Just in the Nick of Time

So excited about the arrival of "The Shops" at Target coming May 6- June 16. They are creating themed shops within the store based on shops they fell in love with. I cant wait to see the Candy Store. I hope it will be available in time for Thomas birthday party. The shops will include:
COS BAR - Aspen
THE CANDY STORE -San Francisco
THE WEBSTER - Miami
POLKA DOG BAKERY - Boston
PRIVET HOUSE - Connecticut

Look Who's Coming to DC!



Love this shot of George. Totally captures the moment.

Look who's coming to DC... yep  you guessed it, talented NY photographer Jay Ackerman. Jay reached out to me as he is going to be in DC on May 12-13 bringing his fine NY photography talents to our area. Jay has some open slots if you are interesting in setting up a session. In addition, we are working together so you can use photos from Jay and have Hampton Paper photo cards printed. The pricing is totally in line with what I typically pay for a photo session and a CD . So you can get exclusive NY talent at a great price.  Contact Jay to find out more info and to schedule a session. I pulled a few amazing photos from his site www.jayackerman.com. I love the photos of George Clooney and Tom Cruise. I am happy to see George smiling, I know he took it hard when I broke up with him!


Amazing Photo of Tom

This picture of Jay's boys looks like its right out of a magazine!!

Sample of Jay Ackerman photo on Hampton Paper Photo Card

Pool Party

We're working on our next party for the theme for Thomas' 9th Birthday we decided on a Pool Party. I have been looking at some of my favorite party blogs for inspiration. I am going to use the shark image for the invitations and include a gift enclosure also with the shark and a little note for the kids to bring their swim suit and towel! Cant wait to see how this comes together. Do you like the new layout? I love the blue and orange color combo!

A Little Bit Country

You know I love all the girls from my fav show 90210. I am so excited about Hampton Paper Fan Jennie Garth's new show, A Little Bit Country that airs tonight on CMT. Will we see some of Jennie's favorite Hampton Paper products like the correspondence cards or Santa stickers we made for her kids? Ohh I would like to think so. A girl can dream right?  Have a great weekend!

Brotherly Love

We are starting our morning with a little brotherly love! Jackson wrote this lunch box note for his older brother and drew a picture of the two of them. Love these peaceful moments between the two. I often remind my parents how lucky they were that my sister and I always got along (grin!)

Progress Has Been Made...

It's Tax Day. Do You Owe? I did and so I have spent the day thinking about a tax day party theme....of course on the invitation would have to be the martini, gimlet, or bottle of wine. I think whoever at your party owed the most should be the guest of honor.

Anyway, one great highlight to my otherwise bleak day was the installation of the valences and shower curtain in Thomas' room. We used Ralph Lauren Rowthorne Crest Admiral for the Valences (similar to the wallpaper in his bathroom) and the last 5 yards on the planet of my beloved Ralph Lauren Strand Stripe Tiger Lily. I love our new additions. We selected new carpet and narrowed down the bedding. Its coming together nicely! Sorry for the amateur photos.

The Inside Scoop

I had a brilliant idea probably about a year ago to segment my blog and have a theme each day of the week. One was a behind the scenes guide to running a small business. Not that I am an expert but I figured at a minimum those thinking of starting a business might be inspired to take it to the next level and maybe just learn from my mistakes! I was going to call it "The Inside Scoop" or "Behind the Scenes".
Like most of my ideas, it got pushed to the back burner as processing and shipping orders always has to come first! It's no surprise to me that I haven't gotten to it, when you break it down, I work 3 full time jobs and 2 of the 3 are 24 by 7! So, with that said I am forever grateful to the other ladies in the blogsphere who do manage to not only find the time but deliver amazing content in the process. Thanks to Vana from Le Papier Studio and Jena from Miss Modish. I took their pitching advice and am sending out a few of our new small round stickers to editors of my favorite magazines - FoodNetwork, Hamptons Magazine and Capitol File. Since I am a big fan of The Secret, I am putting my wish out to the universe for an immediate positive response!


I choose images for each editor that I thought corresponded well with their magazine. Food & Holidays for Food Network, Summer Theme for Hamptons Magazine and Summer and Fashion for Capitol File - Yes- included the two elephants in case the editor is a Republican!
Wish me luck! And stay tuned I will keep you posted on my progress