One of my daughters’ favorite past time is doing their nails. They sit and watch Pretty Little Liars or one of their other favorite shows and come up with crazy nail designs to try. Their latest is to paint all of their nails one color and then ad glitter to one...
We have a new collection available on Frecklebox. We designed it with tweens in mind. Sometimes tweens are like crows, they just want something shiny and colorful! We tried to pattern our design collection off of the old PeeChee folders that we used to carry around in...
I don’t know about you but when you have 3 kids it’s sometimes hard to find something to do on the weekend that does not cost an arm and a leg. If we go to a matinee and lunch we are usually looking at spending at least $75. I was pretty excited to see...
We’ve been really busy the last couple of weeks getting new collections designed in time for Surtex in May. Surtex is a big licensing show in New York that we attend with our agent every year. It is next door to the Stationery Show also a fun and inspiring show...
It is starting to warm up around here. We are supposed to hit the 70’s this week. I always find it hard to transition from winter to spring. It is still cold in the morning and evening but warmer in the afternoon. My main issue is what to wear on my feet so they...
Our new collection, Multi-Modern Monograms is now available on Frecklebox.com. We got a lot of requests for a design that could be used with monograms and that could also be for both kids and adults. We thought this was a great collection for tweens and it also makes...
We love going to the beach whenever we have a free day. Our kids all have wetsuits and boogie boards and can spend the whole day in the surf. Since we had President’s Day off we did a spur of the moment overnight with cousins at the beach. We spent the day going...
Since temperatures are supposed to hit 72° todayI thought we should celebrate by showing one of our spring collections. This collection we called Front Porch. Who wouldn’t want to chill out in a colorful adirondack chair with a glass of lemonade? We used parts...
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and if you are looking for a fun activity for your kids we’ve designed some free Valentine’s cards for Frecklebox.com. You can personalize them with your child’s name and either print out a color version or black and...
I get a farm veggie box delivered to my house once a month. Sometimes it’s a magical mystery tour and I have no idea what something is or how to cook and eat it. This week we got this alien, fractal looking oddball. I did like the bright green color but of...
Even though it is raining outside and there are a bunch of dead leaves on my lawn, I am dreaming about spring and summer when I can be outside enjoying my yard. I love when all of the flowers are blooming and the vegetable garden is overflowing. I have a lot of work...
We are currently working on a new collection for Frecklebox.com. We are aiming at the tween and teen market with this one. It includes fun flowers, polka dots and chevrons in a mix of popular colors. It should be up on Frecklebox shortly and we’ve also submitted...
We got to the office today and there was a huge box at our doorstep. Our Mediterranean Dream fabric through Quilting Treasures is now on sale in stores and online and we just got all of our sample fabrics. It’s like Christmas all over again! If you’d like...
I love adding pops of color and bold graphics to a home. The key to achieving the perfect balance is to keep it balanced. If you are looking for an easy way to add a graphic pop, try painting a wall with chalkboard paint. It allows you to change it up whenever you...
I thought it might be interesting to show how we design our collections and then incorporate those designs into licensed artwork for manufacturers. We usually start with a main idea. We always design a focal or highlight pattern and then design 5-6 additional patterns...
This Sunday everyone will be tuned to their television to watch some hot girls eating doritos, frogs singing about beer, a baby talking about finances, and maybe to watch the Superbowl! There are plenty of websites that have which commercials will be playing and the...
I’ve always loved doing cute personalized Valentine’s for my kids. I always included their picture and then attached it to a glassine envelope with candy inside to hand out at school. Now that my kids are out of elementary school it’s no longer cool...
Our Typografeast dishes are finally in stores! Yeah! I know that they can be found at Hobby Lobby. Here are some pictures from the Atlanta Gift Show. There are approx. 40-50 pieces. I love the teapot and cookie jar. So exciting to finally see the finished product. We...
We’ve been busy here at Simon+Kabuki designing for next year. We are always a year or more ahead of the game. The licensing/manufacturing route takes a really long time. After we submit designs we usually don’t hear back for several months. If a design or...
“Emerald, a vivid verdant green, enhances our sense of well-being further by inspiring insight as well as promoting balance and harmony.” Sounds good to me. I love that Pantone has picked bright, fun, full of energy colors over the last few years. Emerald...
One of the things I did over Christmas break was to go through closets and drawers and get rid of things that I don’t wear, or are stained, torn or shrunk. I had my kids also do the same thing (they needed to make room for all of the clothes their grandparents...
Have you made all of your New Year’s Resolutions yet? Like losing weight, eating healthier, exercising more, spending more time with your kids, balancing work and play, blah, blah, blah! I never make resolutions except one year I promised myself not to buy...
I’ve always been partial to turquoise, it reminds me of the beach. And it always feels fresh and breezy. I’ve seen it a lot with red in everything from invitations to pillows to clothes. Two colors that were meant to be thrown together like peanut butter...
Happy Friday! Hope you had a fabulous Holiday and got everything you wanted! I got lots of fun goodies and a trip to Hawaii for our whole family from my parents. Lucky us, but we have to wait until July to go. I guess in the meantime we can just day dream about that...
