creatures reminded me of some Bergdorf Goodman windows I really liked from this summer-   What do you think ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/IlXuFJVrZEI/mutate-britain.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/11/mutate-britain.html Buttons seem to be the part that designers skimp on first .... what a shame. It has such an impact ! So more often than not when I buy a piece of clothing, the first thing I do is to change the buttons. Most recently I replaced the plastic molded hideous ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/RjOIW5upqZs/simply-change-the-buttons.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/11/simply-change-the-buttons.html I know that Halloween just past, but I wanted to share photos from behind the scenes of our Big Show, the theme being Monsters. Our Art Director, Anduin Havens started us off with sketches for the different areas of the set. From there it was a full blow effort from everyone ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/apSzwEh1H2o/tv-halloween.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/11/tv-halloween.html The winner of the Maple Leaf Punch Around the Page set is Melissa, our last commenter.  Congratulations! Keep an eye out for more great giveaways... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/uJOmCq-CyRY/congratulations-melissa.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/11/congratulations-melissa.html Here are some images from a halloween story Marcie and I worked on a few years back. The idea was carving trompe l'oiel sillhouettes of spooky objects into the pumpkins, hopefully making it look sort of like they were real objects in the room... It turns out this story was ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/cxV6LmiwCb4/pumpkin-carving-2.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/10/pumpkin-carving-2.html It is that time of year again in the craft department.  Every fall we end up searching high and low for great pumpkins to inspire us.   Earlier this week  Nick and I went to some of my favorite farm stands in Pennsylvania.  It hasn't been a good year for ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/COFakxZxxm4/pumpkin-shopping.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/10/pumpkin-shopping.html Halloween is nearly here and Thanksgiving's fast upon us.  We are deep into Autumn, so it's a great time to start using out Maple Leaf Punch Around the Page set.  They're available at Michaels, or win one here.  Leave a comment describing how you’ll use your new punches in 50 ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarthaStewartsCraftBlog/~3/mc8R7PQoxxk/maple-leaf-punch-around-the-page-giveaway.html http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/2009/10/maple-leaf-punch-around-the-page-giveaway.html