Emily J. McCarthy

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My work: emma j design, designer of Twist Paper invitation line.

I love: my husband and my adorable cat and  dog, decorating books and blogs, fashion, painting, volunteer work, cooking, Pandora, anything with lemons, prosecco…

My favorite possession: my grandmother’s piano. I grew up playing on it with her guidance (she was a piano teacher) and inherited it a few years ago.

I’m thinking about: what I’m going to cook for dinner tonight.

My hometown: Dallas, Georgia

Words I live by: “What’s for you won’t pass you by.” Quote from my late grandmother, Lillian.

I can’t live without: hot tea, my pantone book, limoncello, magazines, pashminas, Internet access, my camera, the support of my family and friends.

I am most proud of: my career.

I’m inspired by: Italy, bright colors, bold graphics, architecture.

What keeps me awake at night: things I didn’t check off my to-do list that day.

If I could be totally wild, I would: work at a vineyard in Tuscany for the summer.

I am guilty of: eating too much cheese.

Right now I’m reading:  Kelly Wearstler’s new book, Hue.

If I could do it all over again: not turn my husband down the first time he asked me out. It would have saved me a few years of pointless dates! I honestly thought he was joking...he never lets me live that one down. I just tell him he didn’t try hard enough.