Happy Lovers Day...

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Happy Lovers Day...

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New!! Florence Broadhurst Home Decor Shop!

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have you guys seen the new decor shop at <a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><b><u>Kate Spade</u></b></a> online ?!?! A bunch of cute stuff by Florence Broadhurst. The pattern is Japanese floral & it's sooo much fun! I wonder if this pattern will be as popular as the <a href="http://www.passementeries.com/scalamandre/wallpaper/zebras.htm"><b><u>Scalamandre print</u></b></a> that was featured on almost everything from wallpaper to umbrellas! It was one of my faves! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you ask me what my favorites are, I'd have to say: </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.katespade.com/japanese-floral-rose-bowl%2C-6%22/L829261,default,pd.html?dwvar_L829261_color=000&start=227&cgid=home"><b>The <u>Florence Broadhurst Rose Bowl</u></b></a>, the <a href="http://www.katespade.com/japanese-floral-pencil-set/PSRU0744,default,pd.html?dwvar_PSRU0744_color=017&start=1&cgid=accessories"><b><u>Floral Pencil Set</u></b></a> & the <a href="http://www.katespade.com/japanese-floral-umbrella/PSRU0733,default,pd.html?dwvar_PSRU0733_color=078&start=6&cgid=accessories"><b><u>Japanese Floral Umbrella</u></b></a>! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Have you seen this amazing collection yet?? Which are your favorites? </span></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv54bxe9mWjnwx-OsRuSgTUAJ_rg0bU1jTvJ-lillS3rO4Cp6F8bJJD52rE8-2AJBxIptdCmT5Vsqm2h64lWgmsISUnj_YfCxwmQIwybZVpUHVQNQ6Xi5HJUXG8I2l9MQ4HL0tqrDnz-A/s1600/florenceb1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv54bxe9mWjnwx-OsRuSgTUAJ_rg0bU1jTvJ-lillS3rO4Cp6F8bJJD52rE8-2AJBxIptdCmT5Vsqm2h64lWgmsISUnj_YfCxwmQIwybZVpUHVQNQ6Xi5HJUXG8I2l9MQ4HL0tqrDnz-A/s1600/florenceb1.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-images via <a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><b>kate spade</b></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><br />

New!! Florence Broadhurst Home Decor Shop!

Have you guys seen the new decor shop at Kate Spade online ?!?! A bunch of cute stuff by Florence Broadhurst. The pattern is Japanese flora...

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Another visit to Kate Spade in NY....

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Back in May I traveled to NYC & took some time to visit <b><a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><u>Kate Spade</u></a></b> down in Soho. I absolutely love that shop! <i>Don't you?!?</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I swear, I could spend hours browsing it. In fact I even wrote about the shop in May, and the decor has been one of my favorites ever since....Check it out <b><a href="http://madebygirl.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-visit-to-kate-spade-in-nyc.html"><u>here</u></a></b>! This time around, I visited <b><a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><u>Kate Spade</u></a></b> & the decor was just as pretty, take a look! </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>Do you have a Kate Spade in your town? What do you think of the decor?</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHM6TfZs99PHVaawhWPlUOH5qWmNxkAV_as2G3g4rP-XAI9vnAQ94OpdgfNi5xIuCh0ccuZvwD44cNvDWQp-AxKe5rwFbx5UxfkhdwJ2tiTyM7q_k2xTX9EJ9Yuf5Bq2IXsbqwj9br0Zk/s1600/IMG_0651a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHM6TfZs99PHVaawhWPlUOH5qWmNxkAV_as2G3g4rP-XAI9vnAQ94OpdgfNi5xIuCh0ccuZvwD44cNvDWQp-AxKe5rwFbx5UxfkhdwJ2tiTyM7q_k2xTX9EJ9Yuf5Bq2IXsbqwj9br0Zk/s1600/IMG_0651a.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7sr4fj5tAXYMH1qMUTAqmbJwFLl0M3hFrzX8XLT4Hdw1G5SJ1Gbzn5GkQ8paY477iuZH5jrpR7UuLwTfESxvax9-P5T8akNH-4Vt_w9Fk1ezDSJG-OU6pBVp636_N3LGRdfN5mBstGE/s1600/IMG_0654a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Another visit to Kate Spade in NY....

Back in May I traveled to NYC & took some time to visit Kate Spade down in Soho. I absolutely love that shop! Don't you?!? I swear,...

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Having My Own Business & Thoughts of...

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjF7p4cV2kidoUW6TwHBpSQQSRTjCH0skqlA-Asx4xgN1l9WGUAB6uCqrgih4zatknGmEJjxK9f_wy4nni_6WnP7vfQtSf3Y8z7nKQH7CnaD-IF1eRIJyr0zWDmRPLuNWr6ODXaxOx-Ef/s1600/KS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjF7p4cV2kidoUW6TwHBpSQQSRTjCH0skqlA-Asx4xgN1l9WGUAB6uCqrgih4zatknGmEJjxK9f_wy4nni_6WnP7vfQtSf3Y8z7nKQH7CnaD-IF1eRIJyr0zWDmRPLuNWr6ODXaxOx-Ef/s1600/KS1.jpg" /></a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I DAYDREAM about what <a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><b><u>Kate Spade</u></b></a> (<i>the office</i>) would be like in person.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">In fact, on my list of top 5 DREAM JOBS, <a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><b><u>Kate Spade</u></b></a> is one of them!! (<i>and I mean the headquarters</i>) So there....I said it. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhQGCdXLFmsJuO-c8xgRQbbiWmYsL4x6bTc5Vw2YzbnN5A2baidGsPQcBjBdK8yboQYX7XQzeFSRkFSgNVjkWZYCUfQKVlEJCcNunyK-LmL90Pl-jVsxfkWj63-pA1TNw6A6_VfMvUVDL/s1600/IMG_2655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhQGCdXLFmsJuO-c8xgRQbbiWmYsL4x6bTc5Vw2YzbnN5A2baidGsPQcBjBdK8yboQYX7XQzeFSRkFSgNVjkWZYCUfQKVlEJCcNunyK-LmL90Pl-jVsxfkWj63-pA1TNw6A6_VfMvUVDL/s1600/IMG_2655.JPG" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't get me wrong, I love MY JOB!  Being my own BOSS, running my own business, making the final decisions, coming up with new ideas & communicating with my customers.  </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">However, there's STILL a part of me that YEARNS for a SOCIAL environment full of CREATIVE PEOPLE!  I mean, let's face it, working from a home studio can get a bit ISOLATING & sometimes it's even too quiet....even if you do work with 2 other people. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr1LOMSu16CX6-Q-PX7WLEUI79SGin1srT2P5Fzu01vEc8FOgZBY3e975B8GcwdBoqSq9kVz4jCPlzX4QVRSG1UDeGHMfEgqU9OdwlW5NTZJMuEmzmXE5J3ln5WFN2oVgsPsT5kOLB6g-/s1600/IMG_2663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr1LOMSu16CX6-Q-PX7WLEUI79SGin1srT2P5Fzu01vEc8FOgZBY3e975B8GcwdBoqSq9kVz4jCPlzX4QVRSG1UDeGHMfEgqU9OdwlW5NTZJMuEmzmXE5J3ln5WFN2oVgsPsT5kOLB6g-/s1600/IMG_2663.JPG" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"> -images above by jen ramos</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">  </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm<i> sure some of you can relate to what I'm saying right??!?!?</i> </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Often times I think I should just take a p/t position somewhere just to get out & socialize on a more consistent basis.....you know, beyond THE WEB!!  </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Perhaps an experience like this would supply me with LOTS & LOTS of creative energy, who knows....but it does sound exciting & it's something I've contemplated since the beginning of this year. Ok, so I'm tempted...<i>BUT would I really LOVE it?!?!? </i>Perhaps I just need to find a good balance....<i><br /></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjritaTJQ_cEEMORXZWWCMHa48-SOvetT-H06dC59mc-W2FqGNOpO49HkSBl-JPxFi28klk_jDSTxYNHbhD6oWC13bkxfLEc_8xTueef_EHIe4wALuE820E6suDCoLQ5B4a_Qk4CNoxxHyt/s1600/katespade22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjritaTJQ_cEEMORXZWWCMHa48-SOvetT-H06dC59mc-W2FqGNOpO49HkSBl-JPxFi28klk_jDSTxYNHbhD6oWC13bkxfLEc_8xTueef_EHIe4wALuE820E6suDCoLQ5B4a_Qk4CNoxxHyt/s1600/katespade22.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've posted about <a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><b><u>Kate Spade</u></b></a> a few times & can't get enough of their store. I'm thankful we have one here in town, even though it's not as grandiose as the NYC one.  It does still offer several of my fave items for purchase!  Last week I was surprised by a friend who gave me the <a href="http://www.katespade.com/cobble-hill-zebra-lacey/PWRU2044,default,pd.html"><b><u>Cobble Hill Zebra Wallet</u></b></a> for my upcoming B-day in 2 months!  I also have to mention the packaging at Kate Spade....it's sooo colorful, bright & happy! I adore it! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">-image below by jen ramos</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpH21i7jEoXw6Z9CgFChyphenhyphenuQiOmht0URICQkR68FkKzs6jldvzqaBYWbYWfZ96XhuIDKwBdifplOTxFRSD9cBGvl1iZnyhjPtwi8Xwl0UBADEi8hb_r31VVqYOQ0pZzznMvM-34lHpqwbg/s1600/IMG_2659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpH21i7jEoXw6Z9CgFChyphenhyphenuQiOmht0URICQkR68FkKzs6jldvzqaBYWbYWfZ96XhuIDKwBdifplOTxFRSD9cBGvl1iZnyhjPtwi8Xwl0UBADEi8hb_r31VVqYOQ0pZzznMvM-34lHpqwbg/s1600/IMG_2659.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How about you?? How do you feel working at home? Where would your other dream job be??</b></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">First of all let's just say, <a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><b><u>Kate Spade</u></b></a> is genius! The company is better than ever & deserves all the attention it is getting via the blog world!  </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I remember the FIRST GIFT my guy gave me....a <a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><b><u>Kate Spade</u></b></a> purse in 1998. It was a cute black & white zebra print bag with an all red inside!  I was in LOVE with both my guy & the purse ha! Well, it was a nice gesture on his part because I can TOTALLY remember how much I adored Kate Spade! <i>Major points for him right ladies??</i>  </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">To this day I STILL have both the bag & the guy.....</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1QRu5CKS58LOk1xqg7QB9BPZ34d7aA8jPAgqQxwbeb6uufrrX7_8T1tzFjNW_QuVTHo8KV3mfEljwVMEIV5KAQnsk0-BG7D4AUgyHp8y9BUpTG4itS97ntGXJgJVyy47xdgRZhUBCd92/s1600/IMG_1870a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1QRu5CKS58LOk1xqg7QB9BPZ34d7aA8jPAgqQxwbeb6uufrrX7_8T1tzFjNW_QuVTHo8KV3mfEljwVMEIV5KAQnsk0-BG7D4AUgyHp8y9BUpTG4itS97ntGXJgJVyy47xdgRZhUBCd92/s1600/IMG_1870a.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_aIG_H3_GBSLg3853FaIMh0krt7ePLzkXQBiN_T2u3BkEyFiWN_CbFUL2Dc3sEPMRRuT5CxbWFgAeYSes8CxBl0nLDRv31r0UGeSBv3rtv4KOv4LFvea6QGmlbO6VzoRlJv6BO30aGJY/s1600/IMG_1872a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_aIG_H3_GBSLg3853FaIMh0krt7ePLzkXQBiN_T2u3BkEyFiWN_CbFUL2Dc3sEPMRRuT5CxbWFgAeYSes8CxBl0nLDRv31r0UGeSBv3rtv4KOv4LFvea6QGmlbO6VzoRlJv6BO30aGJY/s1600/IMG_1872a.jpg" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The <a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><b><u>Kate Spade</u> </b></a>shop in NYC was one of those stores I was dying to visit - it's situated in Soho & it couldn't have been on a better day!! It was the ONLY day it wasn't actually raining in the city! </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeokc5-s9-nFQL3HeZ3pfmMD2aEyEcLdMVZAIP2fUjWrzCS_kQHNdVykRvzkrqNyDLWsyKNn5AZAREBFMOtnnqLRIQ05QaOGJXIlaCDW3QiHpj8OqH666Gqr3qhIcMw9PJ7HlqR4LcdY3B/s1600/IMG_0165a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeokc5-s9-nFQL3HeZ3pfmMD2aEyEcLdMVZAIP2fUjWrzCS_kQHNdVykRvzkrqNyDLWsyKNn5AZAREBFMOtnnqLRIQ05QaOGJXIlaCDW3QiHpj8OqH666Gqr3qhIcMw9PJ7HlqR4LcdY3B/s1600/IMG_0165a.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I decided to shoot the things that caught my eye the most - from the store decor (<i>amazing & so girly</i>) to the super cute wallets (<i>my favorites</i>)! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Their DARK floor is almost identical to the one I have in my home & the SUPER tall striped curtains gave the place a super chic feel! </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">If you're visiting Manhattan - you must check out <a href="http://www.katespade.com/"><b><u>Kate Spade</u></b></a>, it was like Disney Land .....but for fashion conscious girls like myself!  </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4I_DsXbjyGG8RqiCx6fWHWUzIc5QPHBmc2AlATgwlYhApMqe7DqBL3CvqZtbdhBSQbtojCp8ZIj5cm8xAJLosXuG18RzYDNMx8d7FoFEr6TzCHQywIA-FxNXsxKf9osKmVgZYL9qFUKI/s1600/IMG_0166a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4I_DsXbjyGG8RqiCx6fWHWUzIc5QPHBmc2AlATgwlYhApMqe7DqBL3CvqZtbdhBSQbtojCp8ZIj5cm8xAJLosXuG18RzYDNMx8d7FoFEr6TzCHQywIA-FxNXsxKf9osKmVgZYL9qFUKI/s1600/IMG_0166a.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3FdDQh0isq8ZJGSmqYDtDyCotYAsePeFqtBmdHLY4l9l55ST-aPUM92vZykkdiEvs2gUonUstVhq51t-x1Ouqf_jIVBENGPFSGSYzJlQAeM3WPtQy9O5KSB5sE9rGVWqxfhZ0VndzRJ0/s1600/IMG_0174a.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Below are my favorites! Especially the black and white wallet!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHHlC3PAkxIqkJq7ml2GWujIztNEm8JNz8H6KqLnKsheWygqmZB2I4RLH76G9TwhowVTktrnRw2-roN-kRAFTDqlN5XrXy4QHfxtSo1sT89TXukORSv3ZPhJun_8R1E5wbN9lvlrMtx1c/s1600/IMG_0175a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHHlC3PAkxIqkJq7ml2GWujIztNEm8JNz8H6KqLnKsheWygqmZB2I4RLH76G9TwhowVTktrnRw2-roN-kRAFTDqlN5XrXy4QHfxtSo1sT89TXukORSv3ZPhJun_8R1E5wbN9lvlrMtx1c/s1600/IMG_0175a.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaENPb8NyK3qtFFXmaPKHE-vh-U1cXEgvPe2qvatKzKBV4CbjHQMiTkhl9YdQso6wdVtBFWf8OV0wpKdkzFinthxg_-XODSz7yMrhY1lBzQrlcYFYhw-RwmbMglZ4nf68Or0WKtEAqdwOH/s1600/IMG_0176a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaENPb8NyK3qtFFXmaPKHE-vh-U1cXEgvPe2qvatKzKBV4CbjHQMiTkhl9YdQso6wdVtBFWf8OV0wpKdkzFinthxg_-XODSz7yMrhY1lBzQrlcYFYhw-RwmbMglZ4nf68Or0WKtEAqdwOH/s1600/IMG_0176a.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tUSzofIgFN6mB71MpprXTkBn8VbfMDFt2MCDiTj-4V5JTCzUIQwpRuJRv-oCKPwBdZ_EDwcFU_klCac_VaefLOzXiVZsr73aWAzfQ0nCvgms0et7rdkscWmpET-9_LhubX7FJWdJczmR/s1600/IMG_0177a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tUSzofIgFN6mB71MpprXTkBn8VbfMDFt2MCDiTj-4V5JTCzUIQwpRuJRv-oCKPwBdZ_EDwcFU_klCac_VaefLOzXiVZsr73aWAzfQ0nCvgms0et7rdkscWmpET-9_LhubX7FJWdJczmR/s1600/IMG_0177a.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2Q1NUTuFfAPa0xF10uOkBzQYUZx4G5ygIfJK3g7SLfV1eCBc_BxvmNVcDRffwb9e6WspTcK7c67mxiUqsSUYBcjWF_lTh-Aajz0ewPbHl2x7uSb9GQhFBJrwbT4vvcxX9kjR2yKfyivj/s1600/IMG_0167a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2Q1NUTuFfAPa0xF10uOkBzQYUZx4G5ygIfJK3g7SLfV1eCBc_BxvmNVcDRffwb9e6WspTcK7c67mxiUqsSUYBcjWF_lTh-Aajz0ewPbHl2x7uSb9GQhFBJrwbT4vvcxX9kjR2yKfyivj/s1600/IMG_0167a.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Have you been to Kate Spade in NYC yet?? What did you think???</b></span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">-images by jen ramos</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>

My Visit to Kate Spade in NYC ...

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