The Creative Cookie

DIY Business Cards

Here's Sophia D., our Jr. intern, quickly creating business cards before The Brooklyn Museum Children's Book Fair on Saturday. She used:

• photo copies of the Style File book cover;
• star printed fabric with plastic overlay;
• glue stick + scissors; and
• a little sequin!

What can you DIY for your business, blog, or special project? Go ahead and get creative! 

'My Fab Fashion Style File' New York Times Plug

Good News! My latest book 'My Fab Fashion Style File' was mentioned in today's New York Times in conjunction with the 10th Annual Brooklyn Museum Children's Book Fair. The event is tomorrow, 11/12, and It's going to be great. I hope you can attend! Pick up a copy or read it online.

Happy 11/11! Make some magic happen.

Excuse my chipped nail polish -- it's been a long week!

Be the Change

Just a repost from my Instagram account:

I'm going to miss President Obama dearly. Went through my fabric stash and found a few yards of this print -- wishing I had gotten the entire bolt. In the spirit of recent developments teach someone younger than you to do something you are good at. Spread positive energy. Mentor. Support small women/minority owned biz. Let's make it better. Get from behind your screen and do something, please, everybody. PS...sorry for being preachy but 'ish is (really) real. I can't keep doing what I do w/o you. 😔 #obama #fabricstash #emo #bethechange #makeadifference #notbeingcliche

Tenth Annual Brooklyn Children's Book Fair / SATURDAY

This Saturday the Brooklyn Museum will host it's 10th Anniversary Children's Book Fair - yay! I'm honored to be listed alongside over 50 Brooklyn authors and illustrators for the 2nd year in a row. I'll be hosting an original activity from My Fab Fashion Style File, with some of my favorite young fashionistas, should be fun! Read more about it here! Please save the date or share please.

Brooklyn Museum Children's Book Fair

November 12th, noon - 4p, Rubin Pavilion

200 Eastern Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Artwork by Ida Pearle

 

VOTE!

Today's the day and there's not much else to say except, VOTE (please everyone 18+)!

Artwork by Adrian Franks

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Tonight I attend a viewing party for "Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party."! The event was potluck style at one of my favorite Red Hook, BK, places to brunch Home/Made! 

The premiere episode, on VH1, was a fried chicken competition between Martha and Snoop, with guests Wiz Khalifa, Seth Rogan and Ice Cube. Martha and Snoop have varying approaches to frying chicken. For example, Martha brines her chicken for 3 days while snoop uses potato chips to give his an extra crunch. I was expecting a cooking show, but it's more of a modern variety show where lots happens in one hour, including games like 'two thighs and a lie' (where we learn that Martha has been struck by lightning 3xs). Looking forward to watching (and laughing more) next week with special guest Rick Ross.

Congrats to Martha Stewart and Snoop Dog on a dazzling debut!

Did you know that Snoop and Martha have been buddies since 2008 when Snoop appeared on Martha's former talk show?