The International Interior Design Exhibition - IIDEX 2011

The fall brings around many Trade Shows for Designers and Decorators.  Recently at IIDEX, held at Exhibition Place I had the opportunity to view many new products.  One product which I love and it has been around for a few years, is Surface Innovations, a company who supplies natural slate, granite and now bark and capeze shells in as flexdible veneers which can be bent, thus making it great for curved applications.

Kimberly Seldon & Maryisa Czsarski

For anyone who has had the pleasure of attending a seminar with Kimberly Seldon, you know how entertaining and humorous she can be in getting across her messages.  Well Thursday evening was a stand up comedy routine with Kim and Maryisa entertaining and educating us in business practices, hosted at the Decorating Centre in Burlington.  I can't begin to describe it but the entire 150 attendees spent a couple of hours having so much fun learning and we were literally laughing until our sides hurt.  The two of them together were something else.  You would think they were performing together on a regular basis.  Having heard Kim solo, she is quite the funny lady indeed and if she ever tires of Design, she could definitely make a good living in comedy.  All that being said, they both had a ton of very excellent advice and knowledge they imparted to us.  We all took away some great ideas for our own businesses.

Now I really will think twice about my business of Decorating and keep in mind the business plan a hooker has and how well they do in comparison. (just an inside joke of Kim's - you had to be there).
I was having such a great time that my photos are not up to their usual standards.....

A lot to be learned from those ladies!  

Italian Walk of Fame Gala

Here I was on Labour Day morning relaxing when I received a call from a friend who was involved in the Italian Walk of Fame and what great news - he had two extra and complimentary tickets for the Gala that evening at the Riviera in Woodbridge.  Well as any girl who loves to dress up, eat great food and meet celebs I was right on it.

I got gussied up with hubby at my side and had the chance to meet some of our famous Italian Canadians - such as Roberto Luongo the great goalie who won the Gold in the 2010 Olympics; Connie Stevens, still beautiful and so very gracious; Roberto Nero that yummy and incredibly handsome actor most noted for his role years ago in Camelot but recently he added some eye candy to the movie "Letters to Juliet"; and then one of my favourites from my youth - Bobby Curtola, who is the most energetic, happy, friendly and charming person you could meet.  Got a couple of pics posing with them, but alas when he popped a big kiss on me we didn't get that shot.  Oh well..... a wonderful night.

 The honorees cutting the cake

Yours truly with Bobby Curtola

 and the lovely Connie Francis