Blogger, trend-spotter, Charles Luck brand aficionado, stone fanatic, logophile (lover of words, not logos) recovering perfectionist, foodie, mom of four little ones searching desperately for the elusive 8 hours of sleep, curious about people and places, and Director of Brand Marketing.
Categories: Inspiration, Things We Love, Trend Watch
Tags: Yellow Mood Board
My poor little, bewildered daffodils inspired today’s mood board. What? Snow? But we’re in full bloom already! Thank goodness the snow quickly melted and they can go back to the business of getting us ready for springtime. Designing with yellow – and wearing yellow – takes a certain amount of pluck. You have to find [...]
Categories: Inspiration, Things We Love
Tags: George Washington, Mt. Vernon, Notable Landscapes, Presidential Landscapes, TCLF, The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Our friends at The Cultural Landscape Foundation have inspired me to spend a little more blog time dedicated to landscape architecture, so in the spirit of President’s Day, I thought I’d feature our first president’s estate – Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington near Alexandria, VA. George Washington’s accolades, accomplishments and contributions are vast, [...]
Categories: Craft, Inspiration, Things We Love, Trend Watch
During second week of our partnership with VCU’s Fashion Design and Merchandising Evening Dress Class (read our previous blog to learn more) the students took the inspiration from their mood boards created after reading the TRANQUIL trend forecasted by Charles Luck for the 2012-13 season and started draping. They first got to check out the fabrics we [...]
Categories: Inspiration, Things We Love
Tags: Love, Valentine's Day
So, Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m not one to buy into the overly commercialized holiday (although I won’t complain about a decadent piece of chocolate magically appearing on my desk) but I am a romantic at heart and think any day is a good day to tell someone you love and appreciate them. I still like [...]
Categories: Inspiration, Things We Love, Trend Watch
Tags: Red mood board
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner (yes, it’s tomorrow, so don’t forget your sweetheart!) the colors of love are popping up everywhere. And nothing says Valentine’s like red – the color of passion, love and romance. Red makes a statement – whether used as an accent piece or as a dominant color. So be [...]
