Mommy's Lil Helper: Painting Pottery For Presents


Updated 11/25/08 8:00 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 5 comments

Mommy's Lil Helper: Painting Pottery For Presents

What lil rascal likes retail therapy? As holidays near and the gift list lengthens, take a kid-friendly approach to shopping. Forgo the long lines and crowded malls for a place that will unleash your child's creativity. Check out your local pottery painting studio and have your kids make presents — tea pots, coffee mugs, ornaments, and much more — for their friends and family. If you're Read more

Katie and Suri Take to the Friendly Skies


Updated 04/02/12 9:35 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise Leaving Home in NYC Pictures

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise spent yesterday afternoon tending to last-minute activities before packing up and heading out of the city from one of Manhattan's heliports. Suri and Katie, both dressed in trendy Spring floral prints, carried their bags and held hands boarding their private aircraft. Suri also wore red lipstick. The mother-daughter duo have been in NYC taking in shows, grabbing Read more

Katie and Suri Spend a Special Lunch With Friends


Updated 03/23/12 1:10 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise Leaving NYC Home

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise left their Manhattan apartment this afternoon for a lunch date. Suri brought along some of her stuffed animals including her pink Angelina Ballerina doll. The girls have been in the Big Apple for the past week taking in the sights and sounds of the city. Katie's mom, Kathleen, joined them for dinner at The ABC Kitchen and the trio painted their own pottery at Make Read more

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise Do a Girls-Only Dinner in NYC


Updated 03/22/12 7:51 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Katie Holmes Out to Dinner With Suri Pictures

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise kept their NYC outings coming when they heading to dinner last night. The girls have been busy in the Big Apple this week with a meal at ABC Kitchen, a stop by a Whole Foods and a toy store, and fun afternoons with Katie's mom, Kathleen Holmes. On Tuesday, Katie, Suri, and Kathleen painted their own pottery at Make Meaning after Katie and Kathleen were spotted Read more

Angelina Jolie Takes Her Little Pirates and Princesses on a Creative Playdate


Updated 10/21/11 6:52 PM · Posted by · 19 comments

Angelina Jolie, All Six Kids Paint Pottery in Surrey Pictures

Angelina Jolie stepped out in Surrey, England, today with all six Jolie-Pitt kids. Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne, Knox, and a new friend piled into a van and headed down to the Pottery Cafe. Inside the art studio, the fun-loving kids decorated pottery with their favorite pirate and princess themes, and Knox even left the studio in a full buccaneer costume. The Summer of fun continues for Read more

David Beckham and His Boys Get Artsy at Color Me Mine


Updated 01/27/12 8:50 AM · Posted by · 9 comments

David Beckham and Sons at Color Me Mine Pictures

David Beckham brought his boys Romeo, Brooklyn, and Cruz to paint pottery at a Color Me Mine in LA on Sunday. David was in charge of his sons since the girls are away. Victoria and baby Harper took off from LAX earlier in the afternoon headed to NYC for the Women's Wear Daily conference, where the designing mom is a featured speaker. The ladies will likely be back in California by the end of the Read more

A Budget-Friendly Dining Room Renovation


Updated 06/25/11 9:39 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Budget Friendly Dining Room Decorating

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Involving Color from the Su Casa group: Our dining room started as a blank slate with cream colored walls and a basic chair rail. We painted it a blue-gray, added crown molding, faux wainscoting, a new light fixture, plantation shutters, wall art, accessories, and my favorite part — a couple of awesome Craigslist finds for our table and Read more

Nate Berkus's 3 Resources For Color Inspiration


Updated 05/12/11 12:00 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Nate Berkus's Advice For Finding Color Inspiration

On Monday, I attended an intimate event in New York City for Lowes and Valspar Signature Colors paint hosted by Nate Berkus. Nate presented about the power of paint and let us in on the secret of where he finds color inspiration. The biggest takeaway for me, I think, was that color really should be the inspiration for a room. You can add style influences like "rustic" or "shabby chic" later but Read more

Emily Henderson Answers Our Questions on Secrets From a Stylist, Decorating With Animals, Fave Colors, and More!


Updated 03/07/11 11:07 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Interview With HGTV Secrets From a Stylist Star Emily Henderson

It's no secret that here at CasaSugar we're big fans of Secrets From a Stylist's Emily Henderson. With impressive redecorating skills (check out how she redecorated Ian Brennen's house in the premiere episode), a savvy eye for flea market finds, and charm to spare, I have no doubt that her new show Secrets From a Stylist will be a huge hit. You can watch the first episode online here, and then Read more