Photo Shoot

Guess what I'm wearing for my photo shoot with the LA Times? Yep, if you've been following for a few months now you'll know I wouldn't dare wear anything other than my designer jeans that I SWORE I wouldn't wear to work in...that I've been wearing practically everyday for a month...to work in.

I tried my hardest to look presentable. My husband actually looked surprised when I came out out of the bathroom because it's been so long since he's seen me put on makeup and curl my hair and let's face it, really just take a shower.

Anyhow, I have to run. They should be here any minute and I have to practice sucking in my stomach for the photos....

Ok, I forgot to mention, the LA Times Home Section will have a small piece on Mod Mom Furniture for the Mother's Day edition which I believes comes out on the Thursday before Mother's Day. :)

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Cool Mom Picks The Bertie Box!

Liz and Kristen, the smart and funny writers from Cool Mom Picks, picked the Bertie Box for today's Pick. They both bought the Gracie Toy Box last year so it makes me really proud to know they think enough of their own Mod Mom Furniture pieces to tout another one!

Thanks Liz and Kristen!

Go to the post by clicking the link here.

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The Sam Toy Box on Dwell Magazine's Online Products of the Day

YEAH!! Dwell Magazine rocks!

I love that magazine! I hope the article made my dog (Sam) and one of my favorite kids, Sam Gottlieb, proud.

Click belowfor the link:

http://www.dwell.com/products/day

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The Bertie Box's Cousins

I've been thinking about cousins to the Bertie Box. Other abstract modern, shapes that work well as lids that I can make into bodies of animals, insects, what not.

Scott was drawing a few the other night -- he has the drawing talent in the family -- and we came up with a few ideas.

Anyone care to comment on these ideas or have any that you'd love to see made into a toy box?
I'd love to know what you think!

• Owl
• Spider
• Frog

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Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day!

More later...I'm in the middle of cutting down trees. (bad joke, I know.)

Seriously, I'm cutting the new Purebond plywood all day! Now that's how you spend an Earth Day!!!

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The Monday List

I'm in a very list-y kinda mood today. Ya know how Mondays are, right? My post will be in list form today in honor of said mood. Ok, maybe it's really because my items are unrelated. There. You caught me.

1. Grace had her first T-Ball game on Saturday so I posted a little video for our relatives that don't get to see the live action. Check out Grace's mad skills on the pitcher's mound by clicking here. Seriously, it's hilariously cute.
   
2. Velvet Cushion posted about Mod Mom Furniture over the weekend. YEAH! :)
   
3. Ok, I'm all out of list items and I now have to go build. Maybe I'll think of more random things later and post about them.
   

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Same Products, New Wood!

I....was...in....heaven....today!!!!

Seriously, it was a GREAT day! First Scott, Little G, and I made our way to Phillips Plywood to check out some of Columbia Forest Products' Purebond plywood. Get this. It's formaldehyde-free!! They use a soy-based adhesive that contains little to no formaldehyde, therefore it's environmentally safe. So I'm jumping on that bandwagon and quick! Nothing better than furniture that's super eco-friendly!

Anyhow, back to heaven. So we got a tour of Phillips Plywood and I even got a parting gift! I got to take home a couple of sheets of plywood for free! I'm working on a Bertie Box (see below) made from this new plywood and am thrilled with how it looks, works, and feels. You'll hear lots more about Mod Mom Furniture and Purebond in the coming months.



Did mention I got to see all kinds of plywood today? And Grace got a Phillips Plywood hat? It's almost as good as Disneyland!! If they sold cotton candy there, it would easily compare to The Happiest Place on Earth...for me, that is.

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