Martha Stewart Obsessed

Okay, okay…this post has been coming for some time, but after getting the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living, I just couldn’t put it off any longer. Little known fact about Lorraine: I am currently obsessed with Martha Stewart. From her awesome packaging design (I would LOVE to work for them…are you listening Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia??) to her line of crafts, from her cute kitchen line at Macy’s to my recent discovery of her Martha Stewart Living magazine, I am in love. In love with the fresh colors, the helpful mom/grandma-like tips for ironing, and the easy decor ideas from her craft line. If I weren’t already a designer, I’d buy all of her wedding stationary at the first sign of an engagement ring. (It’s nowhere in site, but heck, I may just do that anyways for a party!)

So without further ado, Good Things I LOVE:

  1. Her Logo. (I know, I’m a total design nerd…) I fell in love with it last fall while reading this Case Study on AIGA’s Voice blog. Check out the sweet logo patterned on gray at the bottom.
  2. Her Packaging. Every time I walk into our Michaels, the Martha Stewart Craft line is right there inside the doors. Love the color-scheme, the polka-dots, how clean and organized, yet hip it looks. (again with the design-nerd-stuff…I know…) Love that they highlighted “ART” in “MARTHA”.
  3. Her Crafts. I absolutely adore her crafts: hip, cheap, chic! Her craft page alone is enough to inspire, but then I saw the above Easter eggs on the cover of the latest magazine. Who knew eggs could be so hip? She also has a craft blog full of inspiration.
  4. Her Kitchen Line. I’m totally jealous of my mom’s aqua colander that she got at Macy’s: it’s so cute! Seriously, the thought of a matching aqua kitchen set is almost enough to get me to learn how to cook. Almost… (I’ll get there one day, don’t worry…)
  5. Her Decorating Ideas. I know these poof-balls are meant for parties and weddings and such, but I’m seriously tempted to decorate an apartment with them. You can get the kit at Michaels or just follow the instructions here. (They also come in aqua, so I could make it match the aqua kitchen I don’t have.)

And as the finishing touch, Martha reported on her visit to Prague in the latest issue of Living. Seriously: big brownie points in my book for featuring the beautiful capital of the Czech Republic. (Now if only she would just invite my grandma on to the show to share how Grandma bakes authentic Czech pastries such as kolaches. Yum!)

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