I was recently in New York for the National Stationery Show/Gift It/Surtex show. There was a lot to see, but I have to admit that a lot of it blended together, and after a while my eyes started to glaze over. Some of the trends I noticed: hipster typeface ...
Poor dads. Everyone makes such a big deal about Mother's Day that by the time Father's Day comes along, it's a little bit of an afterthought. While moms get flowers, candy, jewelry and brunch, dads get neck ties and maybe golf paraphernalia. I lost my ...
Mothers are so hard to shop for. They have everything they want. The only thing they need is for you to call home more often. Actually, for my mother, her gift of choice is cash. She'll take a few benjamins over flowers or gifts any day. So my Mother's Da ...
Get out the violins: Do you know I never had an Easter basket growing up? When my teacher would ask the kids in the class what everyone got from the Easter Bunny, I would just make stuff up because I never got anything! I just assumed it was because I was ...
I love fun crafting books, so I was thrilled to recently get my hands on the brand new "The Crafter's Book of Clever Ideas" by my friends Andrea and Cliff Currie. You may know Andrea Currie as a winner on the TLC show "Craft Wars." Well, this book not onl ...
There are three stores in this world that get me so excited that my heart beats a little faster when I'm about to enter: IKEA, Uniqlo and Michaels. So when I was asked by Hometalk to host the Pinterest Party at Michaels, of course I said yes! (Maybe one d ...
I am delighted to announce the upcoming Hometalk & Michaels Pinterest Party, this Sunday Feb. 16 from 1-4 PM. All the Michaels stores will be crafting heaven, and I will be hosting the party at the Michaels in Hawthorne/Manhattan Beach at 14370 Ocean ...
Love can be dicey – so why not spice things up for Valentine's Day with some love dice? The sides of one die have actions like "kiss" and "tickle." The sides of the other die have body parts like "cheek" and "lips." (I tried to be PG-rated here, folks.) T ...
Growing up working in a Chinese restaurant, we served Cokes and other sodas that were in old fashioned bottles and came in wood crates. Who knew that many years later, those wood crates would be called "vintage," and I would be making floral arrangements ...
I've always loved the framed, modular bulletin board tile system that Pottery Barn Teen sells on their website. I recently made my own version, which is much more affordable, for an eHow tutorial. Check out the how-to slideshow tutorial here.
