Exciting stuff to report over here in our suburban slice of heaven. To be read with extreme sarcasm. When we first moved into our house on the hill (insert visual of me kicking and screaming here) one of the first negotiations that went down between my husband and I was just how "soon" we would be getting a dog. Not only did the whole creepy house, outsiders looking in thing freak me out but heck I wanted something warm and snuggly lying at the bottom of my king sized bed now that I had the room for this luxurious symbol of suburbia. After all my husbands winter "hair coat" just wasn't going to fit the bill. After a long heated debate over the merits of a dog when children are young i had to retreat with a coy "okay fine, we'll get one when the baby is 5 years old and is headed to kindergarden".
Vip - Bam - Boom - nearly four years have passed and here's how last nites conversation went down:
Eldest "dog loving" Daughter: "Dad, you do know that we ALL are going to be in elementary school next year, right? You do know that means that it's time to start thinking about our dog as it's best to train them during the summer months so they can have their routine all set come...
TO DO - Get Thin For the Camera
Okay suburban sisters, out here on the east coast the weather is turning nice and balmly right around 50 degrees which i am lovin' so it's the perfect time to start thinking about shedding some layers (in all senses of the word). Starting uesday March 16th at 1pm we will be holding a teleclass...
TO DO - Next Direct Model
For those of you suburban moms who have stopped every time you browse a baby or kids magazine and thought to yourself, “heck, my kid is cuter than that ..”
Well here’s your chance.
Next Direct Modeling Agency is launching in the United States, and in honor of this exciting move across...
CREATING - Fabric on Demand
Fabric on Demand
Imagine one day you mused to your partner how cool it would be to print your own fabric… and then you made it happen. That’s what Kim Fraser did a few years ago, when she and her husband Stephen (who happened to be an Internet marketer) joined forces with technology entrepreneur Gart Davis (right) and started Spoonflower. They built their fabric-printing venture in Mebane, N.C., near the Haw River, which was once lined with textile mills. The idea was an instant hit with crafters and designers around the globe.
This custom fabric printing service lets you upload your own image to the website, arrange the design using Spoonflower’s layout tools, then have the fabric made by printers specially modified to handle textiles. (Spoonflower uses eco-friendly, water-based inks on natural cotton fabrics.) It’s amazingly easy for serious designers and newcomers alike to see their one-of-a-kind design dreams turned into reality.
But Spoonflower’s inspiration doesn’t stop there. The company has evolved into a vibrant community, nurtured by Kim, where artists and designers can share tips, ask questions, browse fabrics for purchase, and view photos of each others’ clothing, quilts, window treatments and more. The site — and the passion of the people who visit it — is contagious. It reminds us how exciting it feels to make something that’s really unique. The only hard part is deciding which project to pursue first.
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Exciting stuff to report over here in our suburban slice of heaven. To be read with extreme sarcasm. When we first moved into our house on the hill (insert visual of me kicking and screaming here) one of the first negotiations that went down between my husband and I was just how "soon" we would be getting a dog. Not only did the whole creepy house, outsiders looking in thing freak me out but heck I wanted something warm and snuggly lying at the bottom of my king sized bed now that I had the room for this luxurious symbol of suburbia. After all my husbands winter "hair coat" just wasn't going to fit the bill. After a long heated debate over the merits of a dog when children are young i had to retreat with a coy "okay fine, we'll get one when the baby is 5 years old and is headed to kindergarden". 
Okay suburban sisters, out here on the east coast the weather is turning nice and balmly right around 50 degrees which i am lovin' so it's the perfect time to start thinking about shedding some layers (in all senses of the word). Starting uesday March 16th at 1pm we will be holding a teleclass...
For those of you suburban moms who have stopped every time you browse a baby or kids magazine and thought to yourself, “heck, my kid is cuter than that ..” 
Imagine one day you mused to your partner how cool it would be to print your own fabric… and then you made it happen. That’s what Kim Fraser did a few years ago, when she and her husband Stephen (who happened to be an Internet marketer) joined forces with technology entrepreneur Gart Davis (right) and started Spoonflower. They built their fabric-printing venture in Mebane, N.C., near the Haw River, which was once lined with textile mills. The idea was an instant hit with crafters and designers around the globe.
But Spoonflower’s inspiration doesn’t stop there. The company has evolved into a vibrant community, nurtured by Kim, where artists and designers can share tips, ask questions, browse fabrics for purchase, and view photos of each others’ clothing, quilts, window treatments and more. The site — and the passion of the people who visit it — is contagious. It reminds us how exciting it feels to make something that’s really unique. The only hard part is deciding which project to pursue first.
