All Things Colorful

2010-08-08T10:02:00.000-07:00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270616273291&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm570%26_nkw%3D270616273291%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

I got the confirmation from Dooney &Bourke that it is in fact an authentic D&B and it's from their Charm collection and it retails for $195.00 I have it listed for 50.00 Buy it now.

Garage/Studio???

2009-11-18T12:41:00.002-08:00

SO I have listed pictures of my laundry/studio, well today I had it I don't have room for my work and I don't have room to do my laundry. I'm movin out, to the garage that is, the only problem is I need ideas.

I have a two stall garage and I don't wanna build walls I was thinking temporary walls like using shelves Lord know you can never have enough shelves or cubbies and at least that will close off the space a little for asthetics and heating.I still have ta park my minnie van in the garage.

Please help!

Pics or links are very welcome.

2009-11-18T12:41:00.001-08:00

This Was my Comment on that Crappy Article about Etsy

2009-03-11T07:55:00.000-07:00

This article is rather interesting. I am a buyer on Etsy and through reading your highly unresearched article I realised how uneducated and narrow minded some of you actually are. If you actually did your research you would have noticed that Etsy is not just about hand made goods but it's about supplies. In just the past few weeks I personally have spent a couple hundred dollars on buying fabric and craft supplies that are not available at the magnificent and sucker fueled WalMart, let alone the other craft stores out there. They have name brands that yes they are available at the convenience of your finger tips but they are not always available in the ideal increments, cuts or price. Some of these craft items are also retired, rare or just plain hard to find. Walmart along with other stores have cut down on their crafting supplies. The Walmarts in Wisconsin have removed all their fabric and sewing notions from their stores, making it harder for us stay at home moms to find what we are looking for. Not to mention Walmart had one of the saddest fabric selections to begin with. Maybe they are the misguided ones. Shame on some of you for basking in someone Else's failure. I'm sure that along with me others would agree that Etsy is a genius idea, they make it possible for us stay at home mom's who don't sit on are asses and expect to make money. In fact we bust are asses taking care of our children and our homes and still we are making our craft/art items in hopes we'll make a few bucks. In fact we are so busy and exhausted that at the end of our crazy day we can't even fathom peeling of our baby spit-up encrusted clothing to make ourselves presentable to the outside world so we turn to ETSY to buy the supplies we need.
One more thing I would rather a handmade item over a crappy cheap factory made walmart gift anytime. At least I know that it's original quality and this gift was made with love and hope and I would appreciate a gift more if I can look at it and be inspired and I can imagine the story behind it.
As for your prediction well I think you can find a place to stick it. Or perhaps you can post it on etsy I'm sure it will sell as a wonderful dartboard item. Or some of us will turn it into pulp and recycle it into something more useful.

BULL @#$%% article about Etsy!

2009-03-11T07:53:00.000-07:00

There seems to be an increasing number of large funding rounds taking place in the consumer internet space.
From Slide's $50m to MOLI’s $30m, big money is in play.I've watched recent funding announcements for a couple of reasons:
I've argued that, despite claims to the contrary, consumer internet startups today are not "frugal" in comparison to their Bubble 1.0 counterparts. While Slide's $50m raise might seem small compared to all the Bubble 1.0 ecommerce companies that raised well over $100m, when one compares the true capital needs of these different breeds of companies, I think the level of overfunding is quite proportional.
While startups often like to claim that they're recession-proof (or can even thrive in a recession) when the economic situation gets gloomy and startups begin to take huge chunks of capital, it is often a signal that entrepreneurs are worried about their near and mid-term prospects and want to make sure they can survive. While this can be a wise move, that should not distract us from recognising that this is a bearish indicator.So I was interested when I learned that a startup I actually like, Etsy, just closed a $27m round of investment from Union Square Ventures, Hubert Burda Media and Accel Partners.Etsy, which describes itself as "an online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade" has a simple mission:
"To enable people to make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers."
It's a simple business that probably isn't going to become the next eBay, but that I expected could carve out a decent little niche.
That said, the amount of money raised by the company seems disproportionate to the size of the opportunity. As such, I think Etsy makes for an interesting case study, especially because the company's CEO, Rob Kalin, posted an explanation about the funding on the company blog.
"We do not want Etsy itself to be a big tuna fish. Those tuna are the big companies that all us small businesses are teaming up against...Those big companies are holdovers from the days before the web existed. And any company that is being run the same way now as it was before the web came about is due for some massive restructuring or deflation."
He added:
"This means that we now have the resources to extend Etsy's reach in this world, to enable so many more people to make a living making things. We want Etsy to exist for hundreds of years. Our goal is for Etsy to be an independent, publicly traded company, focused on all things handmade."
I like Etsy but it's clear that the founders are idealistic and quite possibly out of touch with reality and the economics of mass-production. Many individuals produce hand-crafted items.
Unfortunately, it's tough to make a living this way and mass-production is required to produce enough essential goods for a world with more than six billion people.
Furthermore, the average consumer, who himself or herself may be feeling financial pains, makes a considerable number of purchases based primarily on price.
The Cynical Drama 2.0 would note that the people who are most likely to buy "handmade" items are holier-than-thou, bourgeois liberals.Rob goes on to note that Etsy is "almost break-even." But here comes the catch: "it's not enough."
Etsy needs to invest in infrastructure to keep up with the service's usage growth, it needs to develop new features, wants to improve customer service and feels obligated to keep its employees well-fed.
Perhaps most interestingly, he also mentions that "we need to be able to make it through any hard times that hit the economy," giving credence to my belief that large funding rounds often signal bearish economic sentiments.All this might sound fine and dandy, but I see two major problems:
Etsy has a simple business model - it charges 20 cents for a listing and takes a 3.5% cut of each sale. Unless it starts charging for other services and/or increases its fees, the economics of the business are fairly predictable. If the current pricing, metrics and projected growth figures don't align to enable the company pay for the $5m it anticipates it will need to spend on hardware and hosting over the next two years just to keep the service running, it would appear that the company has a problem scaling the business that isn't going to be solved long-term with a capital injection. Unlike advertising-dependent companies, which often scale rapidly to support volatile and hard-to-project perceived revenue ceilings, Etsy has a business model that should enable it to scale in a more sensible fashion. Since it apparently needs a considerable amount of capital, however, it's clear expenses have grown more rapidly than revenues (for instance, why does the company need close to 50 employees?). This is not a good sign, especially for this type of business.
In hard economic times, the odds that hordes of mainstream consumers are going to be paying a premium to buy "handmade" goods over the internet are not good. To the contrary; consumers are likely to turn to the Wal-Marts of the world because they can get more bang for their buck. Again, even in prosperous economic times, buying certain "handmade" products is typically the domain of those who have higher-than-average disposable incomes (or those searching for a piece of "art" or a "gift").In short, Etsy is a perfect demonstration that:
The claims that successful internet startups can be built a lot less expensively today than they could in Bubble 1.0 are often false. Entrepreneurs continue to build internet companies in a fashion that requires hefty capital investment and the same common problems (an inability to scale up in accordance with revenues, investments that are disproportionate to the size of the market, etc.) are just as present today as they were in the late 90s.
At least some of the current justification for raising large rounds of funding is based on concerns about the economy.I certainly won't fault any startup for taking big money based on economic concerns, as this is a survival move, but unfortunately I think a lot of these big money investments are going to end the same way the big money investments in Bubble 1.0 did.

Win This! BABY QUASAR

2009-02-22T15:18:00.000-08:00

Win this beautiful new skin reviving tool!

http://www.sweetlifeinthevalley.com/2009/02/fun-free-fridays-baby-quasar.html

Awesome Jewelers TUTES!!!

2009-02-19T12:30:00.001-08:00

I just found this site, so it's new to me and she give some very detailed TUTES for making Bezels. http://accentyourself.blogspot.com/

2009-02-19T08:18:00.001-08:00

I love these altered art charms from Sally Jeans

http://sallyjean.com/2009/Pages/Collagettes.html

We Have a Winner!

2009-02-14T09:26:00.000-08:00

The Winner of the Valentines Day Necklace Giveaway is........... Amber of http://ambersrantsravesreviews.blogspot.com/

OH WOW!

2009-02-13T07:55:00.000-08:00

OH WOW! That was my first reaction to these amazing pieces of jewelry. You must check these out!

Click on the add at the top of my page!

The Book of Bright Ideas

2009-02-12T10:07:00.001-08:00

I just started reading this Book and so far it is a good book, Sandra Kring is incredibly descriptive with her characters, she almost paints a picture in your mind. I've only read a few pages and I'm extremely interested. I personally have a hard time reading a book when it doesn't get me in the first few pages.

http://www.betterworld.com/The-Book-of-Bright-Ideas-id-0385338147.aspx

Valentines day Giveaway!!!

2009-02-12T07:02:00.000-08:00

Ok everybody who is reading my blog I wanna see comments also if you give me some blog luvin(blog about my giveaway) I will put you in the hat an extra 5 times. The necklace is made of JADE, STERLING, TOURMALINE, CARNELION, OLIVINE, ROUTILATED QUARTZ, the Namaste yoga pendant is artist made pewter no lead. I designed the necklace myself!

$40.00 value!

Wear earth

2009-02-10T16:17:00.000-08:00

I was amazed by this jewelry I've NEVER seen anything like this before. If I wore this out it definately would catch some curious eyes!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=18817870

Yummy Pin Toppers

2009-02-10T12:07:00.000-08:00

New pin toppers by http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20398864 YUMMY! Perfect Valentines present for the quilter in your life!

Altered Jewelry!

2009-02-08T17:55:00.000-08:00

My Gramma Bev and I share a love for altered art especially altered jewelry,

I hope you enjoy the items in the POET SUMMER shop as much as I do!

CHECK IT OUT!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5184324

FULLA BEANS BABY BOOTIES

2009-02-06T13:27:00.000-08:00

Fulla Beans Baby Slippers! I made them today they were sooooo easy!
Now Taking the picture is another story.

My Patchwork Baby Blanket

2009-02-06T11:44:00.000-08:00

My First Patchwork Flights of Fancy Fabric by Michael Miller. Yay ME!!!!!!

GIVEAWAY!!!

2009-02-01T13:35:00.000-08:00

SCROLL DOWN TO ENTER Jade Necklace GIVEAWAY!

Make handwarmers!

2009-02-01T13:29:00.000-08:00

I'm always blog surfing and lately I've noticed a lot of you are COLD BRRRRRR! SO.... Here you go! DIY HAND WARMING GLOVES!!!!!!! Check out this site to learn how to make em.

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/38336/how-to-make-hand-warming-gloves

Free Crochet Pattern

2009-02-01T06:41:00.000-08:00

Learn how to crochet these cute Amigurumi Love Birds!

http://whipup.net/2009/02/01/free-crochet-pattern-amigurumi-love-birds/

Sewing TUTES!!!

2009-01-30T11:18:00.000-08:00

I stumbled upon this site accidently while surfing yesterday. They have billions of tutes ones that I've not seen until yesterday. I don't know if Anybody else has found this site yet but I've been craft surfing for years now and I've never seen this before.
http://www.livingcreatively.com.au/projects/

ANOTHER GIVEAWAY

2009-01-30T07:15:00.000-08:00

Check out this site for an awesome giveaway hurry ends FEBRUARY 1!

http://bittybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/

FREE COOKBOOK KIT

2009-01-29T17:06:00.000-08:00

Anybody out there who loves to cook,collect recipes,or wants to compile their favorite recipes here's a great freebie for you.
Just yesterday I received a present from www.morriscookbooks.com A FREE COOKBOOK KIT! I love it! The kit came with 3 full cookbooks,a really cool buyers and design guide and software disk. I don't know how they got my name but it was a wonderful surprise.
Go to http://www.morriscookbooks.com/ and sign up for your kit NO STRINGS!

Necklace GIVEAWAY!

2009-01-29T10:12:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to get to know my readers so I'm posting this giveaway so I can figure out how to build my site. Remember to post a comment with suggestions for my Blog. I want to know what you are looking for in a blog, LINKS, TOPICS,TUTES,etc... Also if you would like to become a writer on my blog, it would be interesting to see what you have to contribute. Your topics have to kinda go along with my blog topics. SO remember before leaving Post a comment along with email and URL,(if you have a URL)so I can get shipping info. Hurry contest ends Valentines Day

SEWING TUTORIALS

2009-01-29T07:51:00.000-08:00

I found this great bib with download pattern at http://www.livingcreatively.com.au/projects/create_now_project.php?v=12 They have tons of patterns and tutes for you to play with.

Kids Blankets

2009-01-28T17:10:00.000-08:00

I do not have a picture yet but there will be one soon. I am a fool for crochet blankets for kids and babies. Now I am working on a polka dot one for my daughter. I am really impressed with myself since the idea came right out of my head. I am not the most creative so this is a big step for me. So I crocheted the dots seperately and was just going to add the background around it. Then I got the idea to make the blanket and attach the dots by sewing them on. I cannot wait till it is finished. I have a feeling it is going to be wonderful. Plus it is going to be kinda 3-D ish.

PMC OOPS!

2009-01-28T06:47:00.000-08:00

Paper clay for a PMC core really stinks. I don't know what I'm doin wrong I haven't had a single success with it yet. So I'm throwin it in the trash. all my PMC peices I made with this method break and have huge pores. I do not suggest this method for a beginner. SO now what do I do with all this scrap silver?

Blankies

2009-01-26T07:05:00.000-08:00

I've been a crazy Baby Blanket makeing,fool. I love all the fun Quilting fabric that's out there. Especially Heather Ross's fabrics.

Valuable PMC TIP!

2009-01-25T14:00:00.000-08:00

I have been to the Milwaukee Bead and Button show and no one there that did PMC had heard or thought of using rubber polishing bits. I discovered this through trial and error. I purchased them on ebay really cheap. These bits almost eliminate the need for the polishing cloths and pickle. The rubber polishing bits get out fire scale,scuff and small scratches. I found they even work on my other precious metal items. It can leave behind a small amount of greasy residue but I just use a little jewelry cleaner and VOILA! CLEAN, fast,harmless and easy. No more scary expensive HARMFUL pickle yes there is a nontoxic pickle but it's pricey and unnecessary. I would suggest purchasing all different sizes and shapes and the do dissipate over time.

1-2-3 Get Organized

2009-01-25T09:30:00.000-08:00

I just found this new blog dedicated to home organization. You should check out her Giveaways! Hurry, it ends January 31st.
http://www.1-2-3getorganized.com/

Super Baby Savings!

2009-01-24T08:35:00.000-08:00

I just stumbled upon this great site that list some of the latest items super low prices.

2009-01-24T07:28:00.000-08:00

The big scary Monster is calling me. Come and turn me on, plug me in fire me up, see what I can do for you. What's the matter little baby scared of the big bad fire monster. OK, so my hubby got me something I was dreaming of, a Paragon Firefly KILN!!!!! I got it for XMAS and there it was the 23rd of January and I still didn't start it. It came with all of these very intimidating manuals that I kept trying to read and didn't understand half of them. I procrastinated cuz I was just plain frightened by the thing. It was like the Xmas story "You'll shoot your eye out",only it was "You'll blow your house up!"

Snowflake Obsession

2009-01-23T20:31:00.000-08:00

I started making crochet snowflakes 7 years ago. Well they didn't turn out very good. I was definitely an amature. Now I have had lots of pratice and quite a bit more experience. They turned out great this time. Since the snow started falling outside I could not stop the blizzard in my house. I think my husband was getting a little sick of seeing them all over the house drying from the starch. I have moved on to other projects but really impressed with myself for the speediness of this project plus how much fun it was to see the finished product.

Cool crochet throw rug idea

2009-01-23T12:35:00.001-08:00

Heather Ross Lightning Bugs and Other Mysteries

2009-01-23T06:33:00.000-08:00

Ok, WHo out there wants to see these back. I just started sewing and I never got a chance at Heather Ross's fabric line Lightning Bug and Other Mysteries. I've never seen anything like it. Now it's getting a little rediculous when sellers are selling them on ebay for over 20.00 a 1/2 yard. After your done making your item your resale value is so high the item will never sell. So let's bring it back Heather Ross PLEEAAAAASSSEEE!

Chocolate and Steel

2009-01-22T13:32:00.000-08:00

I love The PMC work very unique and interesting elements. You can find her items at her web site http://www.chocolateandsteel.com And the cute stamped image is from boygirlparty.etsy.com, they have some of the cutest items from stationary to T-shirts check em out.

NEW FABRIC

2009-01-22T11:43:00.000-08:00

I am so excited to get this new line PEZ, from www.fabric.com. Check it out!

Great Giveaways and Deals

2009-01-22T11:14:00.000-08:00

I stumbled upon this great Blog http://bargainbriana.com/, She offers all the great coupons and giveaways for products, most of them are awesome products that I've never heard of before like the adoreable shoes from ELEVEN,which is just one of her many giveaways. Check it out, tell them where you heard about her blog.

Lacy look throw

2009-01-17T13:06:00.000-08:00

I love to make things for my friends and family but I just can't seem to let go of this one. It is a throw size crocheted afghan made with a speckled cream colored yarn. The openness of the work kinda reminds me of lace.

Pointsettia Tablecloth

2009-01-17T12:44:00.000-08:00

I started this tablecloth on a whim. It took 2 years of picking it up and putting it down. I ran out of crochet thread and couldn't find the same stuff anywhere. I finally went to a craft store and they were able to order it. Whew finally done. It is 6 sided and kinda could be said as 6-pointed star or pointsettia. One of my finest and favorite works.

CHALLENGE!! MINI TERRARIUM

2009-01-16T13:48:00.000-08:00

I've been seeing all these neat lookin terrariums lately, so I'm posting a challenge. I want to see some of your ideas and directions on how you made them. I prefer to see recycled non toxic materials (NO THC PLEASE). The blogger with the best idea wins a........ It'll be good I promise I won't skimp.

Hand Carved River Rock

2009-01-15T13:20:00.000-08:00

I shaped a setting in river rock and set a stone I recycled from an old necklace. I plan to turn it into a pendant.

My River Rock carvings

2009-01-15T12:59:00.000-08:00

How I did this was I free hand carved a river rock with my demel using a stone carving bit, constantly spraying it with water. I then drilled a hole to set a cubic stone in the forehead. I have not figured out how I want to drill the hole to make it a pendant. Let me know wht you think please.

Valentines Day GIVE AWAY!!!!!!

2009-01-15T07:40:00.000-08:00

The first ten people to follow and place a positive comment on this blog along with your URL and Email will be put in a drawing to win this beautiful Jade and silver,(The pendant is pewter) yoga necklace. The drawing will be held Valentines Day.

Storage Magazine

2009-01-14T11:03:00.001-08:00

Here are some great organize ideas from Storage, I've tried a few and they really do work. You can get the little jars from Hobby Lobby for about .99 a piece. I've used these jars and I've also used baby food jars, spray painted the lids using metal paint and took my handy dandy label maker to them.

Great Kids Room Ideas

2009-01-14T10:59:00.001-08:00

I'm a huge Fan of Better Homes and Gardens Magazines and these images came from Storage 2008. I plan to do something like this in the near future.

Strawberry Shortcake Necklace

2009-01-14T07:12:00.000-08:00

My strawberry Shortcake Necklace. I made it with Art glass strawberries, sterling chain, Svwarofski Crystals, and candy jade. I need to get a better picture.

Hand Painted Tile

2009-01-13T12:46:00.000-08:00

Another tile I hand painted.

Hand PAinted Tile

2009-01-13T12:27:00.000-08:00

I hand painted this tile for my little girls room, I love cupcakes.

My Cigar Box Purse!

2009-01-12T17:59:00.000-08:00

I made this cute cigar box purse, what a pain in the but there's gotta be an easier way. I also made it out of one of those cardboard ones, I bet it would have been better if I had made it out of a wood one.

2009-01-12T13:34:00.000-08:00

Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber: Candy Kisses by Sandy Gervais#links

2009-01-12T13:15:00.000-08:00

Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber: Candy Kisses by Sandy Gervais#links

Gotta try this FREE!!!

2009-01-12T11:56:00.000-08:00

Promote your Blog or website by using this link. It really works your here aren't you? http://www.1on40.com/671430833

Yummy Pin Toppers

2009-01-12T08:08:00.000-08:00

Check out these yummy sewing pins from www.yifatiii.etsy.com , Who wouldn't want to look at these while seewing they make sewing sew much more fun. Not intended for nibbling, OUCH!

Cupcake Bath Bombs

2009-01-11T12:51:00.000-08:00

http://sassypinkboutique.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
I love her cupcake bath bombs and all her deliciously gorgeous, girly items. You must visit this blog you won't be dissapointed.
Keep in mind that we do not copy the works of others for our ow benefit. How can you take pride in that.

I must try!

2009-01-10T06:30:00.001-08:00

Great Kids Twirly Skirt tutorial.

http://www.diylife.com/2008/07/10/sew-little-girl-clothes-with-ease/

Another wonderful blog!!!

2009-01-09T15:15:00.001-08:00

This blog has so much cute stuff and her softies are adorable.
http://madebymaisie.typepad.com/

Stuff I wanna buy!

2009-01-09T12:23:00.000-08:00

More stuff I wanna buy!

2009-01-09T12:09:00.000-08:00

If your interested in great giveaways and fun and funky items and free downloads you should visit http://www.maustudios.com/. Subscribe and you get a chance to win cool stuff.

My hiding place1!

2009-01-09T07:12:00.000-08:00

I have tons of beads so I made this organizer out of a piece of wood that I decoupaged and jars. Email me for instructions.

2009-01-09T07:09:00.000-08:00

I didn't want to wrap and pin my silks and satins because that could cause them to snag so I rolled them up and placed them in a cute flower pot that I decoupaged it make for I decent display and again easy to view.

2009-01-09T07:01:00.000-08:00

I took all of my fabric and wrapped them neatly onto cardboard bolts which I cut out of recycled cardboard boxes I then pinned them so they would stay wrapped. This way they were easy to stack and view. I also put colors together so I could easily see what could possible look good together. It's working good so far.... I also put hooks up on the shelf so I could hang my apliques and patches. This way I remember what I have.

2009-01-08T13:05:00.000-08:00

Before After

I did not like my ribbon set up, it looked cluttered and sloppy. I also mighty puddied some magnetic strips to the cement wall so I can hang up project ideas and so on.

2009-01-08T12:47:00.000-08:00

This is what I'm sayin, how can you spark imagination with this. Yeah I have everything organized and labled but it's ugly and it looks messy. Somebody help!!!!! And then there's those cords, hmmmmm what do I do with those????

2009-01-08T12:26:00.000-08:00

I Have been looking for ideas for my craft room for ever, I've gotten tons of great ideas from flicker, these people are genius. I'm glad to see I'm not crazy for wanting a pretty craft room.

2009-01-08T12:17:00.000-08:00

I am so sick of looking at Rubbermaid totes. Is it too much to ask for them to be prettier. How many of you agree? I want to be in my craft room and be inspired, I'm sorry but rubber maid containers do not float my boat. I really like this idea from "Organizing Your Craft Space", But I can't find these anywhere and they definitely do not look pocket book friendly. Who needs see through when you can make pretty labels.

2009-01-08T11:11:00.000-08:00

This is a little teaser from one of my favorite reference books "Organizing Your Craft Space. One can only dream. Now my dilemma is I have a craft counter that is mounted to a wall. And before our contractor put storage drawers under it he decided to screw us and bolt, (No pun intended). So I've been looking for an inexpensive eye friendly way to store my endless supplies. I really like this idea but it is not in any way inexpensive.

whip up » Blog Archive » your craft room

2009-01-06T13:03:00.000-08:00

This blog is my favorite. They have great ideas for designing your craft room.whip up » Blog Archive » your craft room

Help I'm buried by my laundrey!

2009-01-06T12:02:00.000-08:00

OK so here's my craft room. I want a craft room loaded with color and inspiration. It's a huge mess right now but it's work in progress. If any body has any great ideas I would be more then eager to incorporate them int my room. It's really hard to share with my washer an dryer, I am starting to despise laundry more and more cuz it interferes with my imagination.

How like to start my day!

2009-01-06T07:27:00.000-08:00

When I wake up in the morning I am not a great morning person, but when I walk into my kitchen I see the bright colors surrounding me and my attitude starts to change. I also love retro design. I believe that Back in the 50's and 60's is when architecture and design really started to shine. Ahhh, the angles and dynamics. Something as simple as a wall clock makes a statement in a room. Then there is of course the COLOR. When you mix them up BAM! Instant conversation. So that's why I started in my kitchen, where I decided to start my day. I fell that if everybody would just brighten their starting place the world would be such a happenin place.