Well, we are back...safe + sound.
Some of you guys figured it out way before EtsyRob's appearance last Friday on
the leap-year show! Clever devils...my secret waaaaaas
It all happened so darn quickly...originally I was going to be on the Martha Stewart show with Rob + Matt (of Etsy) but then it evolved to where I filmed my own two segments last Thursday for a show that will air on March 11th! Very exciting!
There was so much work + so many stressful hours, but I think it all went off so well on Thursday. And I guess we'll all find out how I really did on the 11th! You'll get to watch me and Miss Martha make some really sweet little dolls that I drafted a pattern for just for the show. They're pretty similar to the dunce dolls...here are some of the drawn-out steps:
There was so much cutting and ironing (I had to enlist the help of Ms. Sara with the cutting/pattern tracing)...
So. much. cutting.
And, so very, very much sewing of course!
It's some of the hardest work I've ever put in.
The taping itself was probably one of the most relaxing things about the whole shebang. We had a fun time, and afterwards Josiah and I toasted with celebration cupcakes:
And now my studio looks like this:
We were busy bees pretty much the whole time we were in NY, but we did have one very perfect day which I will tell you all about soon.
And it's not that we got married.
(You guys keep trying to marry me off!)
Comments (98)
how exciting! Is there anyway that those of us outside of the US can get to watch it? I hope so!
First Martha, next .....?
jo 戎嶋 · March 02, 2008 at 09:19 PM
That is so great! And it will be on so soon, that is too cool. Even just a trip to NY is fabulous, but to be on the Martha show is so exciting. I know the feeling of people always asking if you are getting married. People always ask me if I'm married yet. I'm not a grown up yet!!
Jessicafied · March 02, 2008 at 09:20 PM
Congratulations, Emily. It couldn't have happened to a nicer and more talented person!! :)
Bee @ BeeDazzles · March 02, 2008 at 09:21 PM
how wonderful! i look forward to seeing your episode.
:-)
kat · March 02, 2008 at 09:22 PM
*squee* so HAPPY for YOU. Can;t wait to see you on the show.
MMMM does that cupcake look GOOD.
nan · March 02, 2008 at 09:22 PM
Congrats! That is so exciting and sounds like so much fun. I must admit I've been curious all week with the suspense and I don't even know you! Can't wait to watch!
Karen Grant · March 02, 2008 at 09:23 PM
Yeay!!! So exciting!!!
March 11th is next tuesday? I will definitely be watching!
And my desk looks like your studio right now; it is midterm time in ye olde grad school and I have been working on a paper about Kate Chopin and fairytale archetypes.
It feels right, but then again it will feel even better to clean!
Gina · March 02, 2008 at 09:23 PM
How wonderful! Can hardly wait to see it!
michelle · March 02, 2008 at 09:27 PM
wow! i'd kinda given up on martha - but i'll have to tune in on the 11th - my birthday, coincidentally!
congrats.
kirsten · March 02, 2008 at 09:32 PM
Amazing news!
Lets hope it ends up somewhere on the internet so us without Martha view-a-bility can watch
Amy · March 02, 2008 at 09:33 PM
Congratulations! Hope you get to enjoy some relaxation time.
Christine · March 02, 2008 at 09:37 PM
i actually caught this episode (and i almost never watch) so I knew and i am so excited for you
also am very happy about the doll tutorial
that looks a lot like a cupcake cafe cupcake- their goodies are so beautiful and yummy
Nancy Cook · March 02, 2008 at 09:37 PM
Wow! Big congratulations!!!!! You deserve it.:0)
...and... THANK YOU for posting a pic of your studio in action. You've given me hope; I was beginning to think that my studio was the only one to get a little mussed.
Can't wait to watch the show!
lulu · March 02, 2008 at 09:42 PM
Wow, that's huge!! Looking forward to the 11th's episode!
Linda · March 02, 2008 at 09:46 PM
Congrats! I can't wait to see the show. Please post all you Martha pics after the show has aired.
kristine · March 02, 2008 at 09:47 PM
Congratulations! Now I wished they still showed Martha's show here.
amanda · March 02, 2008 at 09:50 PM
Congratulations! How amazing is that!!
Lexi · March 02, 2008 at 09:56 PM
hee! Oh, what fun. I cannot wait to see your sweet face on Martha! Fun, fun, fun. Congrats on getting ALL that work done to make it happen! Yay!!
amanda · March 02, 2008 at 09:57 PM
Woo hoo!
It's like looking at my studio! My parents always said clean up as you go along, but it is much easier/faster to clean up one large mess than 20 small ones.
Lisa · March 02, 2008 at 09:58 PM
so exciting! i watched friday! i watch everyday! can't wait to see your segment!
you could have thrown a little wedding into the weekend too!
haha
oxoxox,
jessi
jessi nagy · March 02, 2008 at 10:02 PM
... what an honor to be on her show.
So was Martha nice? :D
Sounds like you had fun, fun, fun!
Hope your able to get some well-deserved rest now.
Have a great week!
<3 michelle
miss.michelle · March 02, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Congratulations! I can't wait to see the show.
Wendy · March 02, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Yay! I'm so excited to see it!!! I love Martha Stewart; so, that's quite a big step for you! congrats. :)
mushroommeadows · March 02, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Congratulations Emily! How exciting for you and well deserved. Oh my goodness I want to bite into one of those cupcakes!! Can't wait to watch your segment!
Teresa
Teresa Sheeley · March 02, 2008 at 10:17 PM
How wonderful! I am so excited for you and glad that you are back safe and sound! Congratulations!
Marie · March 02, 2008 at 10:17 PM
How wonderful! I am so excited for you and glad that you are back safe and sound! Congratulations!
Marie · March 02, 2008 at 10:17 PM
How exciting!! congratulations! I have never left a comment on your site but I visit it all the time. I was curious about what you were off doing! Again congrats!
Melissa
melissa Fischer · March 02, 2008 at 10:21 PM
very very exciting. congratulations! you so deserve it. you are an amazing artist! can't wait for the 11th!!
darla · March 02, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Wow! Congratulations!!!
I can't wait to see the show....
Tobey · March 02, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Oh my gosh! That is so amazing! Big congrats to you, Emily! :0) Very well-deserved!
Holly Hanks · March 02, 2008 at 10:38 PM
That's so great! I assumed you might be meeting with publishers or doll manufacturers! :)
moya · March 02, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Congrats! How cool for you! Don't worry, my studio (aka kitchen) looks like that everyday! And what a yummy cupcake.
ash · March 02, 2008 at 10:43 PM
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
How awesome!!!
Stephanie · March 02, 2008 at 10:47 PM
ooh-eeh! that is so freaking exciting!! A big huge congratulations to you and so well deserved for all your hard work. I may be the only person in the states who has never watched martha's show, but I'll be sure to tune in for your segment. Congrats!
jean · March 02, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Hi Emily!
How exciting to be on Martha! Congrats!
Cindy · March 02, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Hurray for you! I can't wait to see the show.
And that cupcake looks divine.
**drool**
Congrats and good luck!
Marisa
Marisa · March 02, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Miss Emily, I am all gooose bumps!!! This is sooo outrageously exciting!!! I watched last week with wide eyes and listened to every word!! Yippeeee wooo hooooo yippeeee. I kept telling my applets on the wall, your mammie is going to be on Martha!!! WE are all cheering for you!!! And, we adore you!! xoxo
A Fanciful Twist · March 02, 2008 at 11:35 PM
That is so exciting, congratulations!
Annie · March 02, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Holy sh*t! That's an amazing opportunity for you! I'm very happy for you!
http://erinpetersonart.blogspot.com · March 02, 2008 at 11:37 PM
That is SO awesome! Congrats lady! Wow, Martha (swoon)...
Jen... · March 02, 2008 at 11:44 PM
congratulations!! it is a little bit of a shame that it was let out of the bag during my watching of the show. but nevertheless, i am super excited to see you all my your self of there!! (your works looked lovely on the table there).
I am sure you will post the link to the video, as I myself am Australian! So i had to watch the etsy one via internet!
congratulations once again, you are such an inspiration to etsians and artists in general! :D
art4friends · March 03, 2008 at 12:08 AM
i sorta thought it would be something cool like that as well, cant wait for the show! so fun!
kim* · March 03, 2008 at 12:11 AM
oh my golly! congratulations x 1000!!!! and thank you, too---i'm sure your segment will bring, like, a gazillion new people to etsy to marvel at (and buy!) all the wonderful handmade goodness.
hearts and stars to the moon,
katinka
kaite · March 03, 2008 at 12:31 AM
i knew it i knew it! you are so fabulous, martha deserves your dolls!
popko · March 03, 2008 at 01:03 AM
Holy wow batman! That is sooo amazing! I can't think of a more deserving person! I will have to make arrangements to watch it! Hooray for Emily!
Nicolle · March 03, 2008 at 01:05 AM
Congrats for being featured on Friday's show, but even moreso for having your own upcoming segment! How exciting!
scrubalicious · March 03, 2008 at 01:31 AM
(I know I never commented here before... when I discovered your blog by chance I noticed I bought a necklace with your queen of hearts in Finland last summer, since then I've been stalking your blog) but I do hope there will be a way to see that for people outside the US, I'm so curious :D
Meriel · March 03, 2008 at 02:04 AM
Can't wait to see you on March 11th!!!
I hope the video will be on the Martha website... otherwise Italians will miss out on the cutest doll making!
Francesca · March 03, 2008 at 03:15 AM
Congratulations, Doll! You are a rockstar!
xoxo
Morgan · March 03, 2008 at 03:39 AM
woot!
kellY · March 03, 2008 at 03:43 AM
That. Is. So. Friggin. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go :) Can't wait to watch the show!!!!!
Emily
Emily · March 03, 2008 at 04:04 AM
Hope us peeps over the pond (Bristol) will be able to watch it on youtube, or some sort of streaming thing.
World domination now for you my girl!
Congrats!
miss b · March 03, 2008 at 04:13 AM
Congratulations :)
I hope the video will be available to watch online after it airs so we can all see it too!
Christine · March 03, 2008 at 05:15 AM
congrats!!! that is so exciting...i wish it would air here in japan :(
elisabetha · March 03, 2008 at 05:37 AM
Thank you! I was praying you would make your dolls and the show aired and you didn't. I'm so happy you are in a future episode!!!
Everything is going so amazingly well for you and you deserve it!
Asha · March 03, 2008 at 06:52 AM
Congrats Emily! I can't wait to watch it!!
Heather · March 03, 2008 at 06:58 AM
That is so awesome, Emily! I can't wait to watch. Congratulations to you & all of your successes :)
Kathy Hardy · March 03, 2008 at 07:51 AM
what an honor, congrats!
kate · March 03, 2008 at 08:48 AM
congratulations to you, what fabulous news :)
Stephanie F. · March 03, 2008 at 08:52 AM
Congratulations, Emily! What fantastic news. I hope this doesn't sound too twee, but I think all of us Etsians are very proud of you.
Plus-- ooooh! You got to meet MARTHA! Am so jealous. :)
You must remind us when your segment is on.
Ky Eliza · March 03, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Hi Emily, I'm so excited to watch the show and f course I'm ready to try the proyect you'll show on Martha.
Everything is set to record the show, I can't wait.
Congratulations!
Veronica · March 03, 2008 at 09:47 AM
HOLY SHIT! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stephy · March 03, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Congrats! Can't wait to watch your segment!
rebecca · March 03, 2008 at 10:26 AM
congratulations! this is amazing news.
thealchemist · March 03, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Yay! I can't wait to see the episode! I record Martha every day, (sometimes the toddler or the daddy have control when Martha is on) but on the 11th I will be sure to curl up with a good bowl of popcorn and a paper pad to take notes!
Nichole · March 03, 2008 at 10:41 AM
This is wonderful news! I made a loud happy noise for you when I discovered that this was your surprise!
Lorrie · March 03, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Wow that's amazing - can't wait to see you on the show :)
Sophie · March 03, 2008 at 10:54 AM
that's so exciting! What an amazing opportunity. I will be sure to watch.
Talia · March 03, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Holy crap girl. I figured it was only a matter of time. My friend Robert (peanut) was on her show and it really helped out his business. Congrats on such a great opportunity. My weekend consisted of moving a tenant in and framing up a bunch of your beautiful artwork among other peoples and of course, seeing the Penelope movie which was total eye candy. I must recommend seeing. Maybe a little Penelope Applet? lol Here are the pictures of the dining room. Hope you like em...
http://projectblancoyd.typepad.com/project_blancoyd/2008/03/dining-room-min.html
and some great stills from the Penelope movie that are soo inspiring!
http://projectblancoyd.typepad.com/project_blancoyd/2008/03/wanna-see-tim-b.html
www.projectblancoyd.com · March 03, 2008 at 11:12 AM
congrats emily!
HOORAY...another MARTHA pal.
i'm sure you had a blast. i love all the people that work there. i got to spend a day in the art studio to prep before my live show the next morning and everyone made me feel right at home.
anyways, looking forward to your segment(s).
smiles
lori
lori marie · March 03, 2008 at 11:13 AM
YAHOOOOO!!!!!
I can't wait to see you on Martha!
xoxox
tascha · March 03, 2008 at 11:40 AM
wonderful opportunity! so... we're still waiting on pictures from your studio, aren't we?
emilykristin · March 03, 2008 at 11:40 AM
So very amazing and wunnerful! Congrats to you!!!!
Nannette · March 03, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Yipeee, Sweet Emily!!!! How exciting to make another historical event happen in our world...It's thrilling to know that the beauty you create will be spreading endless magic from here to eternity...can't wait to record and share this magnificent event with all my loved ones! (PS thanks for sharing your dreams with us and never giving up...what an Inspiration you are!) xoxo ;)
jo · March 03, 2008 at 12:03 PM
(PPS...isn't it grand to have the bestest of friends? So lucky to have great peeps like Sara and Josiah right by your side... oh yea and the gazillion of loyal admirers right here...we heart you, Sweet Emily!)
jo · March 03, 2008 at 12:11 PM
oh....... WAUW....
In awe....
*sigh*....
Gefeliciteerd!
nicole · March 03, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Holy 75 comments!! Oh well, I'll write one anyway ;)
Congrats on this wonderful news! I'm so excited to watch you on Martha! You seem so sweet on your blog and I can't wait to see you on television! Many congratulations (and hopefully cupcakes) to you :)
Rachel · March 03, 2008 at 12:26 PM
HOORAY!!! Congrats to you! I can't wait to see the show, you deserve all the success you are having :)
Susan · March 03, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Congratulations! That's so exciting - I'll definitely be setting my dvr to record the show!
Caity · March 03, 2008 at 01:05 PM
Yay! How exciting for you :) w00t!
Ana · March 03, 2008 at 01:11 PM
YIPPEEEEE!!!! WOO HOOO!!!
Oh, congratulations, Emily!!
I am grinning from ear-to-ear for you right now. Very much deserved!! Can't wait to see it!!!
Andi · March 03, 2008 at 01:24 PM
Holy shit! Martha?!!! That's crazy awesome!
april · March 03, 2008 at 01:25 PM
EEEEEEeeee! Yay for you. You totally deserve it. Actually, I'm surprised it took them this long to find you. Anyway, you are airing the day after my birthday, so Happy Birthday to ME!
Anna
Lasso the Moon · March 03, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Congrats!! I love Martha! How exciting it all must be :)
That cupcake looks oh so yummy!! Can't wait for the show to air!
♥Lisa
Lisa M · March 03, 2008 at 01:37 PM
How exciting! I hope the episode turns up online so I can see it! Congrats!
Tara · March 03, 2008 at 01:39 PM
WOW!!!!!! congratulations!!!!
Un grande abbraccio dall'Italia.
Cata
cata · March 03, 2008 at 01:59 PM
Ok so maybe this is a little better than getting married! Ha ha!!! I'm so excited for you!!! I hope to see you on Martha is someone does a YouTube thingie for it. :)
Is that a cupcake from The Cupcake Cafe??????
Marilyn · March 03, 2008 at 02:16 PM
How fun! Can't wait to see you on the Martha show!!!
tiffany · March 03, 2008 at 02:20 PM
Congratulations! How exciting! Looking forward to the show.
Callista · March 03, 2008 at 02:25 PM
Looking forward to your Martha appearance!
Carol · March 03, 2008 at 02:32 PM
Big congrats, so excited. Going to tivo it!
Lady Ying · March 03, 2008 at 02:36 PM
I am so happy for you!!! I am looking forward to reading all about it here soon! Unfortunately, I am in the UK and can't watch the show! :-( Please, put it on YouTube afterwards and make us all happy! :-D
Roberta J. · March 03, 2008 at 02:39 PM
congratulations, I saw the show with Rob on someone's website,and your doll and illustration looked amazing! will you put a link to it up on the day for us in the uk?
hope you have a wonderful weekend :)
laura b · March 03, 2008 at 02:54 PM
congrats!! I can't wait to see how it went!
patricia · March 03, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Congrats Emily!!!! That's amazing news!
I have to make sure I tape it!! Unless I sneak into a conference room here and turn on the tele....shhhhh!
I'm so happy for you!
Jennifer
Jennifer · March 03, 2008 at 03:22 PM
I loved seeing your work on Martha! I am envious that you got to meet her and be crafty on her show! The doll and the beautifully framed print were lovely, and definitely were eye catching. It made me proud to own one of your prints - and I got one before you get crazy famous. ;) I shall definitely look forward to seeing your segment on the 11th. :D
I also love the look of your celebratory cupcakes. Mmmm! Celebratory cupcakes are the most wonderful thing. :D
sarah · March 03, 2008 at 03:27 PM
oh wow, emily...congratulations!! that's so exciting! i love to celebrate with cupcakes too...did so this weekend as well! congratulations again!
missy · March 03, 2008 at 04:07 PM
You're sure to have a mini a-bomb business explosion for sure after this episode airs and hopefully it will create a wonderful ripple effect for all of us in this economic recession.
Katie · March 03, 2008 at 04:12 PM