Author Archives: Allison Patrick

“The spring came suddenly, bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with a laugh and a shout and hands full of flowers.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Well, spring hasn’t exactly burst upon the world here in … Continue reading →

As I was strolling through Pinterest just now it occurred to me that I never posted photos from one of my latest projects, the glowing paper flower centerpieces that I designed, with my new business partner Elizabeth, for the 2012 … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on developing a Pinterest account for Zipper8Lighting, and its been fun!  I’m focusing on slightly different projects than I might have for my original Pinterest, and I wanted to share it with everyone here.  Come check it … Continue reading →

Happy New Year’s Everyone! Since January is the season of New Year’s resolutions, and I wanted to post about one of mine; “Get Organized.”  While this may be easier said than done, I have taken a few drastic steps towards … Continue reading →

Happy Holidays Everyone!  I absolutely love this time of year, especially in New York City.  There are lights and decorations everywhere, plus I love when the Christmas tree vendors fill the streets with evergreens.  In honor of the season I … Continue reading →

Early Turkey Day Greetings All! I wanted to post a few photos to show everyone my newest lighting creation. As usual, this project started with a different concept in mind, and blossomed unexpectedly into something completely different and yet, totally … Continue reading →

Happy Sunday Greetings All! I’m finally back with a new post and a new project!  This is a project that I actually completed last April, but it has taken me this long to get the photos edited and posted.  Last … Continue reading →

Hi All, So I know I disappeared again, sorry about that!  And here is why.  Not only have I been crazy busy juggling teaching full time with my lighting business (which is feeling more and more full time also) but … Continue reading →

One of my favorite projects from my 30x30x3 journey were the cork pencil cups I did with animal silhouettes painted on them.  Anyone remember these? Anyway, I was recently thinking about them and it occurred to me, what if instead … Continue reading →