Best New Product Award!

I'm still unpacking from the NYIGF and ran across an award that our Dreamfit™ quilted sheet sets won! We were in the top three finalist for the Best New Product Awards with the Tencel fiber quilted sheets. These are the most amazing sheets and the only sheets I will ever use. There are two patented components in the design of these wonderfully soft, Eco friendly and beautiful sets. The first one being the technology that keeps the fitted sheet securely on any size of mattress and the other being the unique quilted decorative top sheet with the smooth flat sheet underneath.

I also wanted to thank my very good friend Denise Copp, for making us some of her fabulous custom trays! She will customize any shape, design/color combinations to suit your taste. We had her make us one with our own universal monogram on it and another for fun - Hotel le Papillon!

I was also thrilled to have my own "Papillon" french notebooks on hand to use as journals for business cards and notes on new customers. These are amoung literally thousands of great products from The Laughing Elephant, check them out!

New York International Gift Fair

The NYIGF was held a few weeks ago and I am just now getting around to posting about it! Needless to say, it was an exhausting yet positive experience. I can only applaud my friends from the terrific id-810 design group for their great design plan for our booth and all of the work that went into it! After fifteen years of managing by myself (booth design and setup) I decided to ask for help this time and the results were far beyond anything that I could have achieved from across country. It was like designing a temporary set for a theatre production with hundreds of details to tend to and a story to be told. The story being the promotion of all products shown within the confines of a 12'x20' space, amidst a huge convention center with thousands of other companies vying for the attention of buyers. Not an easy feat, and not without plenty of drama! We were extra lucky to have the considerable help and talent of our two other booth mates - Dreamfit™ - for the best fitting, best selling sheets made in America, and the brilliant Lucite furniture designs from The Paris Apartment . We were also able to use some of the other items that are sold through the website, like the fabulous armoire and chandeliers. What a great team effort and my undying thanks to all!

New York International Gift Fair

I just returned after a week of exhibiting at the Gift Fair. WOW! It exceeded my expectations for sales given the economy and the last few dead shows. I had the chance to show my new colors and many new designs. Unfortunately, I take horrible pictures! The worst part of the show was hearing of all of the closings of so many magazines! My favorite "Domino" made me weep. All of the fabulous editors being replaced at Country Living, what are they thinking!? Cottage Living - gone, and the list goes on. I can only hope that when the economy comes back - they will too! My heart goes out to all my editor friends, I will keep you in my thoughts and meditations.