New Collection – POPsicles

Check out our latest design Collection, POPsicles. You can tell we have summer fun on the brain and who can blame us, it’s 100 degrees today! I have fond memories of hot summer days and yummy popsicles dripping down my arm. My favorite were orangesicles. Here...

SURTEX – Are you going next week?

Are you going to SURTEX next week? SURTEX, May 18-20, is the big art and licensing show held in New York every year. We have lots of new stuff that will be at the show, new design collections, bedding, dishes and other fun stuff. Our agent, Jewel Branding, just did a...

SALE – Baby Shower Party Kits

Throw a Baby Shower that’s hip, unique, and custom coordinated. Everything is designed, from the invitation your guests receive down to the favors they take home! We’ve done all of the work so you can relax. Each kit contains everything you need for 24 baby...

Favorite Finds – Allure Beauty Box

Several years ago Allure Magazine started selling Beauty Boxes. At first they were geared towards sunscreen and skincare but over the years they’ve included, hair care, make up, nail polish and other goodies. They go for sale approx. 4 times per year. They are a...

What’s New – SURTEX Show

Are you going to SURTEX this year? SURTEX, May 18-20, is the big art and licensing show held in New York every year. Our agent is there every year representing our brand. We’ve also had a booth there in the past but now we generally just go for meetings with...

Personalized Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Looking for some fun personalized gifts for your mom? We’ve got you covered with a great selection of stationery and other fun stuff. Here are a few to get you started. Most sites are having sales so hurry up and get your order in to receive it in time for...

Gluten Free Potstickers

Potstickers are super yummy! When I’m at Costco I usually pick up a bag of their potstickers to keep in the freezer. Yesterday I decided to make my own and make them gluten free for my daughter. Making them from scratch is a lot of work, so make sure you have a...

Personalized Journals – Perfect Grad Gift

Looking for a fun gift for Grads? Personalized journals make a great gift and kids love to see their name in print. It’s fun to buy a set of personalized gifts for the grad. For elementary kids, I’ve gotten a lunch box, journal, coloring book and a few...

Happy Easter – Freebies!

Hope you have a fun and relaxing Easter with lots of chocolate bunnies and easter eggs! Here are some free tags to download and also free coloring pages to keep your kids busy! Click here for Tags, Frog Coloring Page and Lady Bug Coloring...

Shady Veggie Gardening

I have two spots in my yard that I plant veggies. A really sunny spot where I have one raised bed (pictured above from last summer). Last year I grew tomatoes, swiss chard, eggplant, basil and lettuce with great success. This time around I will plant tomatoes, basil...

New S+K Graduation Cards

We have a bunch of new Graduation cards debuting on Picaboo.com this week. Lot’s with multi-photo that would look great with baby pictures and current pictures. I always love seeing those side by side pictures. It’s fun to see the changes. Hope you like...

Setting up a Home Office

We’ve decided that when our lease is up at the end of the summer, that we will move our office to our homes. Erin and I live within a mile of one another so getting together for meetings and brainstorming will be easy. Most of our corporate clients no longer...

Garden Party – New Simon+Kabuki Collection

Check out our new, just in time for spring, Garden Party Collection! You can find lots of fun Garden Party products at Frecklebox even a personalized coloring book. Be on the look out for a fabric line and new stationery next spring with Garden Party. Hope you enjoy....

New Simon+Kabuki Check Designs

We have some new check designs debuting on Checks in the Mail very soon. We’re giving you an exclusive sneak peek! If you can’t wait and need to order checks now click here for our current offerings. Each check set comes with 4 different check designs and...

Friday Faves

I love scouring Etsy for fun one of a kind gifts. Here are a few of my favorite finds. I know the state necklace and poster are trendy items right now, but don’t you love the added pop of turquoise?! Decorating with books is super easy when they come in color...

Graduation Party Inspiration

For an elegant graduation party why not throw a black and white party. Hang pom poms and lanterns from the ceiling or trees. For an easy and fun decoration print out pictures of your grad that you can also give as favors when the party is over. Simon+Kabuki Grad...

New Simon+Kabuki Graduation Cards

Looking for Graduation announcements or invitations that stand out from the crowd? Check out some of our new cards that have just launched. You can find most of these on SimplytoImpress.com or click on the links below to access that specific card. We have a new...

Baby Shower Party Inspiration – Hot Pink!

For a sassy and modern Baby Shower why not go with hot pink for the hot mama?! You can find some great inspiration on Pinterest or Etsy. I love all of the party supplies at Tom Kat Studios, check them out for some great ideas as well. S+K Baby Shower Invitation...

What’s New Wednesday – Rockin’ Robin Collection

Our Rockin’ Robin collection isn’t exactly new, it’s one of the first collections we worked on when we started our licensing career. It’s since been used on many fun products. It seems that birds and the brown, blue and pink combo are here to...

The Magical art of Dr. Seuss

Yesterday was Dr. Seuss’ birthday. He would have been 110! We all know what a brilliant writer he was, I think we all have at least one or two of his classics. I’ve always loved Horton hears a Who – the idea that there is a planet on a spec of dust,...

New S+K Design Collections

We are working on several new floral collections. Here’s a sneak peek of some bits and pieces. We were going for a vintage lace and floral look on the patterns below. Kind of reminds me of wallpaper in my grandmas house. With the floral above we were thinking...

Grow your own Mushrooms!

For Christmas I bought my hubby an oyster mushroom growing kit by Back to the Roots. We like to eat mushrooms and I thought it would be fun to see them grow. I should have given it to one of my kids because it sat on the counter unopened until now. But…...

What’s New Wednesday – Mod Firetruck

Our Mod Firetruck design collection is perfect for any little boy. It is available on some fun products through Frecklebox.com and we’ve created a bedding and home collection with it as well. The super bright colors and modern shapes make a bold...

Happy Valentine’s Day – Updated Website

Happy Valentine’s Day! Our agent, Julie from Jewel Branding, has been super busy lately getting ready for shows like Surtex and revamping her entire website. The site turned out amazing and we love being featured so prominently! Click here to check it out....