live podcast tonight

I'll be on a live podcast with ZNE Blog Talk Radio hosted by Chelise, the founder of ZNE artists social networking group. You do not need to be a member of ZNE to listen and can text and call in questions too! I'll be on from 9:30pm-11pm EST. So stop by and join us! Here's the link. See you later!

things that made my day!

Getting a Google Alert that CRAFT Zine had posted my Dry Erase Doodle Man project on the CRAFT Zine blog:


Then after the Martha Stewart Episode re-aired today I checked out Amazon.com to see what my book rankings were. I was so excited to see that my books are #1 and #2 Bestsellers in the Crafts/Papercrafts category and #2 in Bestsellers for General Crafts. Tomorrow that will all change as the rankings change minute by minute, but still that's a BIG Yay!!!


That makes for a good day! Now if I can get rid of this migraine, I will be set!

martha stewart episode re-airing on tuesday!

I just got word that the episode that I taped in September on The Martha Stewart Show will re-air this Tuesday March 4th. Check your local listings for air times! If you miss the show you can always watch it online, here is a link to it.

The Martha Stewart web site now allows comments and video ratings! Good ratings are always appreciated and maybe if I get enough I'll be able to go back and tape another show (fingers crossed)!!

have a great weekend!!!

Martha Stewart segment is now online!

Oh boy! My Martha Stewart Segment is now on her web site. Yay! Click here to watch the video online. I finally got to see it and now I know what I said! Yay! It is so weird how I remembered all most none of it but then after watching it, I was thinking oh! I remember that and I remember that too!

Lots of people have asked me if Martha knew about the donkeys that I gave her at the end of the segment. Those were a surprise that the producer Lenore cooked up and I think it was a hit. Martha seemed genuinely delighted and after the segment Martha told her assistant to put them in her office. yay! I wish I could have seen the real donkeys, they looked so cute in the photos they sent me.

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Disclaimer: Just a quick note that this project is for adults only. Because I am using metal, I want to stress that the only place where children should be come involved is if you are using photos of them as the subjects. Seems a couple viewers thought that since we talked about how much kids would love seeing them that we were endorsing crafting this project with kids. Please do not do this project with children and as always use common sense when using sharp objects like metal and scissors and if you are accident prone , please wear gloves ;)
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Paul called me tonight to let me know that he is totally addicted to The Martha Stewart Show now, he told me he is watching other episodes and totally enjoying them now that he has been behind the scenes! He already gets Everyday Food Magazine, looks like Paul is a Martha fan too!

Tomorrow I am still here all day in meetings in NJ and then I fly home late, late tomorrow night, I will land in Orlando about 1am. See you later once I recover this weekend!

Martha Stewart show!

The Martha Stewart show went by without a hitch (or so I am told - I have almost no memory of it). Paul tells me I did a great job and I can not wait to see it so I can see what I said! Photo to the right is of my Mom's office TV.

Thank you everyone who posted comments to me today I was so tickled to read them all!! I think all your good vibes helped me because I wasn't nervous once the segment started. As soon as I started talking the nerves went away.

I was thrilled to see I was on the show with Marc Morrone the pet guy. I am so sad to hear his baby parrots that got stolen, what nasty people! grrr! But it was a thrill to see him and his other pets on the set. You all know how much I love animals. It was torture that I couldn't snuggle them! There was that sweet pug and those kittens! oh my!

I love how much Martha loves animals. Paul was sitting in the audience and he told me that before Martha filmed the segment with Marc she climbed right in there with all the animals snuggling the parrots and the critters not worrying at all about her outfit. Love that!

I only got to meet Martha right before my segment and then said a couple words afterwards to her because she was off to finish the last segment of the show. But I loved getting to spend time in her space and had a super time. I do remember having a great time. I do not remember much about what I said or did. I do recall them holding up the cue card for me to wrap it up and for a moment I thought, oh no I have to hurry, but then next thing it was over!

Paul managed to take a few pics while we were practicing before the show, for some reason these are a touch blurry I think our camera is dying!

my dressing room (Paul's reflection in the mirror)

Marc Morrone setting up all his pets!

On the set at practice time, holding my notes,
I am trying to remember everything and worrying I will forget a crucial step!

The Martha Stewart Craft Room set, some of my artworks are in place for the segment!

Thanks to the gals who let me know that if you missed the show today you can catch it (Thursday at 8pm EST or Friday at Noon EST) on the Fine Living Network. Also the Martha Stewart Web Site should post video soon. I will let you know when it is up!

Ok I am off to bed! what an incredible day this was!!!

tomorrow is show time!

Today was practice day at the Martha Stewart TV offices!

Paul helped me get my luggage to the office and then once I was settled he left me there to concentrate. Everyone there is super nice, and we went over all the steps and how things will work. There is a lot to remember and I am nervous about forgetting something. At the beginning Martha and I will be standing over by one table then we have to walk over the crafting table. I hope I don't fall down! I don't know why but I am so worried about that!

The producer let me know that there will be cue cards letting me know if I need to hurry up or if we are running out of time. I hope I can pace everything without talking to fast, too loud or not making sense. Part of me is so crazy excited and the other part wants to hide in my bed under the covers! Paul keeps reminding me that I have done TV shows a few times before so at least I have those experiences to reference.

I feel like I did when I was little about to dive off the diving board into the pool. It is so scary at first and you don't want to do it but then afterwards it's like "that was super fun! let's do it again!" I am sure I will feel the same way this time tomorrow!

I start early at 8am tomorrow and the show is being filmed at 10am EST here so some markets will see it live and others will see the live-to-tape version aired later! Here I go!!

Martha Stewart show preview!

We just made it in to NYC. All the luggage made it too! yay! So now I don't have to worry. A few of my samples got just a teeny weeny bit smushed despite my careful packing but nothing I can't fix quickly.

There was a car waiting for us to whisk us to the hotel. Such a nice luxury!

I noticed The Martha Stewart Web site has the preview online now! yay! If you click here and then click on the "Wednesday September 12th" tab you can catch a quick peek at the project I will be doing on the show.


Tomorrow we meet at 11am to practice and go over everything. Should be exciting! I'll take photos and let you know how it goes!

ready or not... here i go!

Well I am ready as I will ever be for the Martha Stewart Show!

All my samples and step-outs are made for the show. I made so many pieces that on Saturday I started getting blisters! oh no! So I quickly moved to "phase two" of TV hand preparation which means I am now slathering on moisturizer and sleeping with socks on my hands. Seems to be working!

Everything important is packed in my carry on, which means all my clothes are in my check-in case. I think it would be easier to buy new clothes than to make more step-outs! I am not sure exactly what I will end up wearing, tonight I started in a frenzy of trying on different shirts, I just hope one of them will be OK. I was concentrating more on the artwork than what I will wear and of course now last minute I wish I had taken a spare minute to at least look at the mall. Oh well. It will be fine!

Toby has been dropped off at my mom and dad's and our new cat sitter will be coming twice a day, so we are all set. All I have to do is clean the house in morning and I'll be ready to head off on this exciting adventure!

We're bringing the camera and the lap top and will blog from the road. I won't be back until Saturday. After the Martha Show I have a business meeting in NJ. More on that in a few weeks!

work, work, work

I've still barely come up for air getting everything ready for the Martha Stewart Show and finishing other work I had scheduled for this week too.

Today I sent off a big box to the Martha Stewart offices. The gal at the Pak Mail Store was very patient with me when I asked to touch the Fed Ex label to make sure it was secure, not once but twice. I told her I had to touch it to make sure it was stuck on, otherwise I would go home and imagine it falling off. Maybe other people ask her the same thing because it didn't seem to phase her one bit. She let me rub on that little Fed Ex label until my heart was content!

Later in the day I met with our new pet sitter for a first visit/interview. Our old sitter moved away so we had to find a new one (we miss you Laura!). This gal is super nice and I am sure Stan and Mabel will love visiting with her while Paul and I are in NYC. (Toby will be at my Mom and Dad's)

Good news is that Paul will be coming with me! We are so glad Paul could get off of work! Thank you Paul's Office for letting Paul come with me! I will need him for moral support!

I keep having nightmares that my segment on Martha will end up on The Soup or Best Week Ever. That would be a nightmare! Really hope that doesn't happen. Here's to an uneventful TV appearance!

I'm going to be on the Martha Stewart Show!

I just got word that I am going to be a guest on the Martha Stewart show! Taping dates are still unconfirmed but the taping will either be in 10 days (yipes!!!) or on the 18th of September. There is so much to do between and now and then to get the projects and supplies ready my head is spinning!

But I am excited beyond words!

I will let you know more details as soon as I find out!!

HUGE, big, giant thanks to Holly at the decor8 blog for recommending me to the Martha Stewart producers. Without her I wouldn't have this opportunity. I think it's even more exciting that this fortuitous event has nothing to do with the artwork I gave to Martha Stewart in January!

i'm on DIY on thursday!

I just discovered they are replaying the Canvas Wall Book episode of Craft Lab that I filmed in 2005. This episode uses techniques from my second book, Collage Discovery Workshop: Beyond the Unexpected.

It will be on the DIY channel this Thursday, August 9th at 12noon EST. Set your Tivos!

There is still one more episode of Craft Lab that I filmed in 2006 that hasn't aired yet, so it's odd they are airing this one again instead of a new one. Maybe they are saving some new episodes for the Fall. hmmmm.....

PS. Also just noticed that my 3-D Collage Box episode that we filmed in 2005 re-airs August 15th @ noon EST as well!

baby book

Today the UPS man brought me a book that I submitted a project to forever ago. I had completely forgotten about it! 101 Ways to Tees Your Tot is all about altered baby clothes, I did an altered onsie.
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The didn't quite spell my last name right. They left off an "L" in Hellmuth. It's H-E-L-L like heaven and hell as my mom always says!

But hey, close enough!

And they got my web site correct which is the really important part! At least they didn't call me Christine like I got called on a magazine cover once, or Hellmouth, like the telemarketers call me. LOL!

martha stewart update

A few of you asked if I had heard back from the Martha Stewart producers. They did get all my stuff and everything arrived just fine. whew! They told me I should hear back sometime in Sept. and that they would be in touch then. Feels so long to wait but I know it will be here before I know it! Yipes! Keeping fingers tightly crossed!!

mom's favorite stuff

Thanks to Mom's Favorite Stuff for the great write up about my custom artworks! Check it out here.

Martha Stewart Living!

I am SO excited!!

Thanks to the amazing Holly and her interview of me on her blog, decor8 --- a Martha Stewart show producer contacted me about being on Martha's TV show!!!!

oh boy!! Now I am FREAKING out getting everything ready to send a pitch package for the show. Keeping fingers crossed that Martha likes what I send and I can get on the show!

yay and yipes all at the same time!

P.S. interestingly this fortuitous event has nothing to do with the artwork I gave to Martha Stewart in January!

etsy hand picked!

Thanks to Jennifer Perkins for letting me know that my Vespa Girl is on the front of Etsy as one of their hand picked items! wooo hoo!

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Have a great day!

indie entrepreneur

Thanks to Indie Entrepreneur for a great interview! You can read it here.

i'm on decor8!

I have an interview on decor8! And I am blog of the week! I love this blog and I am thrilled to be on it! Click here to read the interview.

i'm on hula blog

Thanks to hula blog for the write up about my custom artworks! much appreciated!
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scrap in style tv launches

Get ready! Tonight at Midnight EST Scrap in Style TV is going to launch.

I am super excited to be a part of the team. It looks like it will be a lot of fun! Since I am not a scrapbooker in the traditional sense, they told me I could do my regular stuff and show some of my fun techniques to their scrapping/crafting audience. I am excited!!

What's Scrap in Style TV?

It's a web based TV show and networking community for crafters and scrapbookers, that is super stylish of course! Even if you're not a scrapbooker there is sure to be lots of crafty goodness available. Don't forget to check it out!

PS. Since I was traveling so much the last few weeks, I was out of the loop for the RAK contest so visit these other Scrap in Style design team members to sign up on their blogs:
Jody Ferlaak
Wilna Furstenberg
Lisa Garay
Gigi Kennedy
Adrienne Looman
Becky Novacek
Michelle Ramirez
Becca Sutton
Jo-Anne te Raa
Kayla Aimee Terrell
Ashley Wren
Kerry Lynn Yeary
Jeanette Herdman
Andrea Weibe
Kayla Aimee Terrel
Courtney DeLaura
Bernadette Henderson
Kelli Darr