Big Idea Update

Here I am taking time out from a very busy day to place my vote:

Here are Jeff Halpin, Colleen Doyle, and David Lee, some members of my digital team, astonished by how many votes were pouring and continue to pour into the blog!

Keep on voting!

Comments

[Christine Tayman]

I absolutely love the idea of this contest! The ideas are so fresh and yet they are all seem like they would be so many applications for all of them. I love the scrapbook idea but I like all of these great ideas.

[Joan Hajek]

Hi Martha!
I gave my vote! Am curious though and wonder if you read all the comments, or does your staff do it? I keep a blog as well and bake and craft. My family and friends call me Martha!

Joan

[greg]

Here's a big idea for ya. How about a series of "fix it" shows? Simple fixes around the home like leaky faucets, hanging a chandelier, etc. Martha, I know you can do everything.

[Nancy]

My vote is in!

Just wanted to let you know you are on my list of favorites and I never miss your show!

Keep up the great work!

[Wendy Eaton]

I am so excited about the possibility of a magazine that will feature gluten free cooking!! I loved the show Martha did last year that featured Baby Cakes (an allergen free bakery). My daughters are both Celiacs, so I am a gluten free cook. I am always happy to find new ideas - especially if it were from the Martha Kitchen! I hope this 'Great Idea' is able to keep it's lead!

[Heidi from Wyoming]

I have Celiac Disease and love to bake. I am always modifying recipes from Martha's Baking Handbook into gluten free versions. It would be wonderful to have a magazine devoted to allergen free recipes that have been tried and retried until they are "Martha" approved! If MSO does publish such a magazine I will be your number one subscriber.

[Cheryl]

I voted for the publication on food allergies because I feel there is a ral and growing need for a good resource with organic and un altered foods. However I feel that several of the iedeas were good and feel it would be a shame to ignore them if they don't win the competition. many people love their pets as if they were part of the family and feel that many would enfory that publication also. I am not a scrapbooker or someone who does a lot on the computer but in this tech based world I can see the benefit to this project also. I do like to go to flea markets and I noticed the publication for collectors was not recieving many votes but that may be because your show is not geared to collectors and they were not watching or on your website. I feel a quarterly publication would attract some of these people right now the publications out there are very limited and you have to know where to look to find them. Good luck with all.

[Angela]

I'm all for the publication for allergies -- We are always on the look out for any information relating to allergy-free food. We have been doing the gluten-free, casein-free, yeast-free diet for about 5 years. I am just finishing a book on how to do the diet (gluten-free, casein-free, yeast-free, and no dyes, additives, preservatives, and artificial flavorings); I hope to get it published ASAP.
(We also have other allergies and intolerances, but the above seems to be the diet that helps most with autistic spectrum disorder issues.)

[Susan]

As a mother of a child with Celiac disease I would love to see a Martha magazine featuring gluten free cooking and baking!

[Jan Erickson]

Hi Martha, You have certainly opened "Pandora's Box" with these most fascinating "Big Ideas"! It is absolutely fantastic to see almost 140,000 votes in less than 2 days. At this pace, you could have a million votes by Feb. 7th. WOW! I've go to go vote again. Jan

[Margie]

Okay Martha, if you vote on line does that mean you have to sit on your hands in the board room? No cheating and voting over 100 times.

[the farmers wife]

Is it like Chicago politics? Vote once, vote twice and vote often?

- Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife

[erik scott forster]

I'm gluten and casein intolerant. I'm also a Martha Stuart devotee. Combining Martha with food and environmental sensitivity awareness would be a GREAT thing! Many folks with food sensitivities have no I idea how to live--and they have to learn in order to live--great potential. Good luck!

[Gluten Free Steve]

I'm all for Alexis' magazine!

[Susan]

That's certainly a dinosaur of a monitor that Martha is using. I was relieved to see her staff member using two flat screens.

[Hildy]

Food allergies - absolutely. What a wonderful benefit to help others with their health - especially moms who are struggling how to best feed their kids.

[Joe B]

The e-com scrapbook is a great idea in a digital world. especially if it can be customized with our own best ideas from Martha Stewart.

[Lou]

I was so hoping for a gardening idea. Maybe it's the next big idea.
But these are great. Cannot decide along so many good ones.

[Jennifer B. Smith]

I am another farmer's wife with gluten and casein issues, and on a wheat farm, no less. My passion is flavorful, gluten free, casein free food. My pets also eat the same way.

[Maria]

I voted for the e-scrapbook because I am always dying to try all the crafts that Martha talks about, but don't have a high quality color printer. I think this application could also work for any of the templates that are in the magazine, etc. I would love to design and then order crafts online. I'm very impressed with the person who came up with this!

[Penny]

A food allergy magazine with recipes!!!! Yes! It's original and it's needed--a lot! Safe and delicious recipes....family and friends who understand more about food allergies, the importance of labeling and reading labels, cross contamination. You could change people's lives with this idea. We have just recently begun avoiding some suspected food allergens. I have been researching the topic and I am truely amazed at what people don't know about food allergies--myself included...then there is the challenge of substitutions to make your old recipes safe and still have then turn out delicious. Being able to try new recipes and know that they were going to be safe and delicious.... Please, please publish this magazine--and please include at least a section on kid favorites. It's so hard for the little ones when they can't have their favorites anymore or they can't have what their friends are all having. Safe alternatives are so welcome.

[Laney U.]

I think Barbara's idea is absolutely brilliant! Who wouldn't love to be able to shop, socialize, learn something new and see all the latest products that Martha has come out with, and all under one roof! I think it's a no-brainer. My vote goes to the Martha Store!

[theresa gettle]

How cool is this....I could not decide between the store and the scrapbooking....I would love one central location to shop for all things Martha...but have a personal hobby of scraping....currently he store is winning my votes. Thank you for this opportunity !!!!

[Deb]

The ideas were all very good, but pick I must, here is to the pets!!!!

[Carol Mangano]

I would like to vote for the magazine for people with allergies, food intolerances like Celiac Disease. etc. If you do your research and find out that 1 in 133 people have CD, that is a huge portion of the population that would be interested in your publication.