The Martha Stewart Show!

Wow, I haven't blogged in how long?!

THE tickets!!

Over the summer, I tried to get some tickets to The Martha Stewart show, but there were none available. I regretted waiting so long to try for some, I figured I'd never get to go... there are what, like 100 people in the audience? So on a whim, I decided to go online (read: I was already on marthastewart.com) and looked for available shows to enter my name into. Apparently, they need every single detail of your crafting abilities to apply. I had to write a bio of what I was interested in. Things that were suggested were obviously all things that Martha are perfect at -- gardening, cooking, crafting, sewing, petkeeping, housekeeping, ruling the world, etc. So I filled in my bio & contact information, expecting to never hear from the show, ever. 3 weeks later, I got an invitation. Boom!

Way excited before the show!

So you have to RSVP to the show, and the information they give you is like the strictest instructions, ever. Worse than the SAT or PRAXIS tests, even. "Martha LOVES when her audience wears bold, bright colors (Read: wear bright things, or you will die.)" "DO NOT wear: white, ivory, cream, beige, black, grey, or red. No prints. (read: wear something solid and bright, or you will die.)" So obviously, I have nothing to wear because my wardrobe is white & grey, with bright accessories. I do not wear hot pink. Ever. Ok, except that one shirt, but it's more purpley-pink, and it's got lace on it. Anyway, I missed the part about no prints until the day before the show, so the print kimono top I originally got was vetoed. Shopping trip!

Props to the chick at Torrid in the Cherry Hill Mall for helping me pick out what I wore. Shout out! Andrew also got an outfit. He looked fabulous in his new denim & new sweater. Mmmm.

But back to me.

So the day finally comes, and we have to leave at 5:30am, which meant I had to be in hair & makeup (aka: my kitchen) by 5:00, which meant I had to get up at 4:30. We actually left on time and drove up to Hoboken, hopped on the PATH train & walked to the studio. Naturally, I was having a heart attack because we got there at 8:45, instead of 8:30 "sharp"but there was still a line to get in.

Mmmm. 

Once we got inside, ushered by these 2 chicks with microphone headset things, we gave our names, got our tickets & went through the metal detector (no beeps, yay us), and were ushered into a holding room with a zillion other women. There were literally like 10 men. I'm not a real social person in the morning, so I was outnumbered by all the chatterboxes.

Amen for free Starbucks!!

Joey Kola came in and gave us signals for when things are yummy ("mmmmmmmm"), cute ("awwwwww"), and funny ("hahahahahaha"), and when we should clap and make lots of noise and hoot-n-holler. He's a funny guy. Once we got to our seats, we were allowed to take pictures (no video, but obviously I did anyway) before and after the taping. So I took a bunch of pictures... her set is like, fabulous. Everything is perfectly in place, and there were a boatload of people running around and cameras all over the place.

Prep Kitchen & Set Kitchen

There's a prep kitchen, the set kitchen, craft area & the greenhouse area. Fantastic cabinets, and can I just say that her sink is like sex, but better b/c it's marble (or granite. whatever.)?!


Anyway. We found out the guest was Isaac Mizrahi, and I knew we were in for a treat because he brings the crazy. They did their opening segment, and the stage manager was going apeshit because he wasn't following the prompter, at all, and was babbling on and on. Then the table caught on fire, which was hilarious. That person is probably fired. No pun intended.

Craft Area & Greenhouse Area

Getting to see behind the scenes of the whole show was awesome, and to know how many people are involved and are running around like crazies flashing cards, coiling wires, pushing cameras, organizing things off set, was really awesome. The whole time, Martha was fabulous, and she's such a sarcastic 70 year old broad, I loved it. She's so much better than everyone at everything, and she will tell you so. Take that! During the taping, Joey Kola gives out free stuff and makes everyone clap and laugh and carry on, and it was a lot of fun. Even Andrew clapped and yelled (once. He yelled once.)

Ask Martha! Notice the sink!!

After the show and before she recorded promos for upcoming shows, people got to ask Martha questions, and they asked ridiculous things. Like what kind of favors should this woman give for a winter themed bar mitzvah for 250 people -- Martha suggested mugs to go with their hot cocoa favor the woman said they were giving already (b/c you need more than one favor at a wedding bar mitzvah? For the record, Martha almost had a heart attack when she said there were 250 guests) and Joey said that she should give iPads. BAWAGHAHA. Someone also asked about what are some healthy halloween treats - is there such a thing? No, there is not. NEXT QUESTION. I wanted to ask her about how to go about pruning my fabulously giant rose bush & tricks for getting my Hydrangea to not die each year I plant one, as well as what designer her shoes came from (gorge!!), but I was too chicken, so I didn't. Booooo.

I did not come away with a new Kitchen Aid mixer or food processor, but we did get a bag full of swag from Nautica, and Seventh Generation, as well as a boatload of Martha Stewart Crafts for halloween, and Table Topics coasters & game cards.

This is obvious, no?

I did some googling before we went to get an idea of what to expect, and I found a bunch of blogs whining about how Martha doesn't greet or talk to the audience before or after the show & during commercials -- most of these people were super bitter about it.  What on Earth did these people expect -- Martha Stewart is a stone cold felon. I'm not sure if these bloggers thought she was going to give snuggles to everyone and thank them so much for coming to support her in her efforts to maintain her MSLO empire, but I found her to be exactly what I expected - perfect, wore amazing shoes, great hair, great skin, button down shirt, sarcastic, cold-yet-warm, really funny (I know, right?), and really interested (and good at) in what she was doing. I think she's fabulous, and we had a great time! I'd like to go back & see her show again... maybe I'll get that new mixer.

Thank you Mood.

After the show, we went for lunch and decided to walk to Mood. MOOD. Designerrrrrssssss. Mood was like heaven, and though I didn't have the patience or the time to stand in that cutting counter line for hours, I'm planning a day trip w/my mom to get a boatload of fabric. So much jersey knit. So much. Thank you Mood.

I also am 99.8% sure I saw Kenley Collins there. Kenley from Project Runway, season 5. I didn't say anything, b/c I can't stand her and think she's a total B, but I loved her work. Hello from afar.

So, all in all, it was a fabulous day trip & I cannot wait until I'm eligible for tickets, b/c I'm dying to go again. Mwwaaahahahaha.

Moi!

Andrew!