Category Archives: lion brand

Big Hair for the Big Event

01 Tuesday Mar 2011

Posted by in amigurumi, events, lion brand, party

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Happy National Craft Month!  Here’s a postscript to my last post about the big birthday party: got these pics from the hairstylists today and they’re way better than my cellphone shots.

The talented (and patient!) team from Julien Farel worked their genius on 14 ladies and 89 guys, including a few on-site haircuts!  

Rachael and I were playing the part and standing up straight for the photos.  I feel like I could’ve gone to the Oscars with this updo!

At the end of the night I counted 34 bobby pins: haven’t had that many in there since my ballet recitals.
On a random note: this amigurumi penguin I made in 2009 reminds of my current Droid Pro distraction: Angry Birds!  I think this little guy would do a good job on those piggies.
And finally I have full wireless computer & internet access, including LogMeIn to access my whole work computer from home.  Now I’m not tech-savvy at all, but to me this is incredible!  Can’t wait to revisit all of your sites again and see what you’ve been up to.  Thank you, Supersum Technology Group, this will change my life!

An Inspiring Evening with Martha

14 Sunday Mar 2010

Posted by in crafts, food, inspiration, lion brand, macaroons, martha stewart, sewing

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My first trip to Martha Stewart headquarters was back in December for their Craft Fair and last Thursday I had the privilege of attending an event to celebrate the Tastemakers featured in their April issue.  Saying that Martha is an inspiration to me (and so many) is a humble understatement and she has such an amazing and creative team.  These images are from the hallowed hall that leads to their offices.

I’d really enjoy a walk to work like this.

The April issue has 3 different covers: one featuring stenciled Easter eggs (pretty!), another with a lemon crepe cake (yum!) and the 3rd with a gorgeous flower arrangement of parrot tulips (love), lilac (a definite fave), daffodils (I didn’t know there were so many different kinds!) and hellebores (never seen before, but they are splendid)

Among the many tasty bites and sips at the event were a sampling of tasty hors d’oeuvres on breads from Sullivan Street Bakery and beer from Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales.  There were lovely macarons from MadMac (yes, with 1 “o”, the French way).  I’ve blogged about macarons here and here and here and MadMac’s are seriously tasty; great texture and the fillings were delicious: chocolate, coffee, apricot, raspberry and pistachio:

Their website has an ad for the very 1st annual Macaron Day NYC on Saturday, 3/20 where participating locations are giving away free macarons with a portion of the day’s proceeds going to City Harvest.  They’re hoping to make the macaron “the new cupcake”, nice.

There were also yummy chocolate caramels with gray and smoked salts from Fran’s Chocolates in Seattle.  And there was a big crowd around Fleisher’s Grass-Fed and Organic Meats as they demo’d how to butcher a whole pig and raffled off the parts.  I loved it when they gave Martha a big sampling and she popped it into her handbag!

I took a peek behind the scenes at the neatly organized rows of desks in the office and marveled at the inspiration boards everywhere: totally want to post pics, but don’t want to spoil the next issue!  And as we left there were (very generously heavy) gift bags:

I love this April issue and can’t wait to get started on spring and Easter projects.  I also had to buy the gorgeous “Pretty in Pink” Spring 2010 Weddings Issue to get inspired for a pink party this summer.

Next I really want to go to this Stitch Fest Party on April 1st to launch the new Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts.  And check out The Crafts Dept. blog for their entry on the Craft and Hobby Association’s Winter Trade Show to see some amazingly enormous knit animals from Lion Brand Yarn, another of my faves.