This is a odd time for me...I have more or less started my life all over again. I am going through a divorce and re-learning how to do what I love to do, pour my self into work but now not loose myself in it....
I say this as I seem to thrive under a lot of stress, long hours and no sleep...why, one wonders would you thrive in these kinds of conditions....I guess it was escape..escape to a world of being busy, happy creating and most of all avoiding what was going on in my personal life...
So- fast forward 10 months....I feel happy again, I can feel myself smile and hear myself laugh! I am learning to balance a now happy life with a work load that I cant keep up with nor do I want to now that I don't have to escape something....
Balance is something that will create more, balance will open your eyes to new things, new sights and new sounds....
I am out to find balance and with balance comes inspiration...
We leave for South Beach this Thursday- will be posting inspiration for everyone....especially me!

Kids trends are always the most fun to set up! Crystals display for the mini market captures all the fun of being a kid! Kites, dolls and play houses.... Easy display ideas for adding that extra detail to your kids vignette; Michaels or Joannes styrofoam letter wrapped in ditsy florals with phrases of "A is for apple" trailing it....

Think outside of the box....add some fun to your displays!

Stationary trends for 2010 are bright, up beat, happy and very tongue and cheek....we have been serious for so long its time to get happy!

Love this use of wall space! The high and low element of display is fantastic as well... With all the eco/green displays out there I love seeing the re-invention of everyday objects like pallets, saw horses and used lumber..

The start of the process! We have 2,500sq feet that we are doing a concept shop in- I have chosen the 4 seasons as its the best way to show most holidays without making it so obvious...this way "fall" can also have a bit of Halloween...etc

The fun part of this process is going to prop shops for the motion picture industry....we usually don't rent but in this case we need some big items...

The cow for the concept shop! Oddly enough it turned out to be its own tourist attraction with buyers coming up and taking photos with it..

Day one....nothing down on the floors as of yet but its so exciting to see the signage go up... Seems like its taken so long to get to this point and now we are finally here!

Beginning of the concept shop..

What I find so frightening at this point is how big and empty it is.....I have some doubts at this moment and in the back of my head I'm talking myself off a ledge... On big jobs like this I have weeks without sleep, waking up at 3am and working things through in my mind and suddenly you find yourself at the very moment you have worried about for so long....its a little overwhelming but also sooooo exciting! This is the stress I love and thrive under....this is what its all about!

Beginning of lobby concept shops. . .

Concept shops with paint..

Susan's amazing organic and modern driftwood crosses- made with crystals and shells...each handmade, each with their own spiritual meaning...