My nephew Chase is about to turn one, and rather than get him clothing or toys he’ll soon outgrow, I created a photo book with pictures chronicling his first year. Even though the gift is more of his parents than for Chase (he’s still just a baby, after all), I [...]Read More...
Kids + scribbling kind of go hand in hand. Hopefully the scribbling goes onto paper and not your walls. Usually, if you give kids a place to draw (and you watch them closely) than the wall isn’t even appealing. I’m totally in love with these personalized Scribble Pads from Pinhole Press, [...]Read More...
When I tell people Ian and I are about to celebrate our six-year dating anniversary, I can’t believe the words coming out of my mouth! We don’t have an official “anniversary,” but take a vacation around the same time every year to celebrate another year as a couple. This year, [...]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...
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...
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...
My family and I recently took a trip to Copenhagen to visit our little brother who was studying abroad there. Upon landing, my mom realized her brand new Nikon camera had been stolen out of her luggage. Therefore, the task of taking pictures was left in the hands of my [...]Read More...
There’s no doubt that a friendly dinner party is the best time to bring out those embarrassing photos of our friends that we secretly tuck away for future social occasions. (Don’t you act like you haven’t done this!) I recently had the chance to mingle with friend and professional photographer [...]Read More...
Pinhole Press just launched their new holiday collection, with holiday cards and holiday gifts. Even though it’s only October, I’m already excited to choose family photos and think up fun ideas. See their full collection here. My mom still displays a photo calendar that my sister made her a whopping [...]Read More...
Every once in awhile a product comes along that not only totally enraptures me but also meets every single wish on my list. Simple, beautiful, well-designed, high quality, easy to create, nice to touch, visually stunning, etc. Talk about inspirational! When I found this Pinhole Press Journal, they pretty much [...]Read More...
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