I recently found out that the last Thursday of July each year is National Chili Dog Day. Seriously? They make a special day for that? And then I thought about it more, and I can definitely see why. Because chili dogs are awesome. And guess what today is?!? You guessed it! National Chili Dog Day! Chili dogs certainly bring out the kid in me. Thinking about this had me craving a cookout. I am a sucker for a good, fun cookout. Especially a cookout that includes these fun items:

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Clockwise from top left: The Fancy Lamb, Roscata, Pam Wares, Mustard Seed Vintage, Once Again, Raceytay

And you know what the best recipe is for the perfect chili dog? I know it seems simple but all you need is a grilled hot dog, a fresh potato bun, some fresh, hot chili, a tad bit of mustard, and an ice cold glass of lemonade to wash it down! Yumm. Now time to plan a cookout for this weekend…

Hope you have a fun cookout planned this weekend too!

xoxo,

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Did you know that today is National Carousel Day? So, do you have any fun merry-go-round plans for the day? Make sure you visit these fun shops and their fun, fun carousel items before the day is over!

Carousel

Clockwise from top left: Bomobob, A Box for My Treasures, Sherri Conley, Package in Style

Stay cool out there!

xoxo

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This afternoon when I opened the mailbox, I was thrilled to find a copy of Greetings, Etc. and Stationery Trends. Even more exciting thrilling was the fact that Stationery Trends came nicely wrapped in a white envelope. You know what the white envelope means? That means your company has the honor of being featured in that particular issue! Of course, I hurriedly flipped through the pages of the magazine to find that, much to my surprise, a sneak preview of my Holiday 2010 line was featured in the Show Me Some section (page 22 to be exact). So, without further ado, here is an unexpected, but welcomed, holiday preview!

Stationery Trends Summer 2010

Stationery Trends Summer 2010 cover

Stationery Trends inside

And you know what’s even better? We’ll be debuting our entire Holiday 2010 line (well, almost all) in about a week! So stay tuned for fresh new holiday designs and products.

xoxo,

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