Happy Friday! Doesn’t this guy have a great smile?  You can’t help but smile too! We’re looking forward to a little time off, since last weekend was a busy one with Unique LA. As usual, we’re looking forward to shopping the farmers market this Sunday to see what goodies are in season. We can guarantee [...]

If you read yesterday’s post, I mentioned an invite my friend Angela had created using papel picado imagery.  She read the post last night and gave me the go ahead to post it here on Make Something Happy.  The invite was for a wedding reception for a couple, Hilary and Rob, that were married in [...]

I got into an email conversation today with a friend who is also a designer.  I had sent her some photos of a party that I was crushing on and she pointed out that they had used papel picado as part of the decorations.

Papel picado, which means “perforated paper”, is a Mexican folk art of [...]

Here are some pictures from Unique LA this past weekend. We had so much fun setting up our display, meeting customers, seeing fellow exhibitor friends and indulging in awesome food all weekend. And yes, we’re totally exhausted, but in a really good way! The event was a rip-roaring success! Here are some pictures we took of our [...]

Happy Friday everyone! We’ll make this short but sweet…sort of like today’s toy model. Have a great weekend and if you are in Southern California, we hope to see you at Unique LA.

-Susie & Heidi

We’re so excited about this upcoming weekend! We will be participating once again in the Unique LA shopping event happening here in Los Angeles this Saturday & Sunday, the 24th & 25th. If you live in the Southern California area and you haven’t been…you are seriously missing out on a fun day! This isn’t your [...]

That’s my lemon tree, brimming with juicy, ripe lemons. The tree is so laden with fruit right now that its branches are bent low from the weight.  Not only are there lemons galore, but this year, the fruit is perfect. So wonderfully juicy and brightly flavored.  So as the saying goes “When life gives you [...]

Heading out for the weekend, but not before posting our latest pint-sized portrait, this cutie pie giraffe. It’s hard to believe this is portrait number 30.  You would think we would have run out of vintage toys by now!

If you happen to live in the San Fernando Valley, pop by M Street Coffee in Sherman [...]

What to get as a Mother’s Day gift for Mom, Grandma, or Mother-in-Law? The answer to this question always seems hard. Maybe it’s because our relationship with these wonderful women is very meaningful to us and hence, this gift comes loaded with big expectations.

I’m not a big believer in extravagant gifts. It’s always seemed to [...]

Last week, we posted about a party we threw for a friend and in it, mentioned the cocktail we created for it. We think it would be a great cocktail to celebrate Mother’s Day with.  Having a brunch to celebrate Mom? This is the perfect thing to serve!  It’s simple, elegant and, with the added [...]