Planning a bash they’ll never forget doesn’t have to sap all your free time and energy. In fact, you can do it in the time it would take you to watch four episodes of Downton Abbey. Here, a few of our best ideas for throwing together a day-of shindig. Four Hours to Go Worry less [...]

Like so many of our favorite bloggers, Alicia DiRago is a whiz in the world of DIY and design. Her blog, Dismount Creative, is where she shares her favorite inspirational finds from around the web. She’s also the founder and CEO of Whimseybox, a monthly subscription box and website for craft lovers. And for the [...]

For most of us, the holiday season has already slammed our schedule, and it’s all we can do to resist the siren call of everyone’s favorite not-at-all-exciting present: the gift card. But for those of you still set on making your gifts this year (even if it kills you), we’ve made it a little easier. [...]

If we had to pick three words to describe Ashley Rose, author and editor of the DIY blog Sugar & Cloth, they’d be sweet, creative, and stylish. After she started her blog in 2011 as a way to “stay accountable to being creative,” it quickly blossomed into a site packed with DIYs, recipes, and inspiration [...]

Blogger Brit Morin, founder and CEO of Brit & Co, brinks a sense of spunkiness to everything she does. Her chic lifestyle brand offers creative solutions for online and offline living with a series of how-tos, recipes, and tutorials. For the next month, Brit will be sharing her personal brand of innovative festivity as a [...]

We’ve had a bit of a crush on Erica Domesek for quite a while. As the founder of the DIY lifestyle brand P.S. – I made this…, she’s an innovative crafter and style maven with the motto “I see it. I like it. I make it.” Obviously, we like that. For the next two weeks, [...]

If you’ve never heard of Poppytalk, prepare to have your DIY world rocked. Based in Vancouver, this blog and online marketplace features a selection of curated and themed handmade and vintage goods from around the world. It’s packed with inspiration and ideas supporting the beautiful, the artfully decayed, and the handmade. Jan Halvarson and her husband, Earl [...]

This post is brought to you by Old Navy, proud sponsor of innovative crafts and DIY projects everywhere. See more of Old Navy’s favorite DIY inspiration here. Ugly matching sweaters. Grandma’s goopy gravy. If you’re like us, there are probably some Thanksgiving traditions you’d rather retire. So we pulled together our Pinterest followers’ favorite Thanksgiving crafts [...]

If Pinterest were a place, it would be a wonderland of ombre decor, chalkboard menus, and bunting flags (Pinterestlandia!). And here’s what your holiday table would look like if you made only our most-pinned Thanksgiving recipes: Drink: Apple Cinnamon Rum A spicy-sweet autumnal cocktail to kick-off the feast. The recipe has been re-pinned over 400 [...]

Hurricane Sandy has had a devastating effect on much of the East Coast. Right before the storm hit, we put out a call to our fans to submit their “stuck inside” activities on Instagram (@MS_Living). As the editors of Martha Stewart Living have struggled to maintain business as usual (despite being evacuated from our office [...]