Some ideas are too good to leave in your imagination.

I've always loved creating. As a teenager I wanted to be a photographer, but I was told it was a hobby, not a career. Marketing became my "real job" and an outlet for some of that creativity — but never quite enough of it.

So I kept making things. Cakes and invitations. Celebrations, a wedding, a home I renovated. Dance and swim projects for three daughters, gifts, concert tees and the French sayings I grew up with.

I can usually see an idea fully formed before it exists. The best part is making it real — and then watching someone wear it, use it, or give it away.