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August 27, 2011
A signature cocktail drink is always great, and don't forget the decorations which can include inexpensive cob webs draped around your existing props like candle holders and lamps. AndersRuff makes some adorable printables including a free printable sign.
August 27, 2011
Ghosts and goblins and witches oh my! Throwing a great halloween party is easy and affordable especially when you start early and make a plan.
August 01, 2011
The Las Vegas Gift Market is in full swing opening August 1st and running through August 5th at the World Market Center. Las Vegas artist Jodi Pedri and her business partner, Tonja Steel will debut several new gift items in the One Coast Showroom. The pair own Working Girls Design, Inc a full ser...
June 06, 2011
An interview with Artist Jodi Pedri, the creator of the Working Girls brand. This is the third year Jodi will be exhibiting at the International Licensing Show in Las Vegas. She is the co-owner of Working Girls Design, Inc an art licensing company with over 800 licensed images.
January 24, 2011
Tipsy Truffles are made with the finest ingredients like whole eggs, butter and fresh fruit. We don't use any cost cutting ingredients and our chocolate is from a small company out of Switzerland that is preferred by many of our top chocolatiers here in Las Vegas whom are mostly from France. From the cookie that is on the bottom to the topping they are all made and dipped by hand one by one. They are made out of love and passion for baking and creating.
October 26, 2010
Some months ago Andrea had decided to create a free e-course on creativity. I immediately enrolled, started on the meditations and journaling exercise and found myself unstuck. I had the fortunate opportunity to visit with Andrea and find out a little more about the courses and the fascinating woman behind them.
October 01, 2010
Gifty Idea Greeting Cards & Such® licensed out 7 dog inspired images to Leanin' Tree. One of which is a photo of Lucy, owner Kim Crisler's pet Jack Russell Terrier.
October 01, 2010
Jodi: Well we recently launched a Working Girls Facebook Fan page. It's been fun to see people from across the US become a fan. We're just starting to get a few products in and so over time, we hope to give away more Working Girl products. My house is starting to fill up with stuff so I'm always out giving away keychains, coffee cups, plates, you name it. I've designed them all!
August 31, 2010
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July 01, 2010
If you happen to meet artist Robin Zingone just one time you're likely going to walk away feeling refreshed. Much like her one of a kind designs, Zingone has a refreshing outlook on design, color, business and life. Her bold images and hip patterns have attracted some of the top manufacturer's and retailers in the country including Target, Hallmark and American Express. Not one to rest on her success, Zingone is juggling a full time licensing business and also actively pursuing an online art site to raise money for the animals impacted by the recent oil spill.
June 30, 2010
Retailers will soon be making their way to the gift markets in Dallas and Atlanta and will no doubt be bombarded with wonderful ideas for Holiday 2010 gifts. As I was scanning the manufacturer's catalogs some very cute items caught my eye in the C.R. Gibson catalog. I love these adorable napkins with coordinating cheese spreader. These fun sayings are matched with clever graphics and include, He plugged in the lights I did everything else, Three Wise Men - seriously, My idea of a holiday diet is a cookie in each hand and Holiday Cheers. In addition to the napkins, the designs are also available in coasters, purse pads, lunch plates and kitchen towel sets.
June 20, 2010
So Jodi, you just finished the International Licensing show in Las Vegas, how was it?
I was amazed at all the new manufacturer's that were at the show this year. It was extremely busy the first two days and I've spent the last week just following up. I really liked that the manufacturer's were in different industries as well. We had everything from tabletop, ceramis, to metal ornaments, wine cannisters, canvas and souvenirs.
June 03, 2010
Graphique de France has secured a license to develop a boxed set of cards featuring the Working Girls original copy and fashion forward illustrations. "We have been following the success of the Working Girls brand and believe this line will be a wonderful addition to our everyday line" said Helen Simmons, Licensing Manager for Graphique de France. The line will debut in July 2010 at the Atlanta Gift Show.
March 15, 2010
Working Girls Design, Inc. announced today it has formalized a licensing agreement for its Working Girls® brand with Russ Berrie U.S. Gift, Inc. This new partnership will expand the Working Girls brand which debuted at the International Licensing Expo in Las Vegas in June 2009.
March 13, 2010
n the beginning, most all emotional rapists (ER) are seen as caring, attentive and attractive partners. They are often very skilled socially, have above average looks and are quite intelligent. They may be very complimentary to their partners (targets). The ER may buy them gifts, tell them often how wonderful they are, or excessively brag about the targets to business associates or friends. This is merely a tactic to draw the target in and strengthen their control over a situation. In time, the ER become much less complimentary, they may even begin to critique and pick apart their targets. The target naturally wants to please their partner and hopefully regain the ER's compliments and praises so these simple requests usually are met. They might be things at first like the ER requests the target wear a certain shirt or fix their hair a certain way or the ER takes them clothes shopping so that they can dress in a certain style.
February 23, 2010
So you don't have a $10,000 budget to build the most awesome non-profit website on the planet, not to worry, these simple fixes are easy and fun and best of all, they may just work!
January 24, 2010
Working Girls is a lifestyle brand, it's a collection of over 200 pieces of artwork that is humorous and geared towards women. It covers many topics including aging, friendships, marriage, divorce, pregnancy, menopause, dieting and just about any stage of a woman's life.
October 15, 2009
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June 19, 2009
Once in awhile, you meet a person with an idea so clever and so big, it just makes you grin from ear to ear. That's exactly what happened when I met Kim Crisler, owner of Gifty Idea, a pet based greeting card line. Kim was just across the isle from me, we were both exhibiting at the International Li...
June 18, 2009
Interview with illustrator Jodi Pedri, owner of One of Kind by Jodi, LLC and Working Girl Publishing.
May 05, 2009
An interview with Jodi Pedri, a popular gift book and card illustrator.
April 06, 2009
Read about five amazing strategies to de-stress your life.
March 10, 2009
With real estate prices tanking and stock market and job losses reaching record highs, there has never been a more critical time to take charge of your own mental clarity. When external circumstances are bleak and beyond our control, there are internal measures one can pursue to bring balance and peace of mind back to reality. Below are five of the best strategies I´ve found to bring a fresh perspective and attitude.
November 13, 2008
A new book just released by Hamton Roads Publishing is sure to be a holiday best seller. The book is called Milton's Secret and is written by Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman. Together, these authors are a force to behold. Milton's Secret is the adorable story of Milton, a sweet, happy boy, who learns to transform his fear of bullies and dogs and other scary stuff that sometimes frighten children. Children follow Milton's adventures as he learns to stop reliving the past or worrying about the future—and instead live simply and happily in the now.
May 12, 2008
A picture may be worth a thousand words, unless your Palm Springs artist Richard Curtner, then you can make a picture with a thousand words. Curtner is self taught artist who works in many mediums but specializes in textual collages.
April 06, 2008
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March 05, 2008
In humans the best known of the prion diseases is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), which reportedly affects around one person per million per year. In the United States this translates to 250-300 new cases per year. My father died of CJD in February 2008 after a 40 day stay in an ICU unit.
December 27, 2007
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The expression "pursuit of happiness" was coined by Dr. Samuel Johnson in his 1759 novel Rasselas. For such an old phrase, it’s about time that someone wrote a book to tell us just how to do that. Marci Shimoff, best known for her Chicken Soup for the Soul series books...
December 23, 2007
Gans, Brown, Jones & Steel. It may sound like a high end accounting firm but the reality is if you happen to catch just one of these Voice and Singing impressionist acts, you'll feel like a million bucks. On your next Vegas vacation, make sure to see one or all four of these talented voice impressio...