Name: Gaby Dolceamore

Occupation: Blogger and urban crafter

Company: Paperplanes & Maryjanes

Favorite Color: Orange

Dream Job: Anything where I can create something beautiful with my hands.

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words.

organized, methodical, balanced

Describe your personal style in 3 words.

vintage, handmade, eclectic

Describe your desk style in 3 words.

essential, neat, convertible

your.desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why?

I love function. Space in my NYC apartment is limited, especially since I share a desk with my boyfriend who uses the space for video and photo-editing so there is only room for the essentials. At any given moment the desk needs to transform from a computer station to a sewing table so it’s also important to be able to move those items quickly and in an organized way.

What things on your desktop make you Work Happy?

I get a lot of joy from the things in my office- my books, my grandmother’s cookie jar, our collection of vintage cameras and art on the walls.

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why?

The green pens are my favorite. It takes true vision to take something as simple as a ballpoint pen and give it such an interesting, yet simple design. They inspire me!

Fill in the blank: “I always have room for creativity on my desk.”

your.blog

Blog Name: Paperplanes and Maryjanes

URL: http://www.paperplanesandmaryjanes.com

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences: The urban crafting, city dwelling, street styling apartment chef- rambling along in the Big Apple.

the.basics

Name: Tiffany McLean

Occupation: Interior Designer

Company: Savvy Design West

Favorite Color: Red

Dream Job: A catalog magazine stylist

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words.

Creative, Fun, Organized

Describe your personal style in 3 words.

­­­Eclectic, Classic, Comfortable

Describe your desk style in 3 words.

Clean, Organized, Productive

your.desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why?

I always have my notebook for quick reference, and one of my chevron coasters that was made for me by a friend.

What things on your desktop make you Work Happy?

My Mac and table lamp.

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why?

I LOVE LOVE the black pencils… they write amazingly and look just as good!

Fill in the blank: “I always have my iPhone on my desk.”

the.blog

Blog Name and Link:  Living Savvy

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences:

Have a savvy life, in a savvy space, for less.

Name:

Occupation: Financial Accountant

Favorite Color: Tie between navy blue and white (my wedding colors!)

Dream Job: If I could be anything in the world, I would be a personal shopper! A little more realistic is my goal of becoming a Retail Accountant.

Work Style: Organized, Timely, Detail Oriented.

Personal Style: Casual, Classic, Girl next door. I love to be comfortable, but always put together.

Desk Style: Girly, Functional, and Glam.

What special item do you keep: I‘m that girl with a million post-its and notes (and a drawer full of chocolates!). I write everything down and love keeping myself organized by making lists so you will always find colorful post-its and notebooks on my desk. Plus, I love chocolate so I always have a secret stash in my drawer!

Thing that helps you work happy: Flowers…They add color and life to the space where I spend most of my time.

Favorite Poppin Item: I must go back to the post-its! Although I also really love the pencils. They’re very cool for pencils!

I always have PINK and CHOCOLATES on my desk.

Blog name: Fashion Truffles (www.fashiontruffles.com)

Blog Description: Where fashion is a delicacy…

Name: Nikki Richardson

Occupation: RTW Women’s Brand Assistant by day, fashion blogger by night!

Company: HauteLook

Favorite Color: Pink, of course!

Dream Job: Fashion Journalist or Personal Stylist

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words.

-            Sparkly

-            Chic

-            Comfortable

Describe your personal style.

-            ­­­Sparkly

-            Experimental

Describe your desk style in 3 words.

-            Colorful

-            Organized

-            Fun

your.desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why?

A picture from my wedding day – whenever I’m feeling stressed or overwhelmed I love looking at it and remember that day! I usually like stashing candy as well.

What things on your desktop make you Work Happy?

My assortment of colorful pens & sticky notes. I wear a lot of color in my wardrobe so I think that projects onto my desk style. Color just makes things more fun! Oh and my jumbo calculator. It may be for seniors but I’ll have the last laugh when my eyes are still good at 85.

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why?

Probably my highlighters – there’s always a need for something to be highlighted and organized so they get used A LOT! Or the mini flags – they’re perfect for marking important info when reading reports and large decks

Fill in the blank: “I always have My To-Do List, Calendar & A Snack on my desk.”

the.blog

Blog Name and URL: Bedazzles After Dark / www.BedazzlesAfterDark.com

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences:

A fashion blog with a love for sequins, champagne, affordable style and anything pink. I post about my personal style, the latest trends, celebrity looks for less and anything else that inspires me!

the.basics

Name: Kirsten Krason

Occupation: Interior Designer

Company:Kirsten Krason Interiors

Favorite Color: Blue

Dream Job: I have my dream job now! I can’t think of anything else I’d rather do than Interior Design.

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words. Colorful, Fun, Clean

Describe your personal style in 3 words. Colorful, Comfortable and Happy

Describe your desk style in 3 words. Functional, Happy, Clean

your.desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why? I have a picture of two love birds that I love. It’s a watercolor and the colors are so cheerful.

What things on your desktop make you Work Happy? I work happy when my desktop is organized. I love my Poppin stackable inboxes because they keep my massive piles of things under control.

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why? I love my poppin ruler. It’s colorful and happy! I like how big the numbers are so I know my measurements are always exact.

Fill in the blank: “I always have pens on my desk.’

your.blog

Blog Name and URL: 6th Street Design School

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences: My blog is full of inspiring and colorful designs. I showcase my own projects or the homes and projects of other bloggers and designers.

Name: Miranda from One Stylish Day at a Time

Occupation: Financial Analyst/Blogger

Favorite Color: Tie between blush, white, and gold

Dream Job: I’d do what I do now but more equally split: 50% blogger, 50% financial analyst.

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words.

Clean, organized, and efficient

Describe your personal style in 3 words.

Classic, invested in quality basics, and Parisian (at least that is what I aim for!)

Describe your desk style in 3 words.

Modern, white, with pops of color

your.desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why?

While not unique, I have to have pictures of my loved ones near me while I work. And, as much as I hate the way it looks, I have to have my HP12-C financial calculator out on my desk at all times. Can someone please tell Hewlett Packard to redesign this thing? It’s seriously stuck in the 1970’s and doesn’t have interchangeable face plates like the graphing calculator I had in college. What gives?

What things on your desktop make you Work Happy?

A picture of my corgi puppy smiling on my desktop, a glass of iced green tea, and my planner (nothing makes me happier than crossing things off my to-do list!).

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why?

I absolutely love my acrylic Poppin ruler. Equal parts function and style, it makes me crave more acrylic office supplies!

Fill in the blank: “I always have some type of fruit on my desk.’ They’re both pretty and tasty.

your.blog

Blog Name and URL: One Stylish Day at a Time

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences:

Two parts fashion, one part interior design, and one part lifestyle blog, my little blog celebrates all the parts of life I enjoy. My creative escape from a world of Excel spreadsheets and calculations, my blog is where I let me inner-girl run wild. Come run with me!

This past Monday, in celebration of it being Monday, we played mixologists. But only with ingredients starting with the letter P.

Luke, our TGIM host, came up with the idea to design some POPtails, and crafted this awesome invite and menu…

Using only the ingredients listed in the image above we went about creating a signature Poppin cocktail. We were surprised by how many good ones we were actually able to come up with. Here are some of the results…

Prissy in Pink by Jackie: Peach Schnaps, Pear Juice, Procesco and Pink Citrus Lemonade (in equal parts).

Faux [Diet] Coke by Meredith: Prosecco and Pink Lemonade with a splash of Pimms.

The Ish by Luke: Peach Schnaps, Pom (Pomegranate Juice) and Pims topped with Perrier

Poppin Punch by Chris: Prosecco, OJ (don’t know how they slipped in there!), Pomegranate Juice and Peach Schnaps

It’s a Delight! by Ellen: Pims, Pink Lemonade and Perrier

The Jeff Miller Project by Jeff: Pomegranate Juice and Prosecco with Plums

Pinkberry Peach by Francesca: Peach Schnaps, Pink Lemonade, Prosecco with Pears

Party Killer by Merrick: Presidente Beer

Dr. Popper by Randy: Presidente, Pimm’s and Pink Lemonade

PPPPPST by Matteo: Peach and Peach Rings Muddled, Pims, Pomegranate Juice and Prosecco

You’ve probably seen images of the new Saguaro Palm Springs on Pinterest, Design-Milk and many other design-focused blogs and websites. These frequent appearances are well deserved, the two Saguaro hotel properties are unlike any hotels most of us have ever visited.  So when I did some research about the properties, it made complete sense that the Saguaro’s owners and developers, The Sydell Group, collaborated with Ace International on New York City’s Ace Hotel. While the Ace is not particularly colorful, it is a stylistic masterpiece. But what could’ve inspired them to develop a chain of hotels using a palette of “12 vibrant tones”?

Let’s start by saying that the original property, TheSaguaro [pronounced suh-warh-oh] was named for the iconic cactus of the Sonoran Desert. With the first Saguaro property, located in

Scottsdale, Arizona, architects Peter Samberg and Paul Aferiat were brought in to infuse local color into the property. The team was already known for their bold use of color and strongly advocated recreating The Saguaro around a palette of 12 vibrant tones found in native desert wildflowers.

In Scottsdale, the colors now adorn each balcony and patio and anchor the guestrooms, while also enlivening the indoor and outdoor public spaces. The color set follows the light spectrum, which in turn creates different perspectives of the hotel according to the time of day.

The Sydell Group acquired the second Saguaro property in mid-2011, with the plan to renovate the standing hotel property into a resort celebrating the natural surroundings of Palm Springs, California. After their successful launch of the Saguaro Scottsdale, Sydell assembled the same team of creative partners to support the relaunch of this property.

Much like the renovation of the property in Scottsdale, architects Samberg and Aferiat were brought in and once again infused this property with a platte of 12 local colors. They once again dramatically transformed all aspects of the property, including, the guestrooms, patio and balcony, and other indoor and outdoor spaces around the hotel.

Information taken directly from www.jdvhotels.com

Name: Caitlin Flemming

Occupation: Interior Design and Marketing Assistant by day. Blogger by night.

Company: Sacramento Street (www.sacramentostreet.com)

Favorite Color: This is tricky – grey, white, blues . . . well pretty much anything neutral.

Dream Job: To have my own design firm, which is a long way away but a girl can dream, right?

your.style

Describe your work style in 3 words.

Organized

Master of to-do lists

Impeccable handwriting

Describe your personal style in 3 words.

Classic

Sophisticated

Elegant

Describe your desk style in 3 words.

Clean

Everything has a purpose

Organized

your. desk

What special/unique items do you keep on your desk? Why?

My desk at home serves as a multi-purpose space. Its where I blog from every night but it’s also where our tv lives. I love that it actually looks like a desktop computer and when guests come over they think we don’t have a tv. If only they still made white tvs.

What things on your desktop make your desk and why?

I love having everything color coordinated in neutral shades – it makes a desk look more organized even if it’s not.  On top of that, my favorite Diptyque candles, a Buddha I found a the flea market and of course Astier (a pottery line from Paris that I collect). Lastly, my iPad – I can’t live without it. It’s perfect for when I’m on the go!

What is your favorite Poppin item on your desk and why?

The ruler – I’m constantly drawing and sketching things out. I love its simplicity and thickness. Everyone in my office is equally obsessed.

Fill in the blank:

“I always have a pen and notebook on my desk because I’m all about taking handwritten notes.”

your.blog

Blog Name + URL: Sacramento Street  (www.sacramentostreet.com)

Describe your blog in 1-2 sentences:

Living every day to its fullest.

(clockwise from Pink Lemonade)

Old-Fashioned Pink Lemonade (…possibly spiked on a Sunday afternoon)

Here’s a simple recipe from Babble’s Blog

Ingredients

1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1  cup lemon juice, 1 cup cranberry juice, 5  cups of water

Method

Combine 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil and stir to dissolve. Let cool.

Add sugar water, lemon juice, cranberry juice and water in a 2 quart pitcher. Stir to combine.

Apple iPad in White

Here is one of the many reasons Apple rules the world, they make everything in WHITE! I’d happily trade in my clunky black iPad 1 for a chic WHITE iPad 3

Madewell Shrunken Paintchip Boyshirt

We are loving all things Madewell right now (picture frequent Poppin trips across Fifth Avenue to the Madewell store).

“Mint”-colored Jeans

Yes, I’m a total advocate for colored-jeans for Spring (what kind of Poppin-employee wouldn’t be?). This image (via Pinterest) just epitomizes Spring Style. 7ForMankind and Rag+Bone both offer some good options.

Egg Shell Candles

While I’m new to DIY projects, this seems like a fun easy one to pull off!  (Instructions via Chatelaine.com)

These candles, which are a cinch to pull off, will light up any brunch table or spring mantel. Melt shredded wax in a metal container (an old can works well) over a double boiler and pour into empty eggshells. When wax is partly set (three to five minutes), insert a small birthday candle, trimmed to size. Display them grouped together in egg cups or even napkin rings.

C Wonder Triple Drop Earrings

Dressy or casual, these guys work.

Sally Hansen  Salon Effects Special Edition Spring Collection

I saw these at a Target store and snatched them right up. I love a quirky nail. (I’m currently testing them out.)

Poppin Turquoise Metal Pen

I love pulling this guy out of my bag to sign a receipt or any need-for-a-pen occurrence arises. I recently switched over from my Navy one.

Peeps

No explanation needed.