Bloggers' Night Out!
Last week, my company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, hosted a really fun event, called Bloggers’ Night Out! In recent years, blogging has become such an important and interesting form of communication. We, at MSLO, maintain thirteen separate blogs, but there are so many other blogs that we love reading. We decided to extend an invitation to the creators of those blogs so that we could all mingle and get to know one another. We were hoping for a rooftop party overlooking the majestic Hudson River. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate and the gathering was moved into one of our photo studios at the Starrett Lehigh building. It was a great time, none-the-less.
And don't forget to visit our newest blogs!
1 I had to leave shortly after addressing the crowd to attend a dinner party at my home in Bedford, but I was thrilled to stop in and say hello.
2 I spoke to the group about my passion for my blog and also The Daily Wag - Francesa and Sharkey's blog.
3 Here I am snapping a picture of Darcy Miller and Tara Wilson of Tara Wilson Events. http://www.tarawilson.com/
4 And then I Twitpiced it
5 It worked - but not until the next morning as Twitter was acting up - this was the Twitpic.
6 We had about 400 bloggers attending.
7 The Martha Blog table - displaying some of my favorite photos that have appeared on this blog.
8 Attendees were each given a 'passport' and had to travel around to the different tables to get them stamped.
9 The editors from Gardens stamping their top ten NYC garden destinations
10 Once all of the proper stamps were acquired, guests could enter the raffle for some really great prizes.
11 The Daily Wag http://dailywag.marthastewart.com/splash.php table - Francesca and Sharkey could not be there.
12 Instead, they sent beautiful images of themselves.
13 Kevin Sharkey had a ping pong table set up with bright orange balls. That same table and balls can be seen the September decorating issue of Living featuring Kevin's new apartment.
14 He also displayed this Oreo cookie cake, as seen in the same story.
15 As Chad Wagenheim and Kevin looked on, I gave ping pong a whirl - I'm pretty good, I must admit!
16 I signed this paddle.
17 Kevin had many fans who wanted his autograph. His blog is Home Design with Kevin Sharkey. http://homedesign.marthastewart.com/
18 This is the impressive Weddings display.
19 And don't forget to visit The Bride's Guide. http://thebridesguide.marthastewartweddings.com/
20 The Bride's Guide brought delicious treats.
21 My new paint line available at the Home Depot
22 The food was great at The Everyday Food Blog table! http://everydayfoodblog.marthastewart.com/
23 The shrimp and mint summer rolls were delicious with the peanut dipping sauce.
24 Sparkling wine from Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi was light and bubbly.
25 Mini hamburger sliders
26 There were also frozen melon-margarita pops.
27 And s'mores!
28 Honeydew agua fresca, found in the August Everyday Food, is a refreshing drink.
29 The Whole Living Blog http://wholelivingdaily.wholeliving.com/ table featured my cleaning products.
30 Whole Living Daily blog brought a bicycle-powered blender to mix drinks.
31 Here I am with Lucinda Scala Quinn and her sons, Calder and Miles. Lucinda's blog is called Mad Hungry http://www.mad-hungry-lsq.blogspot.com/ and so is her latest cookbook!
32 Lucinda's drink - Scotchie citrus punch
33 And crunchy sesame chicken wings
34 And spinach feta pocket pies
35 Hannah, our crafting guru, demonstrated for the crowd.
36 My papers and punches are fun
37 Take a look at the Crafts Dept. blog. http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/
38 The famous Matt Armendariz of mattbites.com decided to take a 'bite' out of our new PetSmart line.
39 Jessica Turner of 'The Mom Creative' http://www.jessicaturnersblog.blogspot.com/ and Stacy from 'Scrumptious Swirls' http://scrumptiousswirls.blogspot.com/
40 Lauren Fister of Lauren Fister Design http://www.laurenfister.com/
41 Brittany Vanderlinden of mommywords.com and daughter, Violet
42 Libby and PJ from Betty Confidential http://www.bettyconfidential.com/ stopped by the Daily Wag table.
43 Thomas Eberharter - Director of Design and Fabrication of MSLO - demonstrates a paint faux bois technique.
44 Everyone was taking pictures and videos for their blogs.
45 The swag bag contents
Oh Martha!!!! this really makes me wish you read my blog because I would've loved to attend the party especially because I was in the city those days... next time I'm in the city will try to get to your show or something!!! wish you an absolutely great weekend!!!
Posted by: Punctuation Mark | August 13th, 2010 at 12:29 am
All that fun, and a dinner party to attend, also...Martha, how do you keep up?
Gloria!!
Posted by: Gloria | August 13th, 2010 at 2:53 am
Morning Martha!
I have been reading such great things about this event on other blogs. It sounds like it was a wonderful night. Feel free to send me an invite to the next one - I'll happily pay my own air ticket!
Posted by: Pru | August 13th, 2010 at 3:55 am
What a great time! I wish I could have been there.
Posted by: Amanda @ The Martha Initiative | August 13th, 2010 at 8:20 am
I sincerely wish I could have been there.
Posted by: Andrew Ritchie | August 13th, 2010 at 8:52 am
I was very fortunate to attend and it was a wonderful party. We enjoyed so many aspects of MSLO, as well as very nice gifts. Thank you for having us!
Posted by: Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You | August 13th, 2010 at 9:46 am
What is with the glamorous ping pong tables this year... they are everywhere!
Posted by: R. | August 13th, 2010 at 10:11 am
Hi Martha,
I don’t blog and I wasn’t there but I still had fun on Twitter following all the tweets from the MSLO bloggers and others as well. I set up my own #bloggersnightout list and followed the tweets. When some asked us to retweet the next of their tweets, I was right on it and I won your Decorating in Color book from @sharkeyhome (Kevin Sharkey). I think he said he would sign it too. I also think I missed out on the tickets to your show by two other tweeters who retweeted a message from @TheMarthaShow just before I did. Anyway, I had fun trying to keep up with all the tweets from a lot of the bloggers who attended. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves except when they were in the wrong place at the wrong time like when you showed up and they missed seeing you! Well, have a great weekend everyone! Trish
Posted by: Trish | August 13th, 2010 at 10:12 am
Had a BLAST meeting your team Martha!
Posted by: Jessica Turner | August 13th, 2010 at 10:26 am
It was a beautiful event. Thank you so much for inviting me!
Posted by: Beki - TheRustedChain | August 13th, 2010 at 10:38 am
I was sad that I missed Martha at the beginning of the meetup - but I was thrilled to meet Kevin Sharkey and Darcy Miller in person! I see I made it onto photo 17 of the slideshow with Kevin!
Posted by: Jennifer Cisney | August 13th, 2010 at 10:42 am
Martha, thanks for sharing this blog.
Posted by: KLBrown | August 13th, 2010 at 10:54 am
I attended this event and had a WONDERFUL time. I was actually just composing my own recap of the party when I came across your post today! Thank you for hosting such a lovely event for us bloggers.
Posted by: Amy Urquhart | August 13th, 2010 at 11:41 am
What a great idea to honour great bloggers. Martha is known to share her knowledge; it is what makes her a success I believe. Also Martha's curiosity for life and the planet. I don't blog a lot but I have a regular post on Word Press that has great contests by top travel sponsors. I've even listed contests run by Martha Stewart. Beginning August 16 at 9: am Air Canada Vacations begin their 48 hr. contest on Facebook. It will be crazy busy to win this ASAP! Well, thanks Martha for sharing.
Posted by: http://twitter.com/Geotravel | August 13th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I have to say I LOVE the idea of a blogging party!! If you are ever looking for one more...hehe
Is that what we all said?!
Posted by: Wendy | August 13th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Splendid. Another great idea from the Martha Stewart team. What an honor to be an attendee. I hope this becomes a scheduled event so individuals from great and small distances away can plan trips to the city of NY. As with all things Martha the more times the merrier but also would be considerate of other people's work loads. Thanks for sharing a great time.
Posted by: Margie | August 13th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Sounded like a great event! I love Martha and remember seeing her beautifully decorated Christmas trees in the botanical garden at Bellagio in Las Vegas during Christmas of 2007.
I desire to create, with the most beautiful ingredients that mother earth has to offer, delicious concoctions that will impress your memory for all time - very similar to Marcel Proust in Remembrance of Things Past. Just because most of elite society rules that "eating" is "BAD". Let's face it - we all love to eat, have sex and romp - whatever! God created us to be lustful and glutonous beings! Oh, well! Let's enjoy - before, we cannot enjoy anymore! LOL, especially!!! Especially, let's try to, at least, try to prepare the most lucsious and "sinfully" tasting concoctions known to manind- or womankind! Love to you all, gastronomes (and sinners)!
Post Script,
Also, keep in mind, please eat healthfully by incorporating whole grains, omegas and low fat meats. Also, follow Dr. Oz and Elie Kreiger's recommendations. They are experts!!!
Pam
Pamela
Posted by: Pamela Atkinson | August 13th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Thank you for having us, Martha! Everything was gorgeous & perfect! Such a FABULOUS event! & I was so honored to have a chance to meet you & your amazing team!
xo, Kristy
Posted by: Kristy ~ Posh Pixels Design Studio | August 13th, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Hi,
I am looking for the perfect tee shirt folding video. It was on one of my emails from Martha Stewart.
I wanted to show it to a friend, and I wanted to make sure I was doing it right.
Thank you for all the interesting ideas.
Donna
Posted by: Donna Redus-Neal | August 15th, 2010 at 10:24 am
Martha! This bloggers night out party sounds like so much fun! I really hope to attend someday! Thanks for all of your inspiring ideas! You are the best!
Mindy
Mimi Marie Design
http://www.mimimariedesign.com
Posted by: Mindy | August 16th, 2010 at 12:17 am
Hi Martha, What a great event this was! All of your guests were so lucky to be there to enjoy meeting you and all of your great bloggers. I so enjoy reading all of the blogs and mostly comment on yours, The Daily Wag and Kevins' blogs. Everyone of them has been just great to read and they really make my day everyday! These photos were once again great to enjoy! Thanks again for sharing, Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | August 16th, 2010 at 11:51 am
I Love getting your email everyday and visiting your website. The one thing that a get sad about its l cannot enter any contest. I am a proud Canadian and when you live in Canada you cant enter any of your great contests. Maybe in the future your change this. Janet
Posted by: Janet Warnock | August 17th, 2010 at 10:26 am
We had such a great time! A fabulous party with amazing food!!!
Hope you enjoy your necklaces
Posted by: Erin | August 19th, 2010 at 8:54 am
What a treat!
Posted by: Emily | August 19th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
I am not sure how this works. I wanted to show Martha a before and after photo of a room make over I did using her 24 piece bedding and window covering set I bought at Macy's in Kona. It is in a home at the Mauna Kea Resort on the Big Island. I was so amazed at how far that set went.
Thanks,
Donna
Posted by: Donna Brucato | August 19th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Oh, I SO wish I could have come! I've loved reading everyone's "reports" on their blogs!
Come to Texas for a blogger party?
Posted by: bridget {bake at 350} | August 19th, 2010 at 7:07 pm
I had a wonderful time, Martha, too bad that you couldn't stay longer. After I didn't get the chance at you blogging show, I finally got to say hello to my "neighbor" in Katonah, and that was worth the trip. We follow each other on Twitter, and I am trailing you as the person with the most Twitter followers in Katonah.
Here is my not-so-wordless blog post after the event: http://dagmarbleasdale.com/2010/08/wordless-wednesday-martha-stewart-bloggers-night-out/
I'd love to blog for your Home Design and Living in the Family Room blog!
Thanks again for inviting me
Dagmar
Dagmar's momsense
@DagmarBleasdale
Posted by: Dagmar Bleasdale -- Dagmar's momsense | August 23rd, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Thanks ! Supper Post !
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