My good friend asked me to help her with her wedding save-the-dates and invitations and of course, I knew that we would get creative. We wanted to do something that would set the tone for the DIY wedding and also be memorable. So, we chose to create savory, save-the-date candy [...] Read More...
My parents have 19 (almost 20!) grandchildren. The evidence is kept on their refrigerator, where an individual picture of each granddaughter and grandson is kept and updated yearly… at least that’s the goal. That fridge shows my 7-year-old as a kindergartener, my 6-year-old as a chubby cheeked toddler and my [...] Read More...
I believe in having many Valentines. You know, the concept we were taught back in grade school when we exchanged Valentine’s Day cards and candy with all of our classmates. While I may not hand out My Little Pony cards that say “Be Mine” anymore, I do make baked goods [...] Read More...
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I never aspired to cook or bake anything when I was a little girl. Easy Bake Oven? Not for me. I wasn’t that little girl who stood beside her mom in the kitchen and helped her prepare meals. Much to my mother’s dismay, she accepted that the actions of stirring, [...] Read More...
One of the best things I have done since our wedding was to organize a photo book using Pinhole Press. I first heard about this company reading A Cup of Jo and it couldn’t have been easier to use. I spent a couple of days uploading images from my computer [...] Read More...
I’m a designer so whenever I’m on the hunt for gifts for my kids, I ask myself, “What’s creative and thoughtful?” This past holiday season, I decided to give each kid in the family a “blank canvas” for drawing beautiful works of art. From scribble pads and photo journals to [...] Read More...
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I saw this idea in the January 2012 issue of Martha Stewart Living and thought is was brilliant. The aluminum ledge is a ticket holder used in restaurants by chefs to keep track of checks. Marbles inside the track grab onto the notes (our stamp collection) without pins and the [...] Read More...
When we moved back to the Northeast, we decided to do something that we had never done before—build a home! The entire process of building, especially the attention to detail and quality, fascinated us. We eagerly watched the house go up and took photos of the process along the way. [...] Read More...
I love instagram but I made a resolution for 2012 to find unique ways to get these photos off of my phone. Because I often snap pictures using instagram, my photos aren’t hi-res enough to blow up and frame but they are perfect for 3×3 magnets. Now, I get to [...] Read More...
When one of my dearest and oldest friends asked me to be part of her wedding party, I was touched and honored. Wedding planning immediately ensued, and not to be forgotten, was the bride-to-be’s final fling before the ring AKA her bachelorette party! This idea came from Stacey A. As [...] Read More...
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