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GREAT GIFTS UNDER $20!
BROWSE NOW: 👉 https://bit.ly/2025Mugs click on any page to go to the shop! Remember when the holiday season meant grabbing the big Sears Wishbook , curling up on the couch, and circling everything you hoped Santa might bring? That same cozy, excited feeling is BACK — just in a 2025 kind of way. These classic ceramic mugs are the perfect gift under $20 because they're just over $13 right now on Redbubble, and the full “holiday wishbook” of designs is ready for browsing. Wi
Mike Hathaway
Nov 271 min read


A Vintage Christmas Reimagined — and Why It Still Feels Like Magic
There’s just something about a vintage Christmas that hits differently. Even when I was a little kid in the ’70s — surrounded by tinsel trees, harvest-gold kitchens, and more wood paneling than any room truly needed — I was obsessed with the older decorations. The ones from the ’50s and early ’60s. The ones my grandparents had. The ones with charm and warmth and a slightly goofy hand-painted smile. A vintage 1970s photo of a young boy sitting on Santa’s lap, smiling. Santa we
Mike Hathaway
Nov 225 min read


19 Years of LMHDesigns: A Creative Journey from Inspiration to Evolution
Nearly two decades ago, long before social media ruled the internet, I started sharing ideas on LiveJournal. Back then, it was a place to ramble — to write about life, inspiration, and whatever creative spark came to mind. What most people don’t know is that LMHDesigns actually began during that time — not as a full-fledged studio, but as a deeply personal project. I had just completed a 165-pound weight loss journey through Nutrisystem and realized there wasn’t much out the
Mike Hathaway
Oct 282 min read


Okay - ONE MORE Halloween Post
UPDATE: These products are no longer available because Society6 DELETED MY SHOP. Ugh. Last night I had a dream about seeing my Vintage Halloween designs on various products in a retail store (that magically flipped between a store and a booth at a trade show) and I kept seeing the characters arranged on a sweatshirt I had back in the 80's - a poufy, padded, reversible one I had picked up at the Disney Store back when they were still shiny and new and in every mall in America
Mike Hathaway
Sep 17, 20211 min read
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