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Looking Back: The Decade in Design

January 5, 2010

Now that we are officially in 2010, I thought it would be fun to look back at the past decade and see what was happening in the design world that might be worthy of talking about.  I was reading a few articles about this subject and it really caught my eye and attention and I [...]

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2010′s Hot New Color: Turquoise

December 30, 2009

(from Pantone) It may not come as a huge surprise, but this year’s hot new color has been released from Pantone and it is Turquoise.  That yummy blue, yet green color that many of us have fallen in love with.  Pantone’s official press release is online, so read all about it.  Described by Pantone as: [...]

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Adventures at The Atlanta Market

July 13, 2008

Friday started bright and early at 6:00 a.m., when we left Birmingham and headed to the Market in Atlanta. I was really tagging along with Lynn and Jane, who were looking for new things for their monogram business. I decided to get registered too with my new business and I had to take a pic [...]

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Design Show Alert: Mail Order Makeover

June 25, 2008

Host Stephanie Dunne: Mail Order Makeover There’s a new show that I’ve just discovered recently on the Fine Living Network, called Mail Order Makeover. Have you heard about it? I have no idea how long it’s been on, but I love this show! Reminds me of some of the good old shows from HGTV, which [...]

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Design in Alabama: Alabama Chanin

April 18, 2008

Always up for learning new things, our local Birmingham paper sometimes has very interesting articles and this one caught my attention one recent Saturday. It’s about Florence, Alabama native Natalie Chanin’s company, Alabama Chanin. I had never heard of this company or Natalie, but found the article extremely enlightening on what is going on right [...]

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