Archive for June, 2009

Should we move to St. John?

This question has been coming up a lot in our household lately.  Usually it’s a fleeting thought that goes as quickly as it comes.  But more often, it’s becoming an in-depth discussion with multiple perspectives, pros vs. cons and major reality checks.
Here’s the thing:  We’re young.  Dino is currently unemployed.  We have no children, and [...]

Planning a wedding by the sea

I read all the time about people who wish they could do their weddings over again every year–marrying the same person every time of course!  But wouldn’t it be fun to do it again and again, so that you could incorporate all the style elements you didn’t even know you loved the first time around?
This [...]

Just say a firm and resounding NO to the boy’s shag haircut

Someone needs to take a stand against this horrific, yet ever-present style failure referred to as a “shag” haircut.  I finally had a chance to bask in the relief that the Jersey Blowout has gone extinct (but for a small population of tool-bags on Staten Island) and now a whole new breed of ridiculousness [...]

Vintage Hula Plaques–Weekend Tag Sale Find!

I’m sure I’ve talked about my mom’s obsession with tag sales in the past on this blog–haven’t I?  Obsession might be an understatement–she goes every weekend and especially Fridays when the hard-core professionals hit the pavement with their Pennysaver directories in hand!  I don’t really remember when she started, but a thrifty lifestyle is nothing [...]

New Wedding Invitations and a Brief Business Evaluation

Lately, I’ve been trying to squeeze out a new design or idea in between everything that I have going on for my paying clients.  This new handmade wedding invitation set, pictured here, is actually a wedding gift for my dear friends.  The couple is tying the knot in October here in Connecticut, at the Spa [...]

Bird and Blossom Pocketfold Wedding Invitation

Here’s what’s new at Mew!  A pocketfold style wedding invitation that evokes Victorian details in the lacey border, and a touch of whimsy with sweet birds and flowering blooms.  It’s shown in a bold and modern color scheme of sunshine gold, brilliant fuschia and sophisticated black–but it’s easy to change the colors to suit your [...]

Hilton Head Island, Wedding Invitation

Though this isn’t the first time I’ve produced this nautical themed wedding invitation, it might be one of my favorite incarnations.  In fact, it’s the third run in the past two months–the first was for a Nantucket wedding, the second at a country club in New Jersey, and this one in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
I [...]

Loving Genevieve Gail’s jewelry shop on Etsy

These treasure bird earrings have been in my Etsy favorites for a good long time.  When I saw Genevieve Gail’s freekin’ fabulous Bike Necklace on the front page today, I went back to her shop for a closer look, and as expected fell madly in love with everything in there.

In her own words, Genevieve describes [...]

Featured: Modish Biz Tips, Do What You Love series

I definitely do what I love.  And love what I do.  So to be featured on one of my favorite blogs with the purpose of talking a little bit about my work is just the cat’s pajamas!  (bonus points to whoever can tell me what the heck the origin of the phrase”the cat’s pajamas” is, [...]

The “No-sun-a-zoic” Era

Now that we’ve entered a period in history widely referred to as the “No-sun-a-zoic Age”, I’m turning into a bit of a vampire.  Wish my skin would sparkle like diamonds the way sexy young Edward Cullen’s does!
In keeping with the theme of the times–grey, neutral, beige, white, blah, blah and blah, I’ve gathered a group [...]