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Wynn Turns 1: Enchanted Woodland Party

Top Design Picks This Season + Terry’s Fabrics

Appetizer Party

Happy Mother’s Day (2015)

Cherry Blossoms in Frederick, Maryland

6 Moments Not to Miss in Disneyworld (Toddler Edition)

Healthy Blueberry Muffins

DIY Bath Salts

The Perfect Party (Without the Stress)

House Tour (Part II)

Martha Stewart’s American Made

Waffle Bar Brunch

2014 Yearly Video

Move Over Santa: The Maccabee Fairies are Coming to Town

House Tour (Part I)

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Hot Air Balloon Baby Shower in Pink and Gold

“The Eye Has to Travel” -Diana Vreeland I’ve referenced the hot air balloon baby shower I’veView full post »

The Perfect Party (Without the Stress)

I’m not a party planner by profession, but I love party planning. It wasn’t always this way; somewhere alongView full post »

Firetruck Birthday (He’s 2!)

I shared the beginnings of the set-up for my son’s firetruck birthday in my It’s Coming…. post, butView full post »

Valentine’s Inspiration with Ribbons

I wouldn’t admit this to just anyone, but one of the central inspirations for this blog was a trip to a ribbonView full post »

DIY Bath Salts

I’ve been wanting to try making DIY bath salts with epsom and essential oils for a long time, being a completeView full post »

Moroccan Birthday Celebration: Part II

After a minor air conditioning set-back for my husband’s 40th birthday party, the guests entered the party after aView full post »

Unveiling of HP’s 2 Newest Products: Sprout and 3D Printing (Part I)

On October 29, 2014, I was invited to HP’s launch event in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood to witness the groundbreakingView full post »

Cherry Blossoms in Frederick, Maryland

It seems nearly sacrilegious to have all these gorgeous, perfectly pink, cloud-like buds outside our front door and notView full post »

Italy (Part I): Bologna, Portofino, Cinque Terra

Our italy trip was booked on the heels of a whim–after a late night conversation to venture outside of our comfortView full post »

Martha Stewart’s American Made

Happy Tuesday! I try to keep a blog calendar of ideas/crafts/holidays/recipes/events that I plan to blog about eachView full post »

Spring Home Tour: 5 Ways to Get Into Spring

I’m currently writing this post from my small Starbucks table while snow is sprinkling the Washington DC area. View full post »

Pink Donut Cake Birthday Celebration

My husband’s and son’s birthdays are two of my favorite days of the year (along with Valentine’s). IView full post »

Me Hungry

I pieced together for this little video (only 30 seconds) from a day when Judah and I were home together last week,View full post »

Wynn, Las Vegas

Happy Sunday! I mentioned a few weeks ago our upcoming work trip to Las Vegas for ICSC Recon. Remember my trip lastView full post »

Mini Peach Pies

Hello dears! It’s lovely to be back on the blog after a short break–we’re nearing the end of a summerView full post »

Introducing new baby…Wynn Avi (Part II)

Welcome to the second post of Introducing New Baby…Wynn Avi. Having a baby does put one behind on a number ofView full post »

Introducing New Baby…Wynn Avi (Part I)

Today I’m introducing our new baby Wynn…who will most definitely be making many future appearances here onView full post »

Martha Stewart’s American Made

Happy Tuesday! I try to keep a blog calendar of ideas/crafts/holidays/recipes/events that I plan to blog about eachView full post »

Waffle Bar Brunch

Hello! Things have been off to a slow 2015 start on the blog with lots of work deadlines and family time (and sometimesView full post »

Paris: Simplify and Indulge

Paris is that rare combination of gluttony and minimalism, where, by American standards, the majority of Parisians liveView full post »

Italy (Part II): Dievole, Florence

Even though I loved all the cities we visited in Northern Italy, my favorite was our 1 night stay at this Tuscan ItalianView full post »

Thank You Pumpkin Cards

Happy Halloween weekend! I got to trick or treat for the first time in 15 years last night with my 2 year old and hisView full post »

Homemade Valentine’s: I Love You Because…

I’m back in Maryland this week after a low-key weekend in NYC to visit the Martha Stewart offices (post coming soonView full post »

Upcycling Creativity with Homemade Cards

<<This post was published in Huffington Post here.>> What I didn’t completely grasp before having kids wasView full post »

Move Over Santa: The Maccabee Fairies are Coming to Town

This post was published on Huffington Post here. Christmas is a stressful time of year for Jewish parents and not forView full post »

Back Stage at Martha Stewart’s American Made

After a weekend in Chicago and a quick jaunt to LA (post pending), it was time for American Made in NYC last week. TheView full post »

Veggie Pot Pie and Vegan Wine

If you’re on the east coast, I don’t need to inform you that it’s been blisteringly cold the last fewView full post »

Passover Flourless Chocolate Torte

Passover was a week ago, but I’m still enjoying these beauties I picked up a few days before at Potomac WholesaleView full post »

Watercolor Cupcake Cards–and My Big News!!

Happy Friday! I’m sharing today on the blog a few of my watercolor cupcake cards that I’ve been working on forView full post »

Unique Hardware in My Mint Bathroom

About 5 years ago, I came home on a Friday night from a stressful work trip that lasted 3 weeks. I walked into myView full post »

6 Moments Not to Miss in Disneyworld (Toddler Edition)

This post was previously published on Huffington Post, here. The bottoms of your feet are blistered–from walking 7View full post »

Dominican Daze

This was my view for the last 5 days while I dozed watching Judah make sandcastles in the shade and waiting for my bonesView full post »

It’s Coming….Judah’s 2nd Birthday Party

Between setting up the new house, decorating it, and getting ready for Judah’s 2nd birthday party on Sunday, weView full post »

Christmas in NYC: the Carol of Patsy’s

It’s been oddly quiet on my Bloglovin’ feed lately with all of my favorite bloggers resting up on holiday (View full post »

DIY Hanging Herb Garden (Part I)

This DIY project was inspired by a lovely meal on Mother’s Day last year at Baltimore’ s Fleet StreetView full post »

Healthy Blueberry Muffins

I definitely get on cooking kicks–and lately it’s been muffins. I’m not a huge breakfast person, butView full post »

Butternut Squash Soup Inspiration

Not wanting to let go of fall just yet and enchanted by the squash displays at the grocery, I oiled, salt and peppered,View full post »

Fail 10x A Day

“To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.” -Henry David Thoreau December was filledView full post »

Boy’s Airplane Room and My Nietzsche Design Philosophy

Despite moving into our new condo in late October, I have yet to do any posts on our new home, which we designed andView full post »

2 Weeks, 2 Marthas, and Chicago

The past two weeks have been exhausting/electrifying for me. I travelled to Chicago to celebrate my 34th birthday withView full post »

Dominican Daze

This was my view for the last 5 days while I dozed watching Judah make sandcastles in the shade and waiting for my bonesView full post »

Homemade Valentine’s: I Love You Because…

I’m back in Maryland this week after a low-key weekend in NYC to visit the Martha Stewart offices (post coming soonView full post »

Breaking a Veggie Burger

A few weeks ago, I set the intention to MAKE veggie burgers, fries, cupcakes, and a small cake for my son’sView full post »

Halloween 2013: Tonto Angry

I’m home today (Friday) working from my new home office. We moved over the weekend into a condo we’ve beenView full post »

Homemade Red Sauce for Pizza

Bonjour mes amours! I had the opportunity to make and deliver pizza to a friend this week, who had recently undergoneView full post »

Serendipity Boards

This week a fellow blogger introduced me to Life Project by Becky Higgins and, of course, I was smitten. There&#View full post »

8 Lovely Things This Week (2.14.14)

(1) Hosting the long-awaited hot air balloon baby shower for my darling friend and mama-to-be, My darling friendView full post »

5 DIY Games for Travel with Toddlers

Even though my son Judah is turning 2 in a few weeks, he has traveled more in his short life than I had by the time IView full post »

Playgrounds of Paris

We’ve been back about a week from our two week Paris get-a-away and, despite being back to everyday life, I’View full post »

Feel Better in a Box

I’ve been on a box kick lately, well, in my mind. I’ve been scheming to do a few “_____ in a box&#View full post »

Holiday Crafting and Cookie Exchange

Greetings! We’re a few days away from our New York trip for our annual Christmas Eve dinner at Patsy’s andView full post »

Decorative Paper Banners

Of course, no Summer Crafting Series would be complete without a post on paper banners. They are among my veryView full post »

Fairy Houses

We’re continuing on course for my Summer Crafting Series and this project is so clever and precious–and youView full post »

Christmas in NYC: the Carol of Patsy’s

It’s been oddly quiet on my Bloglovin’ feed lately with all of my favorite bloggers resting up on holiday (View full post »

Homemade Red Sauce for Pizza

Bonjour mes amours! I had the opportunity to make and deliver pizza to a friend this week, who had recently undergoneView full post »

Proof of Love: Homemade Holiday Cards

“There is no love; there are only proofs of love” -Pierre Reverdy. Who was Pierre Reverdy? Evidently, anView full post »

Homemade Thank You Cards–Twine and Berries

Moving into a new home always forces me to pare down and organize. Both rituals I steadfastly avoid and procrastinateView full post »

Mixed Media Paper Dolls

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” -pablo picasso CurrentlyView full post »

Writing Your Blog Bio

Welcome back to the world my lovely blog readers! I’m hoping you enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday and theView full post »

Summer Tablescapes

After designing Decorative Paper Banners, my second all-time favorite crafting activity is creating seasonal tablescapesView full post »

Cranberry, Purples, & Turquoise

Leslie Shrewing is one of my long-time favorite stylists/photographers/bloggers (she also has her first book coming outView full post »

Halloween 2013: Tonto Angry

I’m home today (Friday) working from my new home office. We moved over the weekend into a condo we’ve beenView full post »

Decorative Paper Banners

Of course, no Summer Crafting Series would be complete without a post on paper banners. They are among my veryView full post »

Spring Shrimp and Veggie Roll Up

We make these spring rolls a few times a month and they are just as delicious as they are pretty. One thing I am notView full post »

Gold Wallpaper and Mirrored Walls

Today we are lucky enough to have Paris rain, so we sat under the cafe’s canopy this morning while we had ourView full post »

Summer Crafting Series: Mason Jar Luminaries

This is the first post in my Summer Crafting series, highlighting 15 my favorite crafts for summer, some of which I&#View full post »

Valentine’s Banner

My homemade Valentine is complete and ready to be shipped to my special friend. It included a range of supplies,View full post »

Thanksgiving Banner: Tofurky Day’s Almost Here!

It’s nearly snowing here and the days in Maryland are beginning to chill me to the bone. It was lovely andView full post »

Playgrounds of Paris

We’ve been back about a week from our two week Paris get-a-away and, despite being back to everyday life, I’View full post »

Tart Cherry Sangria

Happy Weekend! I have to say I was so thrilled on Friday to have the weekend arrive and get a short break from what&#View full post »

Opposites Attract: Marble & Wood

How darling and perfect is the unlikely combination of marble and wood?? I am brainstorming where we can use the pair asView full post »
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