Won Great Prize

I have been on the fence about making Christmas Cards this year or buying them! Umm yes that is what I said. But yesterday I was reading the ever so fun blog of Stephanie Howell with her 2 little "chicks" and Soldier and saw she was the guest designer of Elle's Studio so I decided to go check it out and wella the ideas just kept pouring in the head was spinning (not like Cybill...this time)! And I started playing along for the prizes that I never thought would win because heck the inspiration was incredible but I did! I WON the above PRIZE #6 Whoo Hoo lucky Me! Go look and get inspired also. So Thank you Elle's Studio!
I also have to thank my great friend Daryl who is a Stmpin Up! demonstrator. She sent me some pictures of cards she was demo-ing this month and also got a huge inspiration from her. Daryl with Stampin Up! and Elle's Studio my Christmas Cards will be Rocking Pink cuteness this year stay tuned for it!

Cupcake Cuties

How stinkin cute these are! The talented Miss Shannon Thompson - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Earth Angels Blog); makes these cute non edible yummies! She is having a contest and giving the above away! Go read her blog, leave her a note for a chance to win but make sure you visit her goodies shop for more yummies! Have fun!

Fashion Night NYC Sept 10, '09

Fashion Night out was so "over the top"! I was in complete awe. My First stop was Tiffany and "WOW"! They had Tifany blue carpet all over their sidewalk, white roses around the building, blue lights flashing, Tiffany boxes stacked up high and a cute coffee cupcake cart. Then I looked across the Street at Berdorf Goodman and saw the ever so amazing Zac Posen designer extrodinaire in the windows wearing a crown headband painting a models white dress with paint to be later auctioned off. I had to now go inside and Bergdorff was buzzing with excitement, the press, paparazzi, designers, models, actresses, actors, cooks and ME! Below are some pictures, alot of places you could not take pictures and in Bloomingdale's you could not get close to Gwenn or Lindsey but I did get close to Marilyn....(chuckle)! I even made it to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's Cocktail Party where they served drinks... Great job they did. I must say all night long they were the most buzzed sighting..(not by me), but people were pushing and shoving and getting crazed. They were really classy and adorable. So after a drink and went downstairs and got Victoria Beckham to sign my shirt I walked out and saw mobs of people in the dark waiting to get in!! What?? I hid my shirt and walked quickly without answering the many questions thrown at me...oooh I am not famous I kept thinking what is this? lol 57th Street was a South Beach "Partay". Dior Chanel Coach all with music blaring cocktails small finger foods and more models designers and famous people and ME! As I took my 4 inch heels off on Park Avenue I see this handsome young man serving punch on the sidewalk. This was a cute boutique that sold linens, oh my this Fashion Night Out was HUGE! They also had small Bistro tables in white crisp linens with pink candles outside. And I finally made it to Bloomingdale's. I was so tired, exhausted drained but touched up the make-up and kept going. I saw Lindsey Lohan and Gwenn Stefani and yes I made a video with Marilyn Monroe that I have to upload as soon as I get it. They were advertising for this machine YooStar, that has all these videos that you can place yourself into a scene and share with your friends. Would be fun in a Family or Game Room. I was hedding to my bus stop and saw Stacy London from "What Not to Wear" and then decided that DKNY and Calvin Klein looked like fun and hit them on Madison Avenue also! Sorry this was so long I hope you stuck around to finish! "Proceeds from the T-Shirt went to September 11 Musem and Memorial Fund".

Tiffany


Zac Posen - Deisgner

Maniquins with T-shirts


Ashley & Mary Kate Olsen



John Barrett - Famous Hair Stylist Designer


Manolo Blahnik _ Shoes - Sex and the City Shoes


Badgley Mischka - Dress Designers


Designer Tullah


Chanel - No Photos allowed


Christian Dior hosted a party for Vouge



Pesu designing Coach Canvas Tote

Pesu's 1 design (had lots of others)


Kiersten Essenpreis - Designs Coach Canvas tote


Cute Bartender on sidewalk Park Avenue


Marilyn Monroe "Yoostar"


Stacy London of "What Not to Wear"

DKNY wine - Sipper on top!

Happy Birthday Raggedy Ann

Come In grab a piece of cake and some tea and "celebrate Ann's Birthday"! I have a few Rag Dolls that are put away nicely in my attic, but this small cute collection I have in a curio shelf that I get to look at and enjoy everyday. Also Stop on by our Birthday Host's Blog and Celebrate along and see the different Raggedy Ann's!
75th Anniversary Set

Back of Box

Madame Alexander Raggedy Ann

Disney Layout

I am organizing and getting ready to get back into scrapping and crafting! I was looking at the racks of Michael's today and got nostalgic. I was looking at all the Disney Jolee Boutique and papers and thought about my last visit to Disney and all the pictures I still have not scrapped!!!!! So I wanted to share my favorite Disney Layout....no this is not the only one I have done...lol I will share more and tomorrow will start a new project. I love Chef Mickey at the Contemporary Resort. Breakfast with the Characters is always a blast with kids or with friends. I tagged along with my friend Sara to a Stamping Up Convention and experienced the whole "Disney Magic"!

Shecky's Wine and Shopping Tour

I have been to quite a few Shecky's events, but this was my first wine and shopping event. It was so worth the money spent. You should check to see if they have events in your area and grab a few girlfriends...or yourself and go! It was Saturday at 4:30 I woke up to thunder and lightening and was upset because I thought we would not go to the event. I got up took a shower and was still raining so could not wear a cute outfit I had planned to. So I met my friend Maria and we took a bus from the city with 2 bus loads full of women all ready to drink shop and shop some more! so on the bus the gave us Dunkin Doughnuts, the ride went fast as we watched "Bottle Shock" (click to see YouTube trailer)a movie that I thought was going to be so boring and turned out so interesting. Based on a true story about California wines finally being put on the map in 1976 by a wine competition in Paris. If you are into wine you really need to see this. I learned so much and had a different respect for grapes vineyards and the workers.
Our first stop was at a small winery called "Corey Creek Vineyards" Bedell Cellars. We tasted 2 whites and 2 reds bought Nothfork chips...(I said we were ready to shop)I tell you there were so many chips and all of a sudden 2 people bought then 2 more and so on and so on.... Took great pictures and went to our next stop.
"Martha Clara Vineyard", was so darn cute! It is owned by the Entenmann Family...yes the cake people who opened a little bakery in 1898 in Brooklyn, NY! Go figure they made cakes so great and also wine? Yes they can make wine and their adorable vintage young girl in a bridal dress label just took my breath away. In 1978 the Entenmann Family sold their "Cake Empire" and moved to the North Fork of Long Island, New York. Their son bought a potato farm and noticed that alot of the farms in the area were turning into Vineyards, so of course in 1995 he also got the grape bug and the rest is history. The son named the Vineyard after his Mother Martha Clara Entenmann. Martha was an inventor in her own right. She made the traditional white opaque bakery box and invented the now Iconic packaging with a see-through window. We were escorted through a tasting room, and a cute store and into this enormous barn and fed. We had views of the vineyards, all their animals, horse and wagon and sunflowers that you can pick on your own. Then we tasted 4 wines and bought some wine and gifts boarded the bus and off to Shecky's Girls Day we went.
Thank Goodness the "Shopping Gods" were with us..at home it was raining hard and 3 hours away in South Hampton, still New York it was hot and sunny. Yes let the shopping begin. It was all outside at a museum. I wanted to take home a little shack like buildings and oh the old mailbox...ok so I settled with a free goodie bag filled to the brim and overflowing with goodies. There were drinks and the ever famously cute Cupcake Stop Truck was there handing out free miniature cupcakes...yes free cuties! I bought a cute long strapless dress and a gorgeous necklace featured in many fashion magazines (see picture of 2 cute girls in glasses dressed in black) Eda and Betty Heirloom Couture; well they have 5 charms you can pick yourself and dangling chains..can we say cute? so that is it I was so tired I came home and fell asleep. I had a blast with my friend Maria it was the perfect girl day out.

I was walking up Fifth Avenue and noticed such "PINK" cuteness. I love doll houses and Tiffany has a beautiful display of jewels on furniture in a pink dollhouse in their windows..The roof is lined with pink velvet patterned vintage like wallpaper. Everything is so Versailles looking...the chandeliers, the candelabras and the furniture. It reminded me of my recent trip to Paris. As I continued walking I glanced at Bergdorff Goodman who has the best window displays, and saw a Huge "PINK" Lobster! Wouldn't you love to sink your teeth in that one?







Pink Lobster in Bergdorff Goodman