Gifts from the Heart
Framing for the Future
Soon it will be June graduation time. Give your graduate’s academic degree the importance it deserves by putting it in a custom frame. Not only will the proper frame help preserve this precious document for the future, it will create a beautiful presentation to enjoy now. Custom framing goes...
Supporting Local: Santa Clarita the Small City with a Big Heart
At a time when we are asked to distance ourselves and stay home, how can we still serve the community and practice connection at a distance? Many local businesses, including our own were closed as “non-essential” and are challenged with finding creative ways to survive and continue to...
Laughing with Di
Do you dream about having been marooned on a tropical island and you feel as if you know how it would be?In my case, this island would have to be an atoll, the ring-shaped coral reef encircling a lagoon partially or completely. The key word here is completely. Land in the ocean in a circle...
Laughing with Di -0 April 2020
Family fun day at a local bowling establishment! Not having participated in the sport for a while, I found it to be a whole different ball game (or is it a bowl game?).Let’s have a laugh.Nowadays, it seems no one is entrusted with the privilege of actually keeping score. The “desk folk” enter...
Framing for Mother’s Day
The days and years go by and suddenly our children are grown. We wonder how the time passed so quickly and find ourselves wishing we could slow it down just a little. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to capture a few of those moments in time forever? Photographs capture that special moment...
The Collector and the Minimalist
If you happen to be following the journey of Laura and I in our new adventure in shop keeping it is difficult to escape the reality of our dual natures. Like the Odd Couple, we appear to embody a dichotomy of ideals, yet it is more like we approach the same values from opposite sides of the...
Seasonal Changes… and Me
Ladies it is almost that dreaded time of year again. No, I’m not talking about tax time. I’m talking about something even worse to us. That would be swimsuit season! We should be looking forward to it… family outings to the lake or beach, vacations to exotic places but instead we are slamming...
Oh Babies
Maya Rae Smith On February 4, 2020, proud parents Joshua and Amber Smith welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world. Maya Rae Smith was born weighing six pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 3/4 inches long. Please join Santa Clarita Magazine in welcoming Maya to the world. Milana Lucille CrawfordOn...
Renovate Your Wall Space
By now, I’m sure you’ve already failed to keep a few of your New Year’s resolutions. This year, how about changing the pattern and making a resolution that will be easy to stick with? Consider updating your home or office easily and cost effectively by changing some elements of your...
Laughing with Di – March 2020
How does one find oneself at the Egg Plantation (for example) in downtown Newhall, or any of the many breakfast restaurant choices in Santa Clarita on a Sunday morning?Let’s have a laugh.One egg, milk, butter, jelly, cinnamon, bread, coffee cup, spoon, sugar, coffee packet, salt, measuring cup,...
Finding People, Places, and Play
Today it’s so easy to find “stuff”. We find it in our homes, at the stores, online…everywhere. I am not a big believer in buying more “stuff” which people find ironic given that I have opened my very first boutique. I am an advocate for living life to its biggest and brightest potential....
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide Picks – February 2020
Feeling a little nervous about what to get your significant other for Valentine’s Day? It can be a stressful holiday to plan for, no doubt. We’ve rounded up the best gifts for your boo that will surely make the big day a success. Make sure to check out these present ideas for both men and...
Laughing with Di
I recently watched an interview with Paul Newman on an Inside the Actors’ Studio rerun. During the Q and A period, when asked what his favorite sound was, he paused for a bit, smiled, and said, “A V8.” I thought of all the ways we listen to music. My “play list” is choosing a few favorite CDs,...
Shower the Ones You Love Near and Far… Sisters Boutique Flowers and Things Now Offers Delivery Nationwide
Sisters, Carmen and Grace have loved flowers for as long as they can remember... and for the past year the ladies have been creating unique arrangements with their own “sisters” twist.“The fragrant ones really get me, like Gardenia’s and vines like Jasmin—I also love Hydrangea,” says...
A Valentine’s Day Gift Sweeter than Chocolate
How often do you remember the gift you have given, or received, on Valentine’s Day? A box of assorted chocolates, a variety of flowers, or a group of heart shaped Mylar balloons may be your best memory of past Valentine’s Day gift giving. Or, maybe you can’t remember what it was at all....
Laughing with Di – January 2020
January, named for the Roman god of beginnings, Janus, is the start of a new decade, 2020. This first month’s astrological sign, Capricorn, is a Greek word for the god Pan, the goat. Even the word “decade” has an etymology from French, Latin and ancient Greek.Let’s have a laugh…Classic...
Preserving Your Holiday Memories
Happy New Year everyone! Hopefully you enjoyed the holidays as much as we did at FASTFRAME. With many family members at the house, some from out of town and haven’t been seen for a while, all of those digital cameras were flashing and clicking up a storm. Well, now that all the excitement of...
The Power of a Well Thought Out Gift
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