love this. like a lot.

i love this. it's from kate spade's homepage to promote the spring shoe collection. what's not to love about bright sunny yellow w/ a hint of city street and bright patterns. i don't own any kate spade personally, but i think its a very smart brand. everything is done so smartly and cleverly--same goes for brother company, jack spade. and w/ the new creative director, Deborah Lloyd (former Banana Republic executive vice president of product design and development), I think it's been edged-up a bit. It was always so clean, classic, and fun, but now I think there's a subtle level of cheeky youthfulness that wasn't necessarily as noticeable before.














one more thing i love about kate spade? the behind the curtain section of the website--it's a different feel from the shopping site, but it's filled with brilliant goodies: inspiration, designer info, projects, events, etc.












yes. yes, kate & co. this is one of my favorites too. le sigh...

i wish i was in new york...

...so i could go here when it opens.

This is the rendering that was on NY Mag. Oh, to sit, drink tea, indulge in french macarons... that is the life I should someday like to enjoy...even if for just a day!

Working on it...

Hey guys! I'm working on some new product as we speak. Things just got a little busier at work (Which is good! KEEP FINGERS CROSSED!) so the new products are taking a little longer than expected. I'm so sorry! But hey, maybe the longer I wait, the sooner the economy will get better and you all can buy my goods, right? :-) Eh, wishful thinking. I know. But anyway, here's what's coming.

• recipe cards, both personalized and non-personalized
• wine tags
• book plates

The recipe cards will be up first... like... w/in a day or two. The wine tags and bookplates will be a little while, but I'll keep you posted!

Now, tell me something. I'm toying around w/ the idea of selling PDFs on Etsy. It makes both our lives easy. It's cheaper for you, and you don't have to wait for a package to be shipped. I don't have to hand-cut and package and ship anything, so it's easy for me. Would you be interested in this? Send me an email or post a comment!

I think I'll post a few items as both a ready-made paper good and a downloadable PDF and see how things go. If you have any thoughts or wishes, please let me know! I'd love to hear them, since you're the ones keeping me going!