notes › pink

Well guys, I'm back from my whirlwind buying and exploring trip to New York City for the New York International Gift Fair! I had quite the action packed few days, visiting the show looking for ideas for our Spring-Summer 2013 line, meeting people, scoping out packaging suppliers, finding new sources for some of our supplies, tracking down great food, and most importantly aimlessly wandering...

So anyone who follows me on twitter or facebook or has been around me this spring already knows that the studio underwent a renovation and transformation in April and May. This has been generally referred to as #renochaos. Now I'm definitely late with this post, as the official unveiling of the new studio was our open house on May 12th. But it's been busy over here at Dot & Lil, so forgive me!

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Flowers and plants are so connected to what I do, and to Dot & Lil. From the botanicals, plants and flowers distilled into essential oils to scent many of our products, to the botanicals that are added to our bath salts and soaps, Dot & Lil is deeply intertwined with flowers from beginning to end. I definitely embrace this—me and flowers, we get along! I emphasize their relevance in my business by...

I'm pretty bad at taking time for myself sometimes. And so, this summer I'm forcing myself to devote time to keeping my nails polished and my fingers and toes in great shape. It's a silly little thing but you know what? I love it. Pretty summer nails! what have you been doing to make yourself feel summery?