Sybile Art Shop

I am loving these prints by Sybile. You can see more of her amazing work here

Hello...

I'm quite excited to introduce our new line of glossy stationery. These chic flat cards are perfect to send a quick message. Each card measures 4.25x 5.5 flat.

Glossy on the front and matte on the back.

Each set comes with 10 notecards and 10 red envelopes. They are currently available at our etsy shop.

More designs will be unveiled in the coming weeks!

Modern Classics Kids

I have had a chance to get to know Jaimee from Modern Classics Kids and Modern Classics Paper through our blogging world. Not only is she a lovely person but she is beyond talented. I ordered a beautiful tricycle print for my sons's room and I love it and so does everyone who sees it.

Now she has these awesome bag tags that I am in love with!!! Perfect for back to school!!!

You can see more of Jaimee's work here and here.

I LOVE my job not my BUTT!

I've been self-employed for the past 12 yrs. First I was running the family biz which I was the boss which meant I didn't do much besides making sure my employees were doing their job and locking myself in my office sitting on my butt doing paper work and wasting time on facebook.

Four years ago I opened up my stationery company which meant that I sat on my butt the whole day designing, answering e-mails and wasting time on facebook.

Which has led me to acquire some ailments:

1. Carpel Tunnel Syndrome: where my hand and whole arm hurts like a bitch, granted I haven't exactly been diagnosed with carpel tunnel by my doctor but I have for sure diagnosed it myself. Thank You Web MD.

2. Big Ol'Butt: Well let's just say my entire body is going towards the BIG route. I love my job so much that sometimes I just don't eat because I'm so busy designing and making stationery...well let me re-phrase that most of the time I just eat junk, cause I don't want to get up and make a healthy anything so I grab the most delicious chips and soda that are around. And my interns well they are just really young chicks who can eat anything and not gain a pound! I Hate them! If it wasn't for their free labor...I would kick those girls to the curb. And I have such a bad Coke addiction (coca-cola folks.coca-cola) that my friends tell me that if I stop drinking it I will lose like 5 pounds right away. One of my friends who will remain nameless. TERESA. sent me an article about the Coca-cola co. and all these horrid facts....that by reading that alone it should stop me from drinking it. And if it doesn't then there is something definitely wrong with me.

Image from flowgo. don't click because the link doesn't work and if it did I have no idea to what craziness it might lead you too!

I haven't done much exercise...because well I don't feel like it have the time. I use to run around after my child...but now he is bigger and all his activites require a chauffeur...which is me...hence all I do is drive around sitting on my butt after I got up from my desk after having sat on my butt.

My hubby which from here on shall be referred to as "Mr. Paper Chick" (thanks to Molly Lou, because I just love the way she refers to her hubby as Mr. Molly Lou that I will be following in her ever so funny footsteps) well Mr. Paper Chick says that I look fab and I should not lose one pound....but I know the man is LYING. He wants to avoid WWIII from erupting in our home or any costly legally fees from any divorce proceedings that might occur if he were to say the wrong thing.

So I'm trying my hardest to eat healthy (do low fat cookies count?) and try to get up from my desk sitting on my big ol' butt and do some sort of physical activity (does taking a couple of steps to my printer count?)

So I will keep you updated with this torturous task I have at hand...my willpower SUCKS!!! Well I must go now...the lowfat cookies are calling my name.

Monkey Moo Moo

The name alone of this shop is too cute...look at the ever so adorable items they create. If you are having a party for your little princess you must check out the goodies here.

The High Line NYC

Over the weekend the hubs, my bouncing baby boy and I took a little ride downtown to one of my favorite areas in NYC.. the Meatpacking District

(if you're not from NY and don't know what the meat packing industry is...here is a little summary: "Not so long ago, the trendiest thing worn in the Meatpacking District was a blood-stained apron. Now, Gansevoort Market (as the district is officially known) is New York’s most fashionable neighborhood, chock full of hip restaurants, exclusive clubs, and paycheck-draining boutiques. Despite the haute onslaught, the neighborhood has managed to retain its blue-collar edge, thanks to the many wholesale meat companies which still operate out of the warehouses between Gansevoort and West 15 Streets. By night, however, the district is transformed, as butchers and meat-cutters disappear, and magazine editors, models, and a stream of Sarah Jessica Parker look-alikes take their place" via Jon Steinberg

to walk around the high line.

What is the high line you ask?

The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long elevated, steel structure built in the 1930s to carry freight trains. It currently runs from Gansevoort Street, in the Meatpacking District, through the West Chelsea gallery neighborhood, ending at 34th Street, next to the Jacob Javits Convention Center. The last train ran on it in 1980

And what they have done is nothing but lovely, they have transformed these old rail tracks into a park. It is just gorgeous to look down at the NYC skyline and the Hudson River. It was turned into this great idea to preserve NYC's industrial history.

Target was sponsoring a lovely festival and we just had a great time!

If you live or will be in the NYC area I suggest you go check it out

Pictures via Me and The Highline

Somewhat Updated

We have been working on re-doing our site for a while now....but with so much going on with custom orders and regular orders it has been so hectic around Vanessa Cavaco Designs. We just re-launched again with a few items and are currently in the process of adding more of our collections...in the meantime take a peek...we should be completely up and running by the end of the summer with the addition of our new product lines!!!!

Gold Coast Ice Cream Truck Co.

Who doesn't love ice cream? Well now you can have a classic 1967 Good Humor Ice Cream Truck at your next event in the Long Island and NYC areas thanks to the Gold Coast Ice Cream Truck Co. How cool would that be to have a vintage ice cream truck at your next event? The servers are dressed in bowties and 1960's style outfits.

"We have lovingly restored our 1967 Good Humor Ice Cream truck close to its original condition. At nearly every step of the process we met people who would sigh and say, "Ah I remember that truck from way back when..." Every single time we heard it, it made us happy. Even a local police officer came by to ask us about it and share his own childhood memories. Now, we are happy to offer this experience to those who remember it and to those who perhaps never got the chance, to all of our clients in the New York area.
Our restored 1967 Ford Good Humor Ice Cream Truck was literally built to deliver. She has the original Good Humor logo baked into the porcelain freezer box. This truck is the one your momma might remember, driving down the road with bells chiming, delivering treats to the kids. With jingling bells and tiny freezer doors, she is chock full of cute details reminiscent of old times!
The truck is equipped with a cold plate freezer which means we don’t have tohave the truck running throughout your event – no noisy generator.
Our truck is available for private and corporate events. Truck rentalis also available for commercial and motion picture use."

I want to have a party now so I can book them!!! These are some of the services they offer...I'm loving all of it!

*From classic Good Humor Ice Cream novelties to gourmet Gelato and Pareve ice cream.(Please note: ALL Good Humor ice cream is Kosher certified)
*We also offer all your favorite retro candy including Bubble Gum cigarettes,Licorice Pipes, Sugar Daddies, Cracker Jacks, and more.
*Hand drawn menu board customized with your event information.

to get more info check them out here

Five Fingers

Most of the time...I will be a sucker for fashion or something that is new and quirky...so check these out...what do you think of these? They are the Vibram Five Fingers slippers slash shoes.

In some crazy way I am actually digging these...hmm...I wonder what they would feel like?

"The typical human foot is an anatomical marvel of evolution with 26 bones, 33 muscles and hundreds of sensory receptors, tendons and ligaments. Like the rest of the body, to keep our feet healthy, they need to be stimulated and exercised. That’s why we recommend wearing FiveFingers for exercise, play, and for fun. Stimulating the muscles in your feet and lower legs will not only make you stronger and healthier, it improves your balance, agility and proprioception. "

Typography

Typography (Etymology: typos—type, graphos—written) is the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. Type glyphs are created and modified using a variety of illustration technique. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading (line spacing), adjusting the spaces between groups of letters (tracking) and adjusting the space between pairs of letters (kerning).

That is the defintion of typography which I love...here are some stationery designs created by yours truly using the technique

Star of the East

Aren't these just gorgeous? You Can see more of Star of the East designs here