Carrying it All with Hurricane Katrina in Mind If you haven't heard already in the news, August 29 and this week is the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. With my partners and I originally being from New Orleans, we don't want to burden our readers in carrying it all with too much weight with this but we'd like to make note of this important anniversary and Continue Reading
One Ringy Dingy, Two Ringy Dingy
Remember the phrase, "One Ringy Dingy, Two Ringy Dingy?" Lilly Tomlin made us laugh each week as Ernestine the persnickety (now there's a word I bet you don't hear often) telephone operator. This post title is my way of calling to your attention that this is your last opportunity to let us know which designs you would like included in the Gulf Coast mural. So, let us Continue Reading
Mercy Mercy Me and Be The One
Day 95 of the Gulf oil catastrophe. Mercy me, this has been a busy week! The oil leak has been stopped EXCEPT for five "non consequential" oil and gas "drips" some distance from the well head. Also stopped is the drilling of two relief wells due to expected high waves and winds from Tropical Storm Bonnie. BP and government officials say this could possibly delay by Continue Reading
Old Spice Brings New Spice (with Cajun Flavoring)
This Old Spice brings New Spice is a misleading title, but this blog post started out with inspiration from the recent and popular Old Spice commercials. These creative Old Spice ads, similar to the Target ads have helped to change advertising. Honestly, and stands to reason as they are both creations of the advertising juggernaut Wieder + Kennedy firm. Like many Continue Reading
The Criss Cross
You never know where you're gonna see design ideas. I was pleasantly surprised to see a few lattice oriented, criss cross designs in my June issue of House Beautiful. Granted, they were not interior design views of lattice but printed fashion on pants and as a design on an accessory lampshade. I get design ideas from all sorts of places and this would be one. However, Continue Reading
