Yes, money does grow on trees. I recently did a tutorial for eHow.com on how to make a money tree. It's really easy to make one, and they're great for graduation, wedding and birthday gifts. Check out the tutorial here.
Tie Dye Easter Eggs
I never got to decorate Easter eggs growing up because (cue the violins) I had to work at the family restaurant, and we just didn't have time for fun activities like that. There were wontons to be made! So I'm glad I've had the chance to make up for lost ...
New Product Review: PlayColor Poster Paint Sticks
I discovered Instant PlayColor solid poster paint sticks at the CHA (Craft & Hobby Association) show over a year ago. I found the product intriguing because it looked like markers, but it wasn't ink – it was paint. So the nice people at the booth had ...
Valentine’s Gift Box Floral Arrangement
It's a gift. It's a floral arrangement. It's both! This floral arrangement in a box is so super easy to make, you'll want to make it for all your "galentines." For step-by-step instructions, check out my tutorial on eHow.
Publishing Office Design and Decorating Project
I've decorated many homes, apartments and small office spaces, but I had never taken on a large-scale commercial project until I had the opportunity to design the offices of the Los Angeles Jewish Journal. They were taking over half a floor of a high-rise ...
Valentine’s XO Rose Petal Wreath
Here's a Valentine's Day wreath that you'll go all "xoxo" over. It's covered with silk rose petals in an ombre pattern. And would you believe the foundation is two old cereal boxes? They're Trader Joe's O's cereal. Which seems pretty appropriate, if you a ...
A-wreath-a Franklin
I couldn't resist. I have been making so many wreaths lately that one wreath that's been on my mind was demanding some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. I made this A-wreath-a Franklin wreath with stuff I had left over in my studio: a styrofoam wreath form, extra sequined f ...
5 Wreath Ideas for the Holidays and Beyond
I recently got an assignment from eHow to create five different wreaths. One is very holiday specific – the holly wreath – but the other four are good year-round. While I've made a bunch of wreaths in the past for eHow (like my herb wreath) cranking out 5 ...
Neil Sedaka “Tzedakah” Box
My show "Style with a Smile" airs on the Home+ channel in Israel, so I'm pretty much an honorary Jew. I've been been learning a lot about Jewish traditions, and one of them is a Tzedakah box. Tzedakah means charity, which is a fundamental mitzvah in Jewis ...
My Thanksgiving of Gold Ping Pong Balls
I love drama at the dinner table. Now, I don't mean the type of drama where Aunt Judy has had a little too much to drink and starts spilling the family secrets. I mean the visual drama of a tablescape that lets guests know they're in for an extraordinary ...