I can’t begin to explain how many amazing opportunities this digital sketch book has opened up for me. I’ve met some of the most delightful, creative, inspiring, and interesting people! I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for reading ABCD Design this year. My heart fills such great delight when an [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / Personal and Uncategorized

I might have missed selling an off-the-peg line of designs for the holidays, but this project was the star on top of the Christmas Tree for me – both literally and figuratively! Working with Suzanne Cummings was such a lovely experience. I wish I could share a story with you that Suzanne e-mailed me while [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / ABCD Designs Bespoke Stationery and Envelope Art and Final Product and off-the-peg and ready-to-write collection

Suzanne studied the artisan craft of hand-tie flower arrangement at Jane Packer‘s floristry school. (If only I knew that a school like this existed when we were living in London! I’m absolutely heart-broken to have missed such a wonderful opportunity.) What Suzanne learned from Jane is an art – no if’s and’s or but’s about [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / ABCD Design Inspiration and Design and Uncategorized and Wedding Decor and Wedding Planning

I discovered Sitting in a Tree via the lovely Brooklyn Limestone blog. Who -by the way- is looking for holiday menu planning ideas. Pop on by Brooklyn Limestone to make and take suggestions coming from her readers in the comment section!And speaking of holiday menus… Tamara was so super sweet to ask her fave ‘bloggy friends’ over [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / Holiday Decorations and Nesting and Uncategorized

Last week, I mentioned that the @GimletMommy tweeted a link to her Eggnog Pound Cake Recipe – and I became a woman, obsessed. On Thursday evening, I whipped up not one, but three different eggnog pound cake recipes. And with that, the 2010 Eggnog Pound Cake Recipe SmackDown was on! On Friday morning, I packaged [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / totally delicious dishes and Uncategorized