My Fabulous Sister-in-Law

More than once, I've mentioned that my brother's wife is an amazing designer. She works as a stationery designer, though she has designed packaging and signage. She could just as easily design interiors, textiles and re-organize your life. I admire her skills and her penchant for order. The company for which she works has a little retail store. If you're in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area (or even if you're not--they are on-line) the store is full of paper fun! So many fun gift items and all the perfect things to create invites, love notes, thank yous, etc. If you are thinking about holiday parties or gifties, click on their logo above, or of course, you would walk into the store on Main in Stillwater, Minnesota.

A Beautiful Table

My sister-in-law is the queen of beautiful. She is a graphic designer and definitely has a passion for what she does. Here is a glimpse of her Easter table. We were 2200 miles away, as usual, still, I got to share in some of the day through photos. Cheers to Heather and her pretty ideas--damask placememats she designed and printed in black, white and yellow, a napkin of polka dots and a peep for fun and pop. Of course, she had flowers and bunny statues and wonderful food.

A Birthday Tree

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Our little boy turned four this month and he had one strong desire--to have a birthday tree. Off we went to Skye Nursery to find something that would fit the bill. He decided upon a Lemon Cypress. The staff at Skye was very kind and patient with him as they showed him different options. The tree will winter in our home and summer on the deck. It can grow to 9 feet and needs re-potting every two years. We decorated it with simple paper ornaments adorned with photos of his previous birthdays and their corresponding numbers. I'll show you how to make these with photos of the baby girl, soon. A birthday tree--just lovely.

Enjoy the Moment--Every, Every One

While searching for the perfect gift for my sister-in-law who is an amazing graphic designer at Gartner Studios www.gartnerstudios.com, I stumbled across this Emily Dickenson quote and it has stayed with me for over a month.

"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet."

It reminds me of another quote by an ancient, but that is in the forward of one of my favorite books, A Thousand Days in Tuscany, by Marlena Di Blasi. I'll find that and post it, too.