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May 2007

Gone Fishing. . .

May 23, 2007

So I’m supposed to spend the day at the National Stationery Show. No really. This time I mean it. And my friend Sara reminded me of another booth I definitely want to check out: Blonde-Designs, a wonderful company that I featured very early on in this blog’s history, and a company that later sponsored one [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Craft Room Paint Color

May 23, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Hi Design Mom, I have a design question. I have a large-ish craft room, with unfinished cabinets and white walls that I need to paint. I am having some serious issues with this project. Do I paint the cabinets white and the walls a color? Or do I paint the cabinets a color, and keep [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Lunch for a 2-year-old

May 23, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Hi Design Mom. I’m not a mom, but love your blog. I have a question that doesn’t involve cute baby or mom stuff, but I’m thinking you will have some answers anyway, given your five kids. My 20 month old nephew is coming for a visit for a couple of weeks along with his mom [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Graduation Gifts

May 23, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:[ I received two graduation related questions — one for males, one for females — that I'll try to answer in the same post. ] 1) Design Mom, My sister (who I’m very close to) is graduating from high school next week. I’m a little late to thinking about it, but I wondered if you [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Making Computers Look Cool

May 23, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Hi Gabrielle, I have a question. How do you make computers look attractive? My husband has two computers that we “have to keep” and they’re out in the open (not tucked in an office), so I just wonder how do you make computer stations look neat and clean and cool? Any ideas would be great. [...]

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Giveaway Winner: One Wish World Prize Package

May 23, 2007

424 comments?!! Design Mom Readers are the best! Thank you so much for participating. The winner of the One Wish World Handmade Prize Package is MamaChristy who said… “My heart is aflutter seeing all the CUTE stuff!” Congratulations, MamaChristy! Please email me from the link on my blog with your shipping address and the t-shirt [...]

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Giveaway Reminder: One Wish World Handmade Prize Package

May 22, 2007

There is a really amazing Giveaway going on right now here at Design Mom! The winner will receive the 7 gorgeous items from One Wish World pictured below. You have until tonight (Tuesday) at midnight PST to enter. If you haven’t already thrown your name/comment into the pool don’t miss out. Just leave a comment [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Bathroom Lighting

May 22, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Gabrielle, I love your blog and read it often. I just have one quick question for you: I have recently been redone my kids’ bathroom (they are a 6 year old boy and 1 year old girl). The only thing thing I have left that I am really struggling with is the lighting. Currently it [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Summer School Lunchbox

May 22, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Dear Gabrielle, My eldest daughter is about to join the ranks of kindergarteners and I am looking for a cool schoolbox for her to take when her classes begin. The problem I’m having is that she’s on a ‘year round’ school schedule and there aren’t too many choices out there from which to pick right [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Redecorating Notebook

May 22, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Hi Gabrielle, I love your blog and I have a question for you. I want to create a notebook for all of my redecorating ideas. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks, Ashley Design Mom Answer:Oh. Ashley. I love decorating notebooks! But I find this kind of thing very personal. Not personal as in private, but [...]

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Ask Design Mom: First Father’s Day Gift

May 22, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question: Hi Gabrielle, I have a question requiring your great taste and advice. With our first child due this summer, I’d like to get my husband a very special “first” Father’s Day gift. Any ideas? Thanks! — Michelle Design Mom Answer:Great question, Michelle. How exciting to be expecting your first. A special Father’s Day gift [...]

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Giveaway: One Wish World Handmade Prize Package

May 21, 2007

Today’s giveaway is pretty darn awesome. I know I’ve said that about giveaways before, but it’s especially true today. First of all, the winner will receive seven (count them 7!) fabulous items. Second, the company sponsoring the Giveaway is truly working toward a better world. Enter your comment by tomorrow night (Tuesday) and you could [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Crib Bedding

May 21, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Hi Gabrielle, This question should be an easy one for me to figure out but I’m stuck. When I bought my son’s crib bedding, I stayed traditional with a Pottery Barn Kids toile pattern in green. I wanted something neutral for either a girl or a boy. Now, I’m realizing that it’s a far cry [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Bookmark Storage

May 21, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Dear Designmom, I’m a fan of your site (who reading this isn’t?) and I’m an aspiring Mom. I’m pretty good at keeping our stuff in line, but this one’s got me stumped: My hubby and I are both voracious readers, and thus we accumulate lots of bookmarks; people make them for us, we get them [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Name Display

May 21, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Hi Design Mom. What are some cool ways to display our name in our home? We move a great deal and to give my children some continuity I have a few things that I always display in our homes in some way or another. I hope this will give them a sense of “home” no [...]

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Sesame Letterpress

May 21, 2007

Have I reported on the Stationery Show yet? No. And I can’t. Let me explain: I really wanted to go last Thursday but preparations for Friday’s conference ended up filling up the day. So on Friday, I snuck away from the conference with my sister to catch the last few minutes of the show. How [...]

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Ask Design Mom: Children’s Placemats

May 21, 2007

Ask-Design-Mom-Question:Hi Design Mom. I’ve found your site in the last few months and think it’s great. I wanted to ask you if you’ve found any great children’s placemats anywhere? I’d love any ideas you might have. Thanks! — Melissa Design Mom Answer:Oh. Melissa. Great question! And what a fun thing to hunt for. I’m sure [...]

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Thank you Hailey

May 21, 2007

It was so fun to have Hailey here last week! She has a life full of interesting projects and people. It’s exciting just to know her. Thank you Hailey!! Share and Enjoy:

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Ask Design Mom Week!

May 21, 2007

Dear Design Mom Readers, Please get your thinking caps on. I’m dedicating this week to Ask-Design-Mom-Questions. And I need your help. Here’s the dealio: I’ve been answering Reader Questions almost since the beginning of this blog last July. And I’ve made a real effort not to miss a single one. But. These days, they come [...]

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Great Gift for a 15-year-old Girl — by Guest Mom Hailey Meyer Liechty

May 18, 2007

My brother just gave this to our 15 year old (!) daughter. It is über-hip. Thames & Kosmos are very serious about a seriously cool project. Can’t wait to try it. You can find it here.______________ Thanks for hosting me this week here at Design Mom! It has been fun being a Guest Mom. Hailey [...]

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