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The Kindness of Christian Siriano

For more art, stories, and early-access offers, please subscribe to my Vivid Cottage newsletter! Designer Christian Siriano just opened a...

Little + Big United by a Mission

I am a 'little' CEO. Janti Soeripto is a 'big' CEO - of Save the Children. And this week I received a personal letter from her, written...

Even a SpaceX Scientist Likes an Old-Fashioned Card

by Kerstin Rao for Vivid Cottage My husband and I went to Los Angeles for business and vacation recently. It was our first flight since...

Kristin Burrello's Lovely Bouquets

By Kerstin Rao I would not have my art business without Kristin Burrello - seriously. Yes, I’ve wanted to be an artist since I was a wee...

A Lifetime of Letters with My Mom

By Kerstin Rao Writing letters is in my DNA. The tradition of family correspondence goes back to my Grandmother, and long into our...

India Hicks, Style Icon, Likes Vivid Cottage!

They say luck favors the prepared. I would add: ‘kindness favors the grateful.’ Here’s my story - it is a long and detailed story - of...

Cards and Their Healing Powers

Note from Kerstin - Today’s guest blogger is my amazing sister Sarah. Her story is a moving example of the mission of Vivid Cottage to...

Poet Diane Lowman & the Sunflower Bouquet

Guest Post by Diane Lowman Note from Kerstin - Today’s blog is a guest post by a friend who commissioned the Sunflower Resilience bouquet...

A Letter from the Arctic

Do you know this surprising fact about me? I’m obsessed with improv comedy. We will get to the Arctic connection - stay with me… Back in...

Spreading Joy with Author Barbara Winter

When Barbara Winter, author of Making a Living Without a Job, learned of my mission to spread joy and connection through my greeting...

Mother’s Day 2021 with Le Rouge Chocolates

Every entrepreneur starting out needs mentors, both formal and informal. I’ve been very lucky to have a caring, savvy, encouraging and...