If you were able to come and see us at the 17th annual Antiques in Alexandria show, thank you! It was a great event with so many wonderful dealers, antiques and of course Mary Douglas Drysdale and other interior designers' booths. The three day event benefited three community charities in Alexandria, Virginia: The Twig (my volunteer group), the small branch that Continue Reading
Clues to a Creative Collaborative Effort – Clue 1
How do you pull off getting three people you've never met in person to come together in less than a month for a major marketing endeavor? Well, it's difficult but with extraordinary people, extraordinary things can happen. Most companies wouldn't give away their sources but we want to let you know all about them. For the next couple of weeks I'll be mentioning clues Continue Reading
Tickled Pink
Did you guess the Signature Color for Mary's designer room for Antiques In Alexandria? It has us tickled pink.Here is the clue that was mentioned in Monday's post. Page 120 in the March issue of Better Homes and Gardens.We are tickled pink to be providing Mary Douglas Drysdale's Signature Color Lipstick Plus in Faux Linen for her designer room at the Continue Reading
Color Everywhere
I'm gone for 3 weeks and come back to color, color, color everywhere as in these current magazine issues and their covers! I opened the first page of the Wisteria catalog and what did i see?Houzz had an ideabook on the truths and myths about certain colors. And another Houzz ideabook on Yellow, Friend or Foe. I gathered from it Continue Reading
Stripe Challenge Count Down
A quick post today because I'm traveling for a photo shoot but wanted to remind you about the Oliobard Tobi Fairley Stripe Challenge. You have until March 5th but the sooner you enter, the more votes you can build. I wrote about it last week but since that time there have been some fabulous boards.Like this one from swimen, with over 200 votes last I checked. I Continue Reading
