On Friday, I was cleaning up the veggie garden and I had so many green tomatoes. Last year I made fried green tomatoes but this year I wanted to try something new. I decided to try pickled tomatoes. It’s a very easy process and hopefully pretty tasty. I...
This year Thanksgiving is really late so Christmas is going to sneak up on us. I’ve already started purchasing some small items to get a head start. Here are a few of my favorites things this year. Links for purchasing are below. 1. Old Fashioned Dolls 2. Doily...
This weekend we were on the soccer field at a Halloween tournament. So fun to see all the costumes. My daughter’s team went as Where’s Waldo and came in second place. My younger daughter got super inspired and decided to go home and make herself into a...
If you are looking to get a jump start on the holidays, there are plenty of photo cards on sale right now. We have a lot of cards through SimplytoImpress.com. If you use the code Winter13 you can get 30% off right now (I think the sale lasts a week). I love all of the...
Our Eat at Moms dishes were a big hit at stores. And now we’ve been asked to design a new collection along the same lines. We are working on that now and it’s looking pretty sassy! But we are super excited that our Eat at Moms collection is also coming out...
Every year my girls jump from one costume idea to the next until a few days before Halloween, while my son usually throws it together the day before. Here are a few ideas to get you started just in case the princess costume is unavailable! They can all be thrown...
Time to start planning the perfect Holiday Party! Using elegant black as a backdrop just add pops of blue and red and throw in some glitter to set the holiday tone. Invitation Table Setting Decor Cookies Glitter Banner Cocktail...
What’s New Wednesday I’m working on a new set of greeting cards that I think are pretty funny and snarky with little plays on words. The designs are not totally fleshed out but I thought I would show you a sneak peek. What do you think so far, sassy or...
You are probably wondering why anyone would want to make a microwave cookie? Well in our house we had the trifecta of appliance break downs. First our washing machine broke 2 weeks ago and since we had to buy a new one we thought we’d replace our horrible 3 year...
Time to start thinking about holiday cards for clients and customers. We always try to come up with something fun for our clients. We’ve sent out bags of coal with cute hang tags, coasters with funny jokes, custom labeled chocolate bars and a lot more. Not sure...
Celebrate your little cutie’s first birthday with a fun invitation and lots of pink for her special day! Invitation, Cake Bunting, Party Hat, Drink Bottles, Goodie Bags, Macarons, Pom Poms
Orange is not just for Halloween. Used in home decor it adds a great pop of happy brightness to any room. It’s easy to update for fall with pillows and rugs or you can add orange into your decor all year round. I love the all white kitchen with the orange...
Halloween is right around the corner. Are you ready to party?! Whether you are hosting a party at your house or helping organize the school party, we’ve got you covered. Check out our personalized placemats and stickers over at Frecklebox.com. Another fun...
Last week I mentioned that we were working on an exciting new project. I decided to give you a sneak peek today. We are creating one of a kind metallic holiday cards. They are not live yet but will be soon. They are printed on metallic double thick paper and are...
We are excited about our new custom iPad cases. You can find them on MyCustomCase.com along with our iPhone and other cases. Here are a few of our favorites. If you click on the image it will take you to mycustomcase.com to shop that case. Happy Shopping! PS –...
This weekend I was making some gluten/dairy free cookies. Often times they turn into a flat blob and Sunday was no exception. I wanted them to look decent not like pancakes since I was bringing them over to my sister’s for family movie night. My daughter and a...
Time to get spooky with our Halloween Party inspiration board. Start with our scary invitation that you can find on SimplytoImpress.com and use a color palette of black and white, with pops of orange and sparkly glitter accents. We’ve also created this FREE...
I bet ye didn’t know it was Talk Like a Pirate Day tomorrow?! What a freakin’ awesome holiday, way better than secretaries day (sorry hard working secretaries!). I challenge you to only speak and sing in Pirate lingo. To help you out there is an entire...
I am in the mood to do some baking! Every time I look over my Pinterest recipes I have to clean the drool off of my keyboard. Here are a few that I’ve collected and I hope to try out at least one this weekend. Which will it be? Such a difficult decision. Which...
I love that you can now easily order die cut photo cards online. Here’s some inspiration for a couple’s shower in my favorite color combo – red and aqua. My brother and sister-in-law had a photo booth at their wedding and it was the highlight of the...
We often get asked how we got into licensing our artwork. About 8 or 9 years ago a new company came to us and asked if we would design some stationery for their site that they would proof online and print digitally, a new concept. We were corporate graphic designers...
Here are a few of the things that I have been coveting (and drooling over) lately. I need to have a party so that I can serve the Titanic ice cubes those are great! The Custom Family Portrait would make a great Christmas present. And if someone is looking for holiday...
I know it is still summer and school barely started, but at Simon+Kabuki it’s holiday time! Most of our holiday cards have been turned in and launched or they are about to be launched. Here are a few I thought I would share. I love that you can now get...
Last Friday, I moved my son to San Diego State for his first year in college and in the dorms. Yes, I’m really old and now really sad! San Diego is pretty far from us, 8 hours, so there probably won’t be too many weekend trips in our future. He’s...
I recently got a NutriBullet. I bought it at Bed, Bath and Beyond and used a coupon so it was $80 instead of $99. We’ve been needing a new blender for the last few years and I thought I would try this out. I’d heard lots of stories and testimonials about...
