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As a designer I love color, and what surrounds me the most this time of year is the color RED. While it does conjure mixed messages, this time of year, and usually in February they are all good. Below I have written what comes first to my head and have put the other takes on RED negatives like Vi...
12/23/2010
When hearing about this contest I considered, how many Kodak Moments there are; how could I choose just one? We have the memories of our childhoods, our marriages, our children and our pets, vacations, locations and events…. the list goes on. Many moments are captured on Kodak photo paper, and m...
12/12/2010
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Way back in pre-school, and/or Kindergarten, we learned about the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving Day. Many of us made turkeys using our handprints and decorating them. Now, many years later I realize the symbolism of using our hands, it is to reinforce what is important to us today! I hope you are hav...
11/25/2010
As a Realtor and freelance graphic designer, it is no joke about how much $ I spend on ink. On a regular basis, I design and print my own flyers; print my listings, print freelance graphic designs, and print and share copies of photos. I am also a giver, who volunteers and does lots of design wor...
11/08/2010
Many years ago, I was asked to partake in a first grade Halloween class project. I being a designer was full of ideas. I came up with my own festive take on "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly". I made puzzle pieces for every student with a line drawing mounted on top. They had no idea wh...
10/31/2010
Who will get the crown? It is full of details, decorative, graceful, the finishing touch, it sits high and mighty with a bird’s eye view, and it will give your boring rooms envy, a wealth worth having.   Crown Molding…   ...it cuts no corners, and requires a mitered or coped joint   ...made in wo...
10/21/2010
Why do they say If something is a horse of a different color, it's a different matter or separate issue altogether? Clearly a horse can be of a different color.                                                           These horses are part of a collection at the Manhasset Americana. They are as ...
10/20/2010
  Why not? I’ve had it with doors, windows, stairs, garages, stonewalls, balconies and hidden treasures. Isn’t it time to throw it all in the kitchen sink? Everything else goes in there such as food, garbage, waste, dirty dishes, clothes soaking and dirty paint brushes, and shoes (sometimes havin...
10/15/2010
Your probably thinking this is another blog with charts and grids of past years vs. current sales, or of capturing the trends in today’s’ market. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. This blog is about Stairs (and I don’t mean the kind you get when your zipper is undone, or when you have toil...
10/12/2010
We on Long Island have had so much rain these past few weeks, it was met with mixed feeling. Yes we needed it after a dry summer and many brown lawns, and my son was sick and tired of watering the freshly planted trees that needed daily watering to survive. However, soccer season started, and my ...
10/07/2010
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