Travels Near and Far

For this year's vacation, my family and I took an Alaskan cruise and sailed the Inside Passage to the Hubbard Glacier. Glacier ice is greatly compressed and when up close, it has an amazing bright blue hue that appears to almost be layered throught the ice.

The water is pure, and the area attracts wonderful sea life like otters, seals and whales that we were able to view in their natural habitat. The scenery was breathtaking, and I was inspired by nature's palette of vibrant colors: sky blue, emerald green forest, and crystal white ice.

The shimmering crystal of a Winter Wonderland will be a popular decor theme for this season, featuring sparkling stones and pale sky blues, silver and white. Our new Winter Wonderland snowman collection will be hitting the shelves this season. The assortment features six adorable snowman designs, each packaged in a collectible story box.