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September 2008

Random Giveaway — Binth Collection of Prints

September 19, 2008

Is it just me or are you feeling the Giveaway vibe today as well? Be prepared to ooooh and aaaah. Because I’ve got some really, really good prizes today. Pretty stuff. Cool stuff. For your home. For your walls. From acclaimed design house/screen printers: Binth!! Take a look at what the lucky winner will receive: [...]

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Calty Clay Studio — Toyota Design Seminar Part 1

September 19, 2008

[ Edit: Just added lots more photos. Find more photos of the seminar than you would ever want to see here. ] Guess what arrived on my doorstep today: my model car made of clay, shipped straight from Toyota’s Calty Design Center and enclosed in plexiglass (which happily give the impression that this is an [...]

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After School Crafts

September 18, 2008

Some days, homework seems to take up the entire time between school and dinner. Other days, the kids are done and looking for action 5 minutes after the bus drops them off. Last time they were craving something to do, I pulled out this Puppet Craft Kit from Martha’s line. Maude and Olive did the [...]

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Fashion Week Recap

September 18, 2008

Tuesday last week was my Fashion Week day. Two Runway Shows. Four after-party invites (only made it to one). And the afternoon at an editor’s lounge. It was a perfect day. Exhausting and addicting at the same time. The highlights: 1) The Max Azria show. While standing in line to get a custom pair of [...]

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Amoretti

September 18, 2008

This line, called Amoretti, is famed for their “skirty” — a bloomer-like pair of shorts that helps girls in dresses feel like they can be as active as they’d like to be. I fancy their pretty dresses as well. Share and Enjoy:

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On My Way Home

September 17, 2008

I’ll be in transit today. And back to my regular schedule of blogging tomorrow. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with a couple of shots of the Toyota color wall from the 1950′s — such bright happy colors! (My photos don’t do them justice. I’m hoping someone with a big camera took some big shots [...]

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Toyota Design Seminar

September 16, 2008

Laguna Beach is my new favorite place. And that’s no doubt due in large part to the fact that I’m staying at a gorgeous resort (gorgeous!!) with a path that sends me straight to the sand and a view of the ocean from my room. Today we (me and a handful of other design focused [...]

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California Here I Come

September 15, 2008

On my way to California for a Toyota Design Seminar. It’s been a long time since I’ve flown into John Wayne. I’m super excited, both for the seminar and because I’m hoping to meet Jean from NotCot. Southern California is where I was born. And it always feels comfortable to me. photo of John Wayne [...]

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My Tribute To The Blogging Community’s Response to Nie Nie

September 12, 2008

Can I just say, again and again, how delighted/impressed/touched/amazed I am by the response from you, the internet community? At last report, I heard that since Nie Nie Day, over $117,000 has been donated to the Nie Recovery Fund. The vast majority of that from auctions, in smallish increments like $50 to $100, and the [...]

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Best Day Ever

September 12, 2008

This is why it’s the best day ever: 1) Ben Blair is home again after a too-long business trip. I missed him like crazy.2) Guess who slept for 11 hours last night?3) The dreamy Joslyn Taylor featured me (and list of my favorites) at Simple Lovely today. I’m completely honored. Also at Simple Lovely, there’s [...]

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Football Season — by Guest Dad John Spencer

September 12, 2008

It’s not a carpentry-related post, but it seems very Guest Dad appropriate. Like it or not, it’s almost autumn and that means football season. Millions of dads are preparing to hunker down on the couch and give an enthusiastic, “Yes!” to the question, “Are you ready for some football?” The National Football League and NCAA [...]

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Dominique Rouzier

September 11, 2008

Megan S. sent me a link to this fantastic Brooklyn-based clothing line, Dominique Rouzier, for preschool to school-age girls. It’s still a small line — a few dresses, a few coats. But they are select pieces. (Read: expensive, luxurious, cashmere-y pieces.) And I’m drooling a little bit over every single one. Oooooh — and I [...]

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Outdoor Project – Making the Most of It, Part 1 — By Guest Dad John Spencer

September 11, 2008

The four of us, actually five, if you count our big hairy dog, live in an apartment building in the city. We have lived here only a few months, but really enjoy the dynamics of the world around us. We’re up on the third floor and our only immediate access to that outside world is [...]

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Jennifer Khoshbin

September 10, 2008

Jennifer Khoshbin sent me a link to her cut paper art pieces and I have been admiring them. There’s a recurring theme of stacked circles that keeps fascinating me. Share and Enjoy:

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Laundry Tree

September 10, 2008

Look at this wonderful basket that Lisa Albrecht from Laundry Tree sent me as a thank you for organizing the Nie Nie Day auctions. Totally unexpected. And totally appreciated. I can’t wait to try the essential oils — especially the sweet orange. And I’ve been curious about the effectiveness of soap-nuts-as-laundry-detergent for ages. So excited [...]

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A Quick Lesson in Measurements — by Guest Dad John Spencer

September 10, 2008

As an apprentice on the job, one of the first things you learn is how to read a tape measure. For me, it was a bit easier to make a song out of it. I still remember the musical cadence I put with the fractions while singing it out loud over and over. And believe [...]

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Bubble Calendar

September 9, 2008

Sarah just sent me a link to this Bubble Calendar. Irresistible. It’s kind of hard not to try and pop it through my screen. Share and Enjoy:

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Hanging Around – How to Easily Put Up Big Pictures — By Guest Dad John Spencer

September 9, 2008

Quick intro from Design Mom — John is the owner and designer and carpenter behind Via Toy Boxes. And he’s recently launched a blog, Resident Carpenter to answer all your carpentry questions. I know many of you out there are DIY-ers and would love to bend the ear of an expert, so I asked John [...]

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New to Me Blogs

September 9, 2008

Nothing better than having a few minutes to explore great new, or new-to-me blogs. Have fun checking out some of my latest favorites. 1) InchmarkBrooke in Brooklyn launched her lovely blog Inchmark just a few weeks ago. But it is already one of my favorite daily stops. She has such great eyes. Oops! I mean [...]

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Sycamore Street

September 8, 2008

Say Hello to Sycamore Street Press. If you try to find something they’ve produced that you don’t like, you won’t succeed. For it is all beautiful. Beautiful! I love holding a prettily printed something in my hand. Share and Enjoy:

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