Welcome!

First of all welcome to Weekend Martha, I'm excited to share DIY projects I've always wanted to try, recipes I always wanted to share and document everything along the way.  Most projects will be done on the weekend as I work 40+ hours a week and don't have all the time I wish to dedicate to this blog.

My boyfriend, Tim,  and I of almost 5 years just moved in together and now I can finally start trying out differently recipes I have been accumulating over the past couple years.  It was never fun to make a new dish for 1 serving, then have to eat it for lunch the next day and for dinner because there were so many left overs.

I've always wanted to be Martha Stewart (minus the whole jail situation) since I was young and my mom did her hair for one of the Martha Stewart Living magazine covers (see below).

Martha's Westport, CT house was right down the street from my Mom's old salon and to me it was like I knew a celebrity...kind of - okay not really but let's put things into perspective - I was 10 years old.

February 1999 Martha Stewart Living Cover

In November 2011, I moved out of my Mom's house and got my own apartment, that Christmas I thought 'no problem I can get everyone exactly what's on their list' and I was right, I could get everything - but was also left with a hefty credit card bill I had to pay off.  So last Christmas I decided to do things a little different, after spending countless hours on Pinterest I found so many great ideas for gifts and am planning on doing the same thing this year.  Its so much better watching friends and family open gifts you put thought and time into rather than something they're expecting to get.

A few items I made last year were Reinbeer, Reese's Pieces Thanksgiving Turkeys, Monogrammed Coasters, Picture Coasters, and Woven Newspaper Basket.  I don't have step by step instructions for each one yet but please feel free to ask if you're interested in trying them.