This time of year, colors are exploding! Not just in nature but all around. Outfits start to reflect the seasonal change and you might find yourself pulling out some jewelry that you only wear during the spring and summer season. We certainly love this time of year and all the beauty that blossoms but it’s very important to make sure you’re properly taking care of your jewelry. (more…)
Recently American Greetings hit an advertising home run with this viral video about being a Mom. They weren’t the first to call motherhood the toughest job in the world. But the comparison used to use job in the sense of toiling. Lately—as you’ll see in the ad—it’s been job in the sense of employment. Salary.com even has a study showing what wages mom would receive if she were paid fairly for being some sort of 17-armed, 6-headed combination of accountant, chef, psychologist, chauffeur, housekeeper, nurse, and so on. (more…)
Did you know that the Pantone Corporation has a tribe of color gurus who decide every year what the Color of the Year should be? And the color isn’t arbitrarily chosen at their whimsy? These specialists comb the world for color influences to guide their predictions, looking at everything from current technology to traveling art collections to major sporting events. This year the Pantone Color of the Year is a pinkish-mauve purple named Radiant Orchid. We think it looks a lot like amethyst: (more…)
