exquisite design, one stone at a time
Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment -- Claude Monet Well, it was yesterday, anyway. The problem I have doing anything is my tendency to obsess over every tiny detail. Last week I decided the photos I have of the fabric in my store really stink; the color is completely off, and obviously it… Continue reading Saturday Sayings: When OCD Stands for Obsessive Color Disorder
"Do what I want. Not what I say." -Brian Fitzpatrick Brian Fitzpatrick may not have much of anything to do with sewing costumes. As the head of Google's Data Liberation Front and its Transparency Engineering Team, he probably knows less about encasing elastic or princess seams than my 18-year old son (granted, my other two… Continue reading Saturday Sayings: Deciphering the Message
That which we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly. -- Thomas Paine Ok, I know Thomas Paine was talking about freedom, not figure skating dresses. But bear with me here. One of the hardest things I encountered when starting my business was evolving beyond the strange guilt I felt over charging a fair price… Continue reading Saturday Sayings: Thomas Paine and Charging What We’re Worth
Leave No Stone Unglued 