tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68464960794498547832012-02-16T08:38:53.447-05:00style, bed stuy brooklyn, travel and design through the eyes of baba's second.baba's second designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320805982745120193noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846496079449854783.post-59286515707857627492009-04-17T18:39:00.026-04:002009-04-17T19:33:27.315-04:00

So this is the book:...and this is the emotion:...and these are the cards that were accepted. Pages 68 & 69. Two full pages:...there are lots of beautiful cards that are also represented.alicia hollandkarena colquhounfoxy & winstonlittle anorak girlmeri merilizard pressjoie studioyee hawyee hawclaire sun-ok choihelen musselwhiteI am very very proud.1000 Handmade Greetings available on Amazon.com

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One of the sweetest things about working at the Print Shop is meeting some incredible new friends. I often think that I have been so lucky with friends (most of my closest I've known for 15-20 years), that I don't need any new ones.....then I meet someone special.Samantha - Though I haven't seen her in ages, Samantha is a kind, talented woman who makes me happy happy happy. She is an incredible

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Last week I printed! I cannot describe how much I love the process of letterpress printing. There are so many steps to remember, there is so much room for improvement....egads, it's fantastic!I completed two projects, one of which are notecards for my sister, who is attending the Winter Music Conference for the first time ever. Go on, sis! Robert helped me with the set up. We used a Latin

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Last week Monday it snowed 10.5 inches in Brooklyn. By Saturday it was 70 degrees. NY never fails to surprise.Our favorite corner of our apartment...Sapo palm, cushy armchair, a huge window and loads of books.

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Oh those Oscars. That was the best show I've ever seen - normally I need to constantly pinch my arm to keep from falling asleep. The past two years, I could not make it to the best picture.Hugh Jackman was really great, as was that Swarvorski curtain. Production design for live television - what a retro idea.I still have many films to see, but I did enjoy The Visitor, Slumdog Millionaire, Milk,

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I have been a bit incognito. Since starting at Bowne, I have been ensconced in the world of retail and 19th Century letterpress printing.Then last weekend, I felt that urge to write. Inspiration was all over the place and I remembered my other life - the blog, the website, etsy - my work.Lovely highlights of recent times* I performed my third wedding ceremony - this was for my best friends Zetna

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Uma Cortes 1995-2008On Monday, 10 November 2008, after 13.5 years, we lost our great companion and friend, Uma. Some souls seem to transcend species and Uma was definitely one.I met Uma in 1995, when she was just a few months old. I was working on the film "Let It Be Me" and one of the editors, Carol asked if anyone could adopt a dog - one of her friends found a dog in Central Park as a puppy

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On Sunday, my favorite art director from Martha Stewart visited Bowne. Michelle is so talented and her vision is so direct - she has an idea, draws up the storyboard and makes it become a reality. Working with Michelle was always a dream - she's the perfect combination of the Science of Sleep and salt of the earth.Unfortunately I was dreadfully sick that day and could barely stand. Luckily,

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the past two days I've been spotting celebrities. No not those over the top, botoxed celebs from TMZ, but the great artistic ones that you secretly want to be friends with.Yesterday evening, Robert and I were headed to the Center for Book Arts to see the documentary Barbara Henry (former curator and master printer at Bowne for 22 years) put together about the English printers and publishers

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Are all amazing things named Barbara??Besides my amazing friend who passed away, I just found another really sweet Barbara - that paradise city Santa Barbara. One of my "bestest buddies" Toni was getting married so my husband and I headed west and boy was it fantastic!But before I mention the unbelievably beautiful wedding, I have to share with you what I read on the flight to LAX.Of course I had

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image courtesy of John DerianGift FairRobert and I attended the New York International Gift Fair yesterday at the Jacob Javits center. It's so much more corporate than the sweet Stationery Show, but interesting nonetheless.I was very much in love with the booths by Swallow, Saturn Press, John Derian, Rupalee and those fine letterpress printers at Yee Haw. Equally of interest were the typography

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This past Friday I lost a really good friend. I am not alone in this loss. There were so many people that my friend Barbara touched. She was so funny and cool and I never had a dull moment with her. One of the best things is realizing how many people she knew and affected.If I ever needed to track something down for a styling job, Barbara knew it. If I had a question about a restaurant, Barbara

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Have you ever watched The Avengers? A lot of my formative years were spent watching reruns of old tv classics. My sister and I absolutely fawned over The Avengers.Only recently did I realize that the beloved Miss Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) was not the original female co-star. Honor Blackman played Dr. Cathy Gale, the stiff compatriot to John Steed. Hmmmm.....then Miss Blackman left to star as Pussy

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while I am not normally one for posting videos here are 2 that are making me smile...a lot.1. From my youth - Kid Creole & The Coconuts(my sister and I knew all the steps)2. Fergasonic - Mashup Salt & Pepper/Fergie/JJ Fad

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Just in case it's Friday night and you realize that you've got a new pair of dancing shoes and no place to break them in.....Los Amigos Invisibles are playing at S.O.B.sIf only I had more energy.If only I'd checked my email yesterday and planned accordingly.If only they were playing Saturday night.If only I was 10 years younger, I'd totally be a groupie.Alas, I have seen them live approx. 7 times

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Well, there are plenty of things you can smell in New York City, but Uma chooses flowers.Smart dog!

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My sweet husband turned 30 this year. I like 'em young...that whippersnapper! I was born 6 years before him, but he is most mature beyond his 3 decades of life on this planet. There are so many things that I love about him - he is perfect for me. We had a great birthday party for him last month (while I was on blog hiatus). Cousin Nepreil helped me design these kick ass invitations. invitation

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Last week Bob, Samantha** and I went on quite the excursion. Can you say hello Ikea? We met at Pier 11, right off Wall Street and boarded the yellow barge - destination Ikea. As a New Yorker, maybe I don't go on vacation nearly enough - maybe that can explain why I was sooo excited to be on this free ferry - it felt like a beach trip.My tip? Climb up the stairs to the top deck - it's rocky, but

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Whew....I didn't update my Flickr, Etsy or Blog in ages!! But, I'm back. Here's to weekly updates!

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that super fun day, six years ago!We celebrated our wedding anniversary! We decided to spend part of the day at Coney Island - the place where we had one of our first dates. I remember hanging out on the strip, eating at Nathans and convincing Fernando that we should get on the Cyclone. Afterwards we went to some dive bar and had a drink as we toyed with the idea of playing a game of pool.still

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It was my first time attending the National Stationery Show. Normally I would've attended under our company name, Babas2nd Design, but I was invited to represent Bowne & Co. I spoke with my friend Felicia and she asked "What are you wearing, because I know you've planned it out." It was like the first day of school for me - a formal introduction to the world of stationery.The booths were

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Today I'm going to the National Stationery Show! You don't know how amazing this is for me!!! I've wanted to attend for the past 2 years and I'm finally going!The National Stationery Show (NSS) is the biggest stationery event in North America; with over 1,300 exhibitors the NSS's products range from social stationery to cards, scrapbooking (Aimée, I'm thinking of you). There are some amazing

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Murakami at the Brooklyn MuseumLittle Elly still does not have rollers. I priced some and they are $75 each - ouch! Well, at least I ordered her manual - that'll be great bedtime reading.Cinco de Mayo was last week (as well as the birthday of one of my best friends - Toni). In case you need to brush up on Mexican history in 30 seconds - Cinco de Mayo is the day to commemorate the Mexican -

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The clock tower in Brooklyn - formerly the Williamsburg Bank..now luxury condos. It is so nice to be back home. The trip to Florida had its ups and downs, but overall was as good as I could've hoped. My grandmother is sick and everyone flew in from their respective locales to wish her well. There are 4 of us grandchildren and it's been ages since we were all together. Some things don't change and

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I'm heading down to see my grandparents in Florida - Grandma is in the hospital, so everyone is rallying and meeting down there.Sorry for the absence, but Tax Day took a lot out of us, but we completed them (whew)! Oh and really good news - I submitted several card designs for a book that's coming out on handmade greeting cards. Guess what? They accepted 5 of my designs! I sent the hard copies to

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I've spent over 110 minutes on hold today, had five conversations with my webhost (4 with billing/customer service and 1 with tech support), spent a few minutes having a meltdown and 9 minutes on Verizon's site troubleshooting our phone service and realized that I am not receiving ANY business emails from my server. Some days you're not supposed to do certain things.On the very bright side, I'm

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Highlights from the Brooklyn music scene this weekend.Jazz + Hip HopBrooklyn resident, Maurice Brown, the talented trumpeter is playing this Saturday at Rose Live Music in Williamsburg. The prolific jazz man is teaming up with keyboardist/producer Sam Barsh on a new project called Lose Your Mind. If you haven't heard Maurice play, you're missing out on the most exciting jazz show of our times.345

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Yesterday evening as four of us gals were zipping through the Village in our friend's TD300, we passed Washington Square Park. Lynda, an amazing artist/human/friend pointed down the park and told us to check out the Diebenkorn exhibit at the Grey Gallery. Who?Richard Diebenkorn, the late and great American painter that's who! Lynda loves his work and I see why. His earlier works remind me of a

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We are very lucky in New York. There are so many fabulous places to shop and always something new to see.Today I visited Debauve et Gallais, a chocolatier that I've been crushing on for quite some time. Normally, I do not count the Upper East Side as part of my stomping grounds, but today was an exception (besides, I usually find one or two fantastic places when I'm up there...hello Lady M?).Le

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I'm coming out! I haven't styled for months (well with the exception of assisting a friend on a Family Circle shoot on Tuesday). It's been ages, darling simply ages!Well, after spending almost all of last year freelancing at Martha Stewart, this year has been devoted to my business. What gives, you ask? Our friend, the beloved Julie LaMendola from Ching Chong Song is heading off with her band to

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In the 4th grade I had a boy "friend" named Corey. He was a cutie pie, but what I remember most was his penmanship. Corey's handwriting slanted to the left. I thought it was fantastic. Sometimes, when I want to switch it up, I mimic his unusual style. The love for penmanship (and recently fonts) is in my DNA. Both of my parents have beautiful and unique handwriting. My mother's is more

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These are the new designs from Baba's 2nd. We're saying Hola or Hello to Spring. You can say the same to your friends. I've brought back the egg chair. I've been working on some new designs. Working like a crazy lady - looking at designs, reading up about mid - century furniture and scouring magazines and websites. Heck, I spent a few hours at our local library. Lovely fixtures. The next set of

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**(see bottom of entry for details)So much has happened over the past week. I've been spending a lot of time with my best friend - who's about to have a little bambino. I came home one day and my sweet, sweet husband had installed these fantastic shelves (the "Lack" for all you Ikeaheads out there)and hooks in our bedroom. To top it off he arranged all my shoes and handbags on said shelves and

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I am trying to be relaxed, people. I've racked up countless HOURS on the phone with our web host. I'm trying to install my SSL certificate so you can shop on our site safely. It's been 3 days (not including Sat + Sun). Aaaaargh!To distract myself from these annoying issues (being a small business owner is amazing though), I'm thinking about gifts. I loooooove giving presents. When I was rolling

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Spring definitely has not sprung. I knew that freakin groundhog from Staten Island was bullshitting. Anyway, in NY we finally had a big snowstorm. Six inches in Brooklyn. It was beautiful. The streets were quiet, there were almost no cars on the roads. Uma and I strolled in the middle of our street and savored the solitude. FYI, I was in the Upper East Side yesterday -the city had wiped all

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One lesson learned during my four years at my small and very wealthy liberal arts college: wealth is relative.I’d never seen such casual displays of wealth in my life. Growing up in New York City, I was used to witnessing people desperate to prove how rich they were, flaunting their designer wares and trying to outshine each other. In college, the sons and daughters of this planet’s wealthy wore

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By now I'm sure you know all about it.What, you haven't heard? My favorite government office, the beloved USPS is issuing a panel of Eames stamps in 2008. I knew it was going to be a good year!For those of us who are absolutely gaga over mailing letters, cards and random ephemera - bad stamps cramp your style. I try to head over to my local post office when I'm sure there won't be a long line and

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You know what a PSA is...Remember the episode of America's Next Top Model when Furonda gets that chance to film one and she shouts out "A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT?!" Okay, well maybe it's not on your top five television memories. Anyhoo, today I took my dog to the Von King park (we recently moved to Do or Die Bed-Stuy). We were almost immediately cornered by the CUTEST dog ever. She looked

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Don't get me wrong, I love organic beings (my husband, my family, all my girlfriends and my pooch), but damnit I've fallen in love with a stool. Not just any stool...Ladies and gents, introducing the Benjamin. Yes she is a pretty girl, isn't she. Crap must remember that the stool is inanimate. In all fairness, this absolutely versatile piece of furniture makes me oh so happy!In my bedroom, I have

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Happy Twenty O-Eight! Or so the card reads..It feels so good to be back online and alive and feeling good! Everyone I speak with has only the best things to say about this 2008 and I must concur. Do you get the feeling that the everything is going to be golden this year? I definitely do.You can order these fantastic Bonne Annee 2008 cards while they're in stock from my Etsy shop:http://

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