Issue 46
A child of antiquing parents, interior designer Kelly Giesen hunts antique shops and salvage yards for old mantles, doors, and ironwork. Artist George Vlosich III creates amazing imagery with the Etch A Sketch, including portraits of Elvis and President Obama. For the founder of Happy Blankie, Emily Holdridge, inspiration came from her son, David. He had the idea to merge the two into one, creating a blanket shaped as a smiling face of an animal. Hold onto your childhood wonder; it can shape and inspire creativity even into adulthood.