Great Ideas HPD Small Round Stickers

Some fun ideas for the Hampton Paper Small Round Stickers. More to follow!

 

Then and Now

There have been many inventions since 1976, when I was 5 and starting kindergarten in Lake Oswego, Oregon. "The Old Days" as my kids refer to the years I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. Microwaves, digital watch (that was  a hot look!), VHS & Beta, ATARI, Rollerblades, MTV, Walkmans, CDs, Personal Computers, MS - DOS, Cabbage Patch Kids, Disposable Cameras, Disk Cameras, Cordless Phones, Mobile Phones, Email, The Internet, Flat Screen TVs, Blue Ray, Laptops, iPhones, iPods. iPads the list goes on and on...

 

I got a good laugh to see that one that that hasn't changed in over 35 years -- Kindergartner's wearing a big tag with their bus number to ensure they get on the right one the first week of school.

 

Happy Back to School!

Me, 1976. First day of kindergarten at Uplands, Lake Oswego, OR. My dog Spot is 4 months old. Class of '89.

Jackson, 5 years old too. First day of Kindergarten 2012. Class of 2025. (this is approx photo 55 - Jackson was over it!)

Custom Cool Rugs

Since purchasing my new house that has hardwood floors I have discovered and become obsessed with beautiful rugs. I have found them to be the foundation for every room and not unlike diamonds, they have a rating and pricing system all their own. If I were to think about a translation of Lucy's vibrant water colors from Hampton Paper into a carpet, then I think Custom Cool Rugs would be a a great match. Located in Quogue, NY I have seen their ad many times in Hamptons Magazine and in my pursuit to find the perfect rug for my kids computer room I jumped on their web site and have ever since become obsessed. I am kicking myself for not stopping by in person when I was up in Quogue in late July. I am already planning my next trip to see these beauties in person. I think I have made my decision. Can you guess my favorite?

The Little Company that Could, Just Did, TODAY!

We are jumping up and down (literally) at HPD HQ today. We are thrilled that our new Small Round Stickers have been selected by Jill Martin to be featured in her Fun Finds under $50.00. TODAY is indeed a great day.

 

Etsy Before and After

As long as I am sharing my before and after photos, I might as well point our some changes I was able to make on our Etsy site. The bottom two "before" and really should be called the "in between photos". (What was listed before was even more dreadful!) I had read my camera manual and started to update the photos with ones taken with out a flash but I hadn't had my lesson yet. I also started moving everything to the same white background to create cohesion and simplicity. The site appears much more relaxing and less busy. What do you think about the changes?

If you havent visited our Etsy store before please take a look! Typically this is where I list new items when they first come out. Also you can find some great deals like our inventory sale.


Etsy site after some of the photos were updated.

Etsy site before photos were updated. Flash photography was used and the ones that didnt have a flash are muddy and grey.




Another Before Shot - so embarrassing. Look at the background on some of these. Uggh.




Before....

 If you read my blog regularly you may have notice I have missed a few days. I apologize. If you
havent ever written a blog, its a ton of work...especially for me because I try to take my own photos  and not use stock ones. There is actually a reason for my absence.... I had a goal of August 31, 2012 to get all my house projects done. Yep, it included more landscaping, having the driveway repaved, music wiring inside and outside, furniture, re-upholstery, lamps, built-ins, carpet, hardwood floors for the basement the list seems to go on and on! We are 2 weeks out from my deadline and its been mass chaos to say the least. On the bright side, a lot it getting done and I am pretty sure I am going to meet my goal! Here is a sneak peak of a few "before" photos.

In my old house I had a beautiful Milling Road by Baker Armour for my TV. I had to get a new TV and the new styles dont fit in the old cabinets anymore. So we temporarily used the bottom of the cabinet for the TV until we completed the built in. They installed it on Saturday -wait till you see the transformation!

I told you we had a Red Room of Pain (LOL!). All kidding aside the previous owners loved this color red. You may remember  it was also the color of my kitchen. They used this room as a movie theater. We used it as a play room but in all honesty without windows, no one really went back there so we decide to tear down the walls. Seriously its not possible to get a good photo with that color!!!

We are loosing 2 good closets that I had elpha shelving in. I am bummed.

I hope you can see the other room from here - Seafoam green. Restoration Harware circa 2000 I think. The carpets are getting ripped up on  Saturday and replaced with 5 inch wide hardwood floors.

 These pics are terrible. I was rushing  bc I almost forgot to take them. Aldo was getting ready to start tearing down the walls.  The exercise bike hasnt been used in 4-5 years. If I could move it, I would get it out to the curb!

Fold Over Note Cards - Added to Inventory Sale!

More items added to our inventory sale including some fold over note cards. The cards are 8 per pack and are on sale for $10.00 on Etsy this week. The cards measure 5 1/2 by 4 1/2. They are blank in side making them great for any occasion. I have a client to puts them on top of birthday gifts as a little something extra! That's a great idea. I use these as hostess gifts too as note cards are always something a good hostess can use!

• Party Hats with Orange Envelopes
• Tennis Raquet with Yellow Envelopes
• Cupcake with Yellow Envelopes
• Orange Whale with Orange Envelopes
• Ballet Slippers with Pink Envelopes
• Pink Bunny with Purple Envelopes
• Hearts with Pink Envelopes
• Purple Horse with White Envelopes
• Pink Cell Phone with Pink Envelopes
• Tomato with White Envelopes
• Lemon with White Envelopes
• Blue Bunny with Blue Envleopes
• Red Race Car with Red Envelopes