Vote for Dal!

My friend Dallas is quickly rising to the top of the Vince Camuto shoe design contest, but she could still use a boost from Houston's Weekly Chic readers! You can cast your vote here, and you can re-vote every day (her shoe design above can currently be found on page 3). Thanks so much for your help! -B

I'm Famous!!

Okay, not really. But my friend Dallas is, and that's why a photo of my office wall is featured in this month's Cleo Magazine (it's the one with the white stag)! The picture to the left of Sydney (that's my deer's name, yes I named him, don't judge me) is a Dallas Shaw print.

Spring Buzzz

I'm starting to feel a slight twinge of spring in our Houston air, which alway seems to result in a warm weather shopping spree. I think that spring fever is what inspired me to (finally) purchase one of Dallas' designer T's...and the fact that they are on sale. I love all of her designs, but her "bees knees" T draws me like a bee to honey...get it? It's a bee...eh, eh? Go here to see some of her other beauties.

Oh Deer...so much wrapping!

Instead of buying 20 different colors/patterns of wrapping paper this year like I normally do (with at least 30 different types of ribbon), I decided to pare down and simplify. After aimlessly wandering Michaels for 20 minutes, I bought:

• white craft paper
• brown craft paper
• raffia -just plain old naturally colored raffia

Still a little bit plain for my taste, so I bought some totally adorable gift tags from Dallas and VOILA...presents that look like they came out of a magazine. My friends and family are out of luck because I'm thinking about keeping them. I don't want the gifts inside, I just want to save them to decorate my house next year.