January 5, 2011

I Was A Guest in the Audience of Martha Stewart's Show Yesterday!

How much fun we had!!!  My good (even better now!) friend Janet got tickets to  Martha and invited ME to go.  It was so interesting and so fun.  We stood in line, outside, from 11:30 until 2:30.  We didn't have to, but we arrived early and wanted to be up close and personal, so we got in line early.  We were numbers 3 and 4 and sat in the front row!  Whew hoo!

Why are some of my photos turning???  GRRR!  They are perfectly upright in Paintshop Pro... but they turn sideways in Blogger.  Anyone?

Okay... well, put your right ear on your right shoulder and you will see the awning above Martha's Studio
on 26th Street.  Love the colors!


So, there are a few funny (?) stories about our day. We got there very early, so we could get good seats.  We were SOOOO excited to see that we were in the front row and could check out the kitchen up-close and we were almost bouncing up and down like little kids.  Then Martha came in and we saw her for about 1 second and the cameras ALL pulled in directly in front of us!  The cue card people, everyone was standing in front of us on the floor!  We had to watch the show on a monitor above her.  We just looked at each other and laughed.  Anyway, we watched the cooking segment on tv, but then they moved to the craftroom and we could see that better. 

Also, you know me and my cameras, right?  I love taking pictures with my new camera, but I figured I would be walking all around NY City, so I didn't want to carry a large camera and decided on my little point-and-shoot instead.  Unfortunately, my new memory card wouldn't work in my camera, but I didn't know until I got there, so I ended up taking pictures with my phone.  Boooo!!!

Here is the kitchen as we saw it.  So pretty!

The table you see is where the craftroom is and we could see that really well because the cameras were not in our way.

The next segment was here RIGHT directly in front of us and the cameras were off to the side and behind us. Martha, nicely, answered some audience questions.  Most people just wanted to know HOW she does it ALL. 

The other story, that sounds really petty, but there was a show taped before ours and the audience came out before us with a cute "Martha" shopping bag with a calendar and a juicer/blender in it.  We were very excited to see what we would get.  I know they don't have to even do anything, but it was still exciting.  So, we ended up getting a Carbon Monoxide/Smoke Detector from Lowes... and no bag.  It was just handed to us, so we had to carry them around the city all day... not even in a bag.  Unfortunately, we both have our houses, hard-wired with smoke detectors, etc.  Oh well, it is the thought, right?  LOL!

I'd do it again.  It really was fun.  Oh... and we walked over to 22nd Street to an awesome cake decorating shop where I got some awesome stuff!   I got THESE... Ninjabread Men cookie cutters.  Can't wait to make them for my boys!  Hee hee!  I linked the picture with a place you can get them online if you are interested.. .just click on the picture and it will take you there.

NINJABREAD MEN COOKIE CUTTERS
I also got these...

Cupcake with Candle Metal Cookie Cutter for Birthday Party Favors or ScrapbookingCupcake with Candle Metal Cookie Cutter for Birthday Party Favors or Scrapbooking

and Circle Cookie Cutter - 4-inch (Scalloped Edge)Circle Cookie Cutter - 4-inch (Scalloped Edge)

and these in apple green and light blue!  Sooooo cute!  I am so excited to play with them.
8MM Ivory Edible Pearls8MM Ivory Edible Pearls 
oh and I also got some of this.... edible glitter known as disco dust.  I'm sure you will see some of that soon. Can't wait to try it on some cookies!
Rainbow Disco Dust, 3 gramsRainbow Disco Dust, 3 grams

It was a really good day and a really good experience!

January 2, 2011

Valentine's Day Printable Cupcake Wrapper

Stop by my foodie blog, Food Art Party, to get your free Valentine's Day Printable cupcake wrappers!





Cake related Amazon stuff I'm drooling over...




December 30, 2010

Any Guesses?

We took a road trip today.  This is what we saw!  Aren't they pretty?  Any guesses where we went?




This was my favorite thing I saw.  LOVE it!
 Here is something else we saw....

My oldest through a big GLASS ball of water!
My husband relected in a huge convex piece of GLASS...
Lots of reflections going on here...
Ah... we musn't  forget....  The Grouch Couch... so dubbed by our little one.
Did you guess?  The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY!
It was great fun to see the modern glass exhibit, the oldest glass known to man and a Hot Glass display where you can watch them blow glass.  So fun! Definitely worth the trip!

And afterward we went to dinner and then stopped at Gimme! Coffee in Ithaca per a friends' advice.
We even bought the coffee he suggested...

Not a great picture, but it made me laugh....

There are some really great books written about the glassware we saw!  It is so neat to see it up close!The Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting, 1990-1999The Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting, 1990-1999
Corning Museum of Glass, New York - 16"x20" - Fine-Art Gicle Photographic Print by Carol M. HighsmithCorning Museum of Glass, New York - 16"x20" - Fine-Art Gicle Photographic Print by Carol M. Highsmith
Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass: Volume IRoman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass: Volume I
Islamic Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Vol. 1Islamic Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Vol. 1
Contemporary Glass Sculptures and Panels: Selections from the Corning Museum of GlassContemporary Glass Sculptures and Panels: Selections from the Corning Museum of Glass
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