Fun (Easy) Christmas Craft

I had a crazy busy weekend, one that included going to the mall. I suggest you stay far away, but since Macys left the sensor on my sister-in-laws gift, I had no choice. 🙁 It was scary, lots of honking! People need to take a chill pill before going. It’s going...

Fun gifts under $30

It’s crunch time. If you’re still shopping you may want to hit the internet to avoid the long lines and crowded parking lots at malls. If you can’t avoid the mall than make sure to hit them early in the morning or later at night. I think toys R Us...

Holiday Dish Collections

We are always busy designing for holidays a year or two in advance. Here are some dishes that we designed and hope to get picked up for the next holiday season. We are also working on holiday dishes similar to our Eat at Mom’s set. It was very popular at retail...

Simon+Kabuki on the Today Show!

Check out our personalized products that were featured on the Today Show. Our Frecklebox products are at the very beginning of the clip right after the ad. You can purchase the Rainbow Chevron collection, Multi-Monogram collection, Garden Party Coin Bank and Owl...

10 Tips for the Perfect Holiday Card Photo

Each year I struggle to get my kids to cooperate and take great photos for our Christmas card. I love candid photos with a slight blur. To me those seem magical, but I can hear my mom bitching when she gets the card that the photos are blurry! 🙂 So there must be a...

Christmas Tree Decor

What kind of Christmas tree do you have? Is it classic/traditional, filled with lots of red and green, or vintage, filled with lots of glitter and retro ornaments, maybe whimsical, with bright fun colors and lots of white, or maybe a specific theme like coastal,...

Gluten Free Holiday Desserts

I usually bring a gluten, dairy and nut free dessert to family gatherings for my daughter. Coming up with something new is sometimes difficult and often I need time to test out the recipe first to make sure it is presentable once I use substitutes for everything. I...

Early Black Friday Deals and Ideas

Are you trying to get some early holiday shopping done? It seems like each year the shopping gets earlier and earlier! Soon we will be shopping in the summer for Christmas. I know we start thinking about Christmas the day after it’s over and most of our online...

Holiday Party Inspiration – Sparkle and Shine

Holiday parties are right around the corner. Time to start preparing! Look to silver and aqua for an elegant color palette. Invitation, Joy, Table Decor, Cookies, Mercury Trees, Christmas Trees

Happy (Almost) Thanksgivukkah!

If you celebrate Hanukkah then this year you get a special treat because it will start on Thanksgiving. This hasn’t happened in over 100 years! If you’re looking for that special combo holiday card (come on, I know you are!) then check out our...

Happy Veteran’s Day!

First a little history lesson about Veteran’s Day. In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with...

Custom Gift Wrap

Looking for some cute options for Custom Gift Wrap? We’ve got you covered. We have 4 new wrapping papers launching this week at Frecklebox.com. You can enter to win a roll by going to Frecklebox’s Facebook page and entering your personal message. I...

Simon+Kabuki Metallic Holiday Cards are Here!

A couple of weeks back I gave you a sneak peek of some new cards we were launching. Well today is the big day. We are super excited to launch Metallic Holiday Cards with Frecklebox.com. These beauties are printed on double thick silver metallic paper and come with...

Early Gift Guide

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...

Let’s Get Carving!

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...

A Few of our Favorite Holiday Cards

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...

Quick Halloween Costume Ideas

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...

Holiday Party Inspiration

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...

Simon+Kabuki Business Holiday Cards

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...

Trick or Treat! Halloween Party Ideas

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...

Metallic Holiday Cards

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...

Halloween Party Inspiration & FREE Printable Labels

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...

Arrrrr! Talk Like a Pirate Day

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...

Holiday Photo Cards Sneak Peek

  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...