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More Trends from The Atlanta Gift and Home Market

2/1/2016

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Walking the Atlanta Gift and Home Furnishings January 2016 Market was so fabulous - it is always thrilling to walk through the buildings and see all of those Trend Forecasts coming to life...and this year the added attraction was read more...
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Spotting Trends at The Atlanta Gift & Home Furnishings Market

1/23/2016

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I've just returned from Atlanta Gift and Home Show, and look what I found!

One of the biggest delights of walking the Atlanta Market is that you are literally surrounded by the culmination of all those Trend Reports, morphed into three dimensions.

This photo is from the Pantone exhibit, showing some of their yummy colors from their 2016 trend palette in application.

I only had two days to walk the Market this time, but instantly saw textures, palettes...

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Managing a Wildlife Refuge in Atlanta

12/9/2015

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We live just outside Atlanta, in a densely packed suburban neighborhood.  Fine restaurants, a rich selection of arts and entertainment venues, Pro Sports, and the Atlanta Merchandise Mart are all within a short drive.  Luckily, my talented Hubby has managed to make our property beautiful and serene...we are pretty intense in our business lives and really need that calm space.  

We have a beautiful little pond for evening reflection and cocktails before dinner.
​Sometimes, however, it is not so serene...

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A Message from China Brings Me Home

11/16/2015

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It is November again - a year since I have written an entry on my Blog.  Unbelievable how day to day activities add up to a year of one's life...A kaleidoscope of images and flashes of events are still alive and bright for the year of 2015, but the most earth shaking event for me this year happened quietly, as I watched a message from China bloom across my computer monitor and explode into my heart...


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Sand Dunes, Sea Turtles, and High Fashion

11/18/2014

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See This?
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Jonathan Saunders S/S 2015 Ready To Wear       -       Paul Smith S/S 2015 Ready To Wear
These two ensembles caught my eye as I was scrolling through the Fall runway shows.


And see these little guys?
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I've been working on a fabric collection named Turtle Bay, and it started out with the same palette that Jonathan Saunders and Paul Smith were presenting.  That's a preview of the collection in Blue and Khaki, at the top of the page.
I settled on Khaki and Grey for the first presentation;
somehow it is just so soothing,
so "Fall Coastal"
and so Baby Sea Turtles.
 
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I made up the bed in this ensemble:
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The fabrics are now available in my shop here.
Now, on to the Khaki and Blue!
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Swimming in the Milan Spring/Summer 2015 Catwalk

9/29/2014

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Will you just look at this fabulous-ness??


This is serious eye candy,  and a sumptuous teaser for the palettes and styles you are going to see in the Spring and Summer of 2015.


Gorgeous colors and flow-y, drape-y and swish-y styles are going to permeate the landscape of the streets, restaurants, shops and parks next Spring...how lovely is THAT??


The only thing I love more than layered swish-y fabrics is the sartorial look, which is a great counter point to this look and has a flirty tension all its own...but that post is for later.  Right now, just look at these colours and patterns!


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Report on Surtex and National Stationery Show

6/1/2014

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I'm bidding a fond farewell to New York City and heading home  with my head packed with images from the National Stationery Show and Surtex.

Like this early evening view 

from my hotel window.

The shows were beautifully presented.
Hundreds of exhibitors and throngs of buyers created a great upbeat vibe

throughout the Javits Center.




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Pattern Genes From My Mom

5/11/2014

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When I was a little girl, my Mom made most of my clothes, cutting out her patterns freehand from a brown paper grocery bag...





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Finding My Childhood Under a Jello Mold

3/31/2014

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Growing up in Northwestern Alabama became a challenge right about the time I hit puberty.  Gone was the enchantment of playing in the woods and planting flowers with my Mom; I was ready to move on, and never look back.  
All grown up, I wanted to dump that frivolous kid stuff and go search for 
the Real Meaning of Life.


Or something like that. 


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A Stitch in Time For Yeppoon Australia

3/13/2014

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The 7th Great Big Stitched Postcard
Swap is on!






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