Cupcake Crumbs

People ask me all of the time what it means to "go to market" and for those that understand it means a buying trip for the store, they ask what market is like. Well, it tends to be several long, tiring days, with a lot of brain work, but also a lot of fun! Each major city in the US (even some not so major) hold markets. I typically go to market in Los Angeles-- it's easy to hop on the Horizon flight right here in Santa Rosa and land read more»

It's a goal for every store owner, well this store owner at least, to change the window displays at least once a month and attempt to not only solicit "oohs and ahhhs" by passers-by, but also attempt to reflect the current season, trend or holiday. And oh ya, inspire people to actually come inside! On Sunday evening, after closing the store, I got together with local designer Andrea Halkovich from Anya Larre to create an Easter Faries in the Garden window inspired by her magical designs. Her latest creations include read more»

So I'm sitting in my sunny home office, staring out the window at what appears to be the beginning of another gorgeous day in Northern California, drinking my cup of coffee out of my favorite cup (bright aqua with big hand-painted pink peonies) and realizing I need a little creative inspiration. A couple of my favorite creative blogs to check in with are Decor8, A Fashionable House and Craving Anthropologie. While perusing Decor8, I stumbled upon a post about Anthropologie possibly offering craft classes. WHAT?!!! Are you kidding me? Not read more»