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New York, New York!

February 12, 2010

I spent last week in my booth at the New York International Gift Fair. I spent this week recovering.

No, really… I love doing trade shows. I spend most of my time all alone in my little straw bale studio in the desert, and trade shows give me the wonderful opportunity to visit with customers I have known and loved for years and to meet new ones.
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The Joys of Spell-Check

January 26, 2010

Wake Up Little SushiPeople ask me all the time where I get my ideas. This is something I wish would happen more often:

Several years ago I mentioned in an email to a friend how much I liked Susan Lihn, owner of Wake Up Little Suzie – a great little shop in Washington, DC.

Before hitting “send” I decided to spell-check my email. My spell-check didn’t care for the word “suzie” and suggested I change it to “sushi”… and thus was a magnet born! Read more

Shake, Sip, Quip… repeat!

January 8, 2010

Martha

Martha

My friend Martha tells me that after two martinis I think I’m extremely amusing.

Why not try this at home?

Mix up a shaker-full and check out this picture for our first ever caption contest. (Fill in the form on the caption contest page to submit).
If you win, you get a $100 gift certificate to www.annetaintor.com.

If you don’t win, consolation is only another shaker-full away. And there’s always next month. We’ll be posting a new image for your inspiration on the first of each month for the whole of our Anniversary year.
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