Last week I went into the book store to buy a gift but I stayed to browse around looking at books. This time I wasn’t looking for a specific genre or author, just book cover design. When I go to the book store I’m like a kid in a candy store tasting...
We recently needed to replace our front door handleset. I did not think it would be a difficult task, we do a lot of home projects ourselves. I purchased a handleset from Lowes and brought it home. When I tried to install it, the new handleset did not fit with the...
Someone recently told me that often a woman’s home is decorated in the colors that she prefers to wear. I had to respectfully disagree. My home is in earthtones, comfy colors that don’t scream at me when I get home from the studio. My wardrobe, on the...
I don’t know about other people, but I find that I need my own “spot” to relax in. I have a chair in a corner in the family room, next to a sunny window. It’s got a comfy ottoman so I can sit and read or even grab a 10 minute power nap in it....
I get obsessed with an item and then go on a mission until I find the perfect one. I have done this with shoes, purses, mascara….you name it. My current fixation is finding the perfect summer maxi dress. I love this trend for many reasons but the most important...
I’m loving the mango-peach-coral tones that I see everywhere right now. They are positively delicious, makes me wanna dress like a fruit salad, I actually went out of the house in a coral tank top with a tangerine cardigan last week. I did not wear hot pink or...
I’m redefining “hot flash.” Instead of a sweaty, feverish, hormonal attack that drives an otherwise normal woman to strip off all her clothes and fan herself with whatever is closest with a crazed look in her eyes, it’s just going to be News...
Father’s day is June 19th, right around the corner. I always panic a bit because I never know what to get my dad. It’s not that he’s picky, I just don’t want to give him yet another golf shirt. It seems like he already has everything within my...
Today’s post is just going to be a bitch fest. I am going to complain and then hopefully I will feel better and can get on with my day. Some things may seem trivial but when everything piles up at once it seems like a mountain of crap. My dog, Ben, has had a...
At the risk of revealing my age, “feathered” hair had a totally different meaning when I was a youngster. Now, the current trend of adding real feathers to your hair has taken flight (pun intended). Celebrities such as Steven Tyler and Jennifer Love Hewitt...
Here is the setting: we are in a long-ass line at the grocery store and the kid starts to throw a fit. A world class flailing body total meltdown. This experience is right up there with a root canal. Every eye in the store is laser piercing my head as I am standing...
We are always hard at work on new designs so we thought we would showcase some of them on Wednesdays. We are working on some right now for the Licensing Show in Las Vegas. When we were in New York for Surtex we saw snowmen everywhere and one of our colleagues said you...
Can appliances make you happy? If they last longer than a year, then the answer is yes (I will post about my dead vacuum cleaner later when I feel ranty). But they can also make you happy if they can be a fun pop of color in your kitchen. I personally am in love with...
So my city has decided to phase out plastic bags (what?) Okay fine, I can get used to that. I used to get paper anyway when the bagger would ask “paper or plastic” back in the day. I can be environmentally friendly and do my part. I’m...
The end of the school year is upon us and I for one could not be happier. In between all of the end of the year festivities, class parties, and volunteer commitments, it’s also time to think about what to get your kid’s teacher as a token of appreciation....
We had a blast in New York City but it certainly was not because we had awesome cab rides and even better dinner service. We had a blast because there is so much to do and see in New York city. I thought it would be appropriate to give some thoughtful advice to New...
Cruising through Times Square at night feels a little like being shrunken down to shot glass size and dropped in a pinball machine. The experience is total information overload. Between trying to see every crazy lit up sign and taking pics while protecting your wallet...
We expected to see some seriously high fashion while in NY but what a great surprise to find a runway right in the middle of the National Stationery Show and Surtex. These fabulous dresses are made from – are you ready for this? – PAPER! Various designers...
My teeny-tiny attention span was uber-challenged in New York. I’m dizzy from whipping my head around during cab rides from hell while trying to see the architecture, the signage, the culture and the freak show around us. Battery park was blooming with Spring and...
We escaped motherhood for a trip to NYC for work. No really, we are working. Wink wink. We arrived after a long but pleasant flight across the US. We did NOT have to pack snacks and activities and worry about anyone squirming or screaming or needing to pee just as the...
This post is brought to you by PMS, and not the Pantone Matching System honeys. Question for the day: did our ancestors suffering from PMS run around searching for chocolate like a rabid elephant, crushing everything in their path? Well, I certainly don’t (lie)....
Tomorrow’s the big day. We leave for New York. This will be our first year exhibiting at SURTEX. We are a little nervous, mostly about our feet not falling off from standing all day. I guess we sound like a bunch of wimps but we are new to this. We’ve gone...
For months we have been working like dogs to get ready for the big Stationery and Licensed Art shows in New York. We have designed a super sassy booth, developed new collections, put together catalogues of our work, designed a press kit, shipped out a bunch of stuff...
I love Cinco de Mayo mostly for the food (Mexican food is my all time fave – next to cookie dough), but I love it next for the kid friendly crafts. If you are throwing a party, kids can actually help with decorations without breaking anything! The above party...
Today I wanted to talk about one of my new favorite sites, www.houzz.com. For anyone that is remodeling, moving or just likes to update with the seasons this is a great place to peruse. You can search by room, style and even by city (just in case you want to snoop on...
