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Summer is here; it's hot and humid and honestly not my favorite time of the year. One way to cope with the weather is cocktails! Here are a few recipes I found while spending way too much time on Pinterest (am I the only one that still loves Pinterest?). This Raspberry Limoncello Processco cocktail sounds amazing! Raspberry and lemon are one of my favorite combinations and this sounds like such a refreshing cocktail! I had a blackberry mojito at a birthday dinner years ago and fell in love! It is truly one of my favorite drinks and this recipe is...

Today I'm speaking with Iris Fossett of the newly launched clothing company, Rural Aura, Iris is a makeup artist and blogger that I've worked with several times and I am so happy for the launch of her new company! Does the name Rural Aura have any special meaning? Formerly Custom Chic Xo, I was on the hunt for a new name, something that stuck out and was different. A name which would represent a global brand. After countless hours with my husband, Rural Aura was created. Rural means rustic simplicity, referring to that of a countryside. Aura means an atmosphere...

I'm so excited to announce we will be part of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at the Prospect Park Bandshell in the NY Handmade Collective shop. Click here for a list of events and I hope to see you there since I'll be working there some days too, so please stop by and say hello! xo, Melissa

Today, I'm chatting with Melissa Gondek of Small Company Artworks,  who makes the most amazing sculpture; my favorite piece is the "Everything Here Belongs To Me" cat sculpture because, of course, cats! Does the name Small Company Artworks have any special meaning? My small figure sculptures are intended to bring personality and love wherever they go.  My husband actually suggested the name when I was starting out since he said I'm making "a little art to keep people company." It kind of stuck, and now I can't think of it any other way. What inspired you to start your company? As I like...

I made the decision a while ago to change the name of our Adele fragrance a while ago; when I originally named it, I just loved the name, it fit the scent to me. Over the last six years though, we've grown and changed direction many times as any small business does and the name started to bother me. It felt like the fragrance was never mine, plus we were getting tons of visitors to the site looking for a fragrance created by the singer and it was starting to hurt our Google ranking. People would come to the site, look...