Before and After: Bookshelf Organization

By izzy | June 12, 2011

Call me a bit obsessive if you’d like…but before you utter those words, just look at how much nicer this bookshelf looks after some simple organizing and rearranging. BEFORE: years of messy, toss-it-on-the-shelf activity and dust How-to achieve the look: I took each and every book off the shelf. I separated the books by color […]

Rolling down the river

By izzy | June 4, 2011

Over last weekend we did some canoeing in Rhode Island with friends.  I was happy to have kept the canoe upright…during the hours long trip.  It was a good workout and fun to meet new friends…let’s not mention the ticks, low hanging tree trunks, and mosquitoes.

Prom Dresscue-The “Twisty” Middle

By izzy | June 2, 2011

The humidity was high as Emily, Bella and Xernay worked to get their hair and makeup just right. Black clouds rolled in, the winds blew and it began to rain…..really rain.  We were the lucky ones.  Unknown to us, Springfield, Westfield, Brimfield and across Western Massachusetts tornadoes rumbled. Here, they don’t have the tornado sirens […]

Prom Dresscue-The Beginning

By izzy | May 31, 2011

It started about a month ago now. From the local thrift store a lilac pair of size 18, elastic waist pants came home with Xernay.  The cost? Under $2.  The vision?  Dresscue these pants and create Xernay’s prom dress. Luckily, since Juniors wear short dresses to the Senior prom, I felt we had enough “fabric” […]

On Wisconsin!!

By izzy | February 21, 2011

I’ve mapped out how long it would take to drive to Wisconsin.  A large portion of my Wisconsin family are teachers and I would like to be in Madison to join and support the protesters who are marching against Gov. Walker and those who wish to take away our power. University of Wisconsin student Matt […]

MasterMind Meetups

By izzy | January 15, 2011

We just launched our own website MasterMind Meetups which is built to support you as you grow your business by integrating technology with networking.

Small Business Saturday

By izzy | November 24, 2010

Web Colour

By izzy | October 10, 2010

Color is such a vital element of design.  Here are the Colors of the Top 100 Web Brands.

IMPRINT: Great Design

By izzy | October 7, 2010

I had forgotten about this design magazine Check it out: IMPRINT Lots-o-good stuff.

Hold Those Pesky Papers

By izzy | October 6, 2010

Each project now has its own box which holds those pesky papers.