I'm in the throes of spreading the news that REDBOOK.com is featuring 5 of my fun & fast crafts for everyday mom hacks, so today's post is a re-cap from last week's Affordable Art Fair in NYC. Not to fear, the article will most definitely be posted here. Until then, enjoy these pretty, pretty pictures. ... read more
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If you're going to accurately host a 1920s Prohibition dinner & a murder party, alcohol beverages are mandatory regardless what the law says. The creative challenge was how to serve the hooch discreetly to maintain the integrity of the speakeasy theme. I toyed with the idea of serving the drinks in mason jars with those charming daisy cut ... read more
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Usually I answer a questioned posed, not the reverse, however over the past few months I noticed a disturbing trend in which I have no answer and hoped someone might. Q: I have been dining in the presence of several different woman from different cities, different backgrounds and not so disparaging incomes. These woman are white, 60s-70s in ... read more
Maybe it's because I didn't have enough birthday cake on Friday or that I am waiting WAY too long for my food to be delivered, either way I have been salivating over the Martha Stewart's cake image gallery. This is probably counter productive for someone who wants to go sugar-free for the next few weeks. ... read more
The past few days I have been continually impressed with the application of vintage, industrial and obscure items being fashioned into utilitarian & inspiring furnishings & accessories. These conference tables are located in quirky.com's NYC office designed by the architecture firm, Spector Group. Although I love the palette table base, ... read more
So I'm really drawing out this dinner & a murder party, but extensive blog content was the justification for throwing a budget busting bash. The 1920s theme was prevalent in lighting, invitations, signage, obviously food was to follow course. I had done my research and learned quite of a bit of 1920s cuisine was repellant to today's taste ... read more
I found this can o' pumpkin stranded on the 'one man's trash is another man's treasure' shelf in the basement of my building. It was full & factory sealed at the time, but I was super obsessed with the one pie concept and the vintage graphics, so I had to take it. It remained in my cupboard until I needed to feed the puppy, Tater Tot a ... read more
As Donna Summer once sang, "dim all the lights" and that is what I did to create speakeasy ambiance for the Prohibition era Dinner & a Murder party. My usual crayola box color scheme & stadium wattage interior needed to convey a sultry, secretive & seductive allure in order for guests to feel transported to a swanky 1920 Chicago night ... read more
