Articles for May 23rd, 2006
DOES THE WORLD NEED ANOTHER GIFT SHOP?
Of course it does. (What a silly question.) Especially when it’s as fresh and fun as Flip. This new Bishop Arts shop features an assortment of candles, art, and home furnishings (just like any good gift shop should), all exuding urbane, chic appeal. We can thank owner Kevin Brailsford and his keen eye for that. The merchandise and art will “flip” seasonally. (Get it?) Currently, the Oak Cliff store features mixed-media artist David Simcik and art by Brailsford himself. Flip for Flip at 332 W. Davis St. 214-948-FLIP.
GIFTS FROM A TO Z
Gregory Westmoreland at Apples to Zinnias can do anything with flowers, and he has some pretty great ideas about giving. These orchid bottle stoppers make perfect teacher or hostess gifts–one thing to take off your end-of-the-year “to do” list.
THE ANTI-SCRAPBOOK LADY
My daughter–the aspiring barister–told me she will not be whole because I failed to “scrapbook” for her. (I’m sort of misquoting her, but I don’t think you can sue your mother for slander–can you?) (And she hates it when I blog about her–ha ha!) I don’t “scrapbook.” Technically, as a D editor has pointed out, “scrapbook” is not even a verb. I work and write and read and think and take care of pets and, when they are nice, my family. (Those are all verbs.) But a lot of moms DO “scrapbook” and I know many who even hire it out. It has become a passion, a highly successful national business. Do the Chinese “scrapbook”? My mother didn’t “scrapbook.” My grandmother certainly didn’t scrapbook as she struggled to survive six children and moonshine during the Depression. Do any of you “scrapbook”? Maybe I should try it–I might like it and when Roger asks me where my column is I’ll say, “Oh I don’t know, I’m ’scrapbooking’!”
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