Bendel's Grand Opening Tyson's Galleria

So excited about the opening of Bendel's in Tyson's Galleria. If you haven't read the Bendel Heritage,  and the story, its very interesting and worth checking out!

 

Do you think its a coincidence this girl looks like a taller version of me?

 

Halloween Prep

Love this Halloween gift pack photo sent to me by one of my clients. The boxes are for Rebecca's kindergarten classmates. Adorable!!

 

 

Secret Recipe?

Is the recipe to get your company or product in a magazine a secret? Not anymore. You may recall we wrote that our "secret" to getting on the TODAY show was based on the recommendations from Amy Flurry's new book Recipe For Press. We were excited to learn that Amy has decided to use our recent success tory as an example in her presentation for her roadshow. Here's how easy it was.
Buy Amy's Book + Send New Small Round Stickers to Editor at Hamptons Magazine + Get Featured in Hamptons Magazine + Get call from Jill Martin from The TODAY Show!

 (And yes, if you are wondering if I  do wish I had on makeup and my hair down in this photo but I had just run into Southampton for a few min and was headed to the pool.)

Care for Kids - Save 20%

Hampton Paper Designs is participating in Care for Kids (benefitting Children's National Medical Center) again this year. Save 20% on everything purchased between October 19th and October 28, 2012 . Just send us an email to info@hamptonpaperdesigns.com  with your Care of  Kids number and we will send you the promo code. Here are a few ideas....

 

 

Parent Notepads

Recipe Cards

2013 Calenar

Lunch Box Notes

Thankful Cards

Place Cards

Small Round Stickers

Buddy Cards

Kids Busy Week Calendar

Canasta and Bridge Score Pads

No adjustments on prior purchases.

Holiday Photo Cards

Just shipped a huge Photo Card order with our new Santa Sleigh Image. I totally love it. I want to use it this year too! Photos are being taken on Sunday with Tina from Tina Bazala Photography. Hoping our local CrewCuts has this shirt in stock for my boys. 

 

 

Love at First Sight

I dont know how I had time in August during the "TODAY Show" rush to look at carpets for the basement but some how I found a few spare minutes and spotted these Asmara rugs a The Kellogg Collection. I took these two options home to see what might work best. I must say I loved the red but it was the green version that I really had to have.

I showed my husband and he inquired "Is it Expensive?"

Seriously, we have been married for 15 years. It seems like a silly question.

 I had 4 options on how to respond.

 

1. Lie and reply "No"

2. Ask him to "Define Expensive"

3.  Ask if something is really "expensive" if you love it, use it every day and have it for years?

4. Say,"I'm paying for it, why do you care?"

 

I looked him right in the eye, shook my head left to right and said "No". (then I made sure Kellogg removed the price tag before I brought it home)

 

Anyway, the beautiful rug is lying on our new hardwood floors and waiting for a few upholstered pieces to complete the area.

 

I have found a few great fabric options and am contemplating between a chenille or velvet.

 

Photos are taken w. my ipad on the fly so excuse the clutter......

 

PS. Can you tell what book I am reading based on the questionnaire???? (Gone Girl)

 

checking out the rug with the hardwood floor samples.

My favorites are the green chenile by Duralee in the book on the left (green sample on right) and the dark green velvet by Robert Allen in the book on the right.

Call Me.. Maybe?

We purchased a Sonos sound system for our house over the summer. My 9 year old son has gotten the most use out of it as he is the most adept at using the ipad to play the music. As a result we are subject to listen to "Thomas' Play List" 24 by 7 which consists of about 8-10 songs. By far the one he plays most is "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen.  Thomas puts it on every room + outside and turns the volume all the way up with careless abandon. Just the way it should be when you are young and you cant get enough of your favorite song.

Thomas asked me what was the "Call Me Maybe" of the 70s & 80s. Great question. I was stumped for the 70s. For the 80s, I said, "Jenny, 867-5309, by Tommy Tutone". I asked my husband - he said
"Celebration by Cool and the Gang."  What do you think was the "Call Me Maybe" of the 70s and 80s?