Birthday Wishes...
One of my earliest recollections of my birthday is definitely vintage. I am 41 now and I believe this memory involves my 5th birthday. My mother had purchased me a purple velvet suit... it was probably velour (which maybe wasn't invented until the late 70's), but I remember it as being velvet. My sister (eight years older than me) had the job of helping me get ready for my party and helped me into the suit.

Location, Location...the art of scouting.
Hello everyone! Thought I'd pop in here today and give you a little behind the scenes action. As an editor, photographer and stylist I am always, and I mean always, scouting locations. You never know when a great location will fit into a story and having a vast amount of visual inventory helps me do my job better just as having the right ingredients make for a great cake. For me, having some "rules" as to what makes a location great helps in guiding my selections. Here's a few of my top criteria in what I look for:

A Flea Market Style Thanksgiving...
If you haven't already noticed, it has been quiet around here. The entire Flea Market Style team are working feverishly to meet our December 1st deadline for the magazine. Sarah and I are crossing the T's and dotting the I's on our copy and stories; Matthew spent yesterday doing last minute shoots while Jenny tweaked and edited everything; Ki has been jugging her magazine duties with her move to Florida,

I am proud... PRO...
I am proud... PROUD, PROUD, PROUD... so proud of the FMS team. Today, for the first time, I held the entire magazine in my hands. Sure, I've seen everything along the way - I photographed and styled so much of it and have given input both needed and not -  and today, as I held it, I felt like a proud parent with a new baby. Indeed, it is clean, fresh and brand new; a culmination of the people I've met, the places I've been and all the things I've learned along the way. And it is so much more because it has been layered with so much quality information and layers and layers of personal style from each of us. You know how you felt when you fell in love for the fir

Funnel Vision...
We promised all of you some great "behind the scenes" stories and insights, yes, we did. While many of them are certainly meant to inspire you with great ideas and exciting tales, there are some involving roller coaster rides and those pesky ups and downs involved in all worthwhile endeavors. Linda called me today and reminded me of our commitment to "behind the scenes" details, and as we close our issue to ship off to the printer, this is where my mind is at: