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Ahhh....A smooth and refreshing summer time drink

One of my favorite summertime drinks is a frozen mudslide. As I've gotten older and the pounds have gotten harder to lose, I don't enjoy them as often as I used to. But every now I ignore the calorie count and just take a cold sip. The are truly refreshing (and yummy too!)

EASY MUDSLIDE RECIPE

1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Kahlua
1/2 oz. Bailey's Irish Creme
 A squeeze of chocolate syrup

Combine in blender with ice.   Whip until ice is crushed. Pour into a tall glass and add a straw. Drink quickly and REPEAT!

Add a personal decorative touch to your outdoor dining area

Nothing beats eating and entertaining outdoors. I entertain on my deck all summer long and I always want it to be an inviting and festive place to be.

I designed placemats to match my patio a few years ago and thought it was a great product to add to the line.  I am always my own best customer after all!  

 Our designer patioware placemats are sealed in a durable 10mil LAMINATE.  And because the cleanup is always the hardest part, these placemats can be wiped with water and sponge to make it quick and easy.  They are 100 % WATERPROOF!!

This month all of our our patio placemats are 25% off.

 

Which way to the Beach! Savings on Everyday Summer Stationery

Cold Ice Tea  -  Salty Air  -  Sand between your toes -Sunset over the cliffs  - Miles of sand 

Summer has alot of amazing and memorable images to offer and our everyday collection from KimPrints tries
to capture all of them.

• Notepads to help you remember that shopping and what to bring lists for your summer rental. 
• Note cards to thank your summer guest hosts for their hospitality.
• Bag tags to help you organize your family luggage on the big summer trip. 
• Tableware to give your patio a recession friendly facelift.   

Whatever your summer plans are, have fun and use sunscreen!

Tag that bag! Organizing your family one bag at a time

 
 The minute you have kids, even the most organized person can find it challenging to keep things in order. The most complaints I have always heard from friends is how impossible it is to get out of the house because of everything you keep forgetting you need.  As someone who has always been OCT (organizationally challenged and tardy), this was always my biggest problem as well.

Since I own no less than 15 tote bags (between ll bean and vineyard vines, there's no such thing as one too many!), I decided to designate a few bags for different outings. I found that as long as a bag was packed and ready to go I was always one step ahead when it was time to leave.

So of course, I designed a line of tags so I could jet out of the house in style and keep tabs on which bag was which!

My Sons Tennis Bag
  
Our Family Beach Bag

My Luggage
    
My Daughter's Ballet Bag
 

Hydrangea Heaven

I am obsessed with Hydrangeas. Each year I eagerly wait for their late June/July appearance and derive amazing happinesss from the bursts of lavender, periwinkle, blues that appear in abundance.  My wedding was a hydrangea theme, and I long for walks in Martha's Vineyard on North Street where every house's blooms are bigger and brighter than the last. Here in Greenwich, CT, we have our share of these majestical plants, and I have been keeping a scrapbook this summer of some of the best. They have also inspired some designs in our new everyday collection. From time to time this summer you'll be seeing a lot of posts with pics of the best blooms I find.

   

Quick Bites: Pizza on the Go

In my quest to keep the kids semi healthy while they are running back and forth between the beach and the pool (ie avoiding the greasy fried food snackbars), I've been experimenting with different ways I can pre-make easy quick meals and snacks. Pizza being it's own food grouping in our house made this a no brainer.  Below is a recipe that you can do with your kids, making it a fun family activity as well. 


Simple Ingredients:

1 Bag of Shredded Mozarella
1 jar of Pizza Sauce
1 Baguette sliced into thin rounds

Preheat oven to 350. Place rounds on a bake sheet.  Spread sauce evenly over all of the rounds. Sprinkle about a tablespoon (1 big pinch) of mozarella over each round. Bake for 10-15 minutes.

These freeze great as well. I keep a ziploc bag full of them so i can just grab them and put them in the beach bag. They are great at room temp so they make a great snack or meal anytime!

It's a Jungle Out There!

Bring out your inner ROAR!

Our fun jungle print themed announcements and cards are fun way to ride the animal print craze that continues to dominate bedding and home decor magazines and catalogs.    All of our designs feature coordinating notecards, gift tags, labels, accessories and wall art.   

 

Turning a Red Girl Green

Tree Hugger. Leaf Lover. Birkenstock Bandits. I have used alot of these words over the years regarding the enviromental movement.  I would never allow myself to listen to the debate or argument because frankly, I didn't want to deal with it.  A lot of that has changed since I met my friend Andrew Winston.  The author of "Green to Gold" just recently released his new book "Green Recovery - Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge from the Downturn on Top". I have promised to actually read this one, and I mean to.

We don't always agree on things, but I have always admired his passion and his work ethic. He has definitely opened my eyes to things I have been unwilling to see before, and my household has become a little more earth friendly as a result. We do have some things in common, as we both worship the same woman, his wife Christine. When he's off traveling and speaking in exotic locations (Tuesday Buenos Aires, Friday Pittsburgh?), she holds down the fort with the kids and manages to make it all look easy.

As for Andrew, none of my former enviromental taunts and name calling really fit. I prefer to just call him friend.

Quick Bites: Bacon is a Vegetable

Through the years I've collected some recipes that are a staple for my house and for my friends when I entertain. My sister in law introduced me to brown sugar bacon and it was a love affair right from the start. I have hosted many a brunch and been heralded for what is really a simple and easy but AWESOME dish.

 

1 pound of regular or maple bacon
Brown Sugar
Maple Syrup

Preheat oven to 400 at bake.
It's best to use a baking rack placed in the baking sheet. It keeps the bacon seperate from the fat that will drip down during cooking.
Place your strips of bacon on the rack as shown. Sprinkle and rub in brown sugar onto every strip. Once everything is coated, drizzle maple syrup across the entire rack.
Place into oven and cook until bacon looks crisp and sugar appears carmelized. Approximately 15-20 minutes.
Let the bacon cool and harden (about 5 minutes).

Serve and enjoy!!!