love forever

And the Winner is...

Mallory!

Congrats Mallory, you are the winner of the Orangepoppy necklace! Lucky you!

11/7 Workshop and Booksigning at JimmyStyle in Philly

If you're in the Philadelphia area next weekend, I am teaching an ornament making workshop (with a little help from my super-crafty mom) followed by a book signing on November 7th at JimmyStyle.

Learn how to make ornaments for the holidays or just stop by and get a book and a kit and meet me!

Hope to see you there!

Nice Package

I love everything about the online shop Nice Package, a new venture from two favorite bloggers, Ez and Marichelle. Everything is so, um, nicely packaged! Check out their Etsy and Big Cartel shop for lots of fun pretty things.

Orangepoppy + A Giveaway!

Rebekah Gough is a a Seattle based jewelry and accessories designer who recently launched this gorgeous line of textile based jewelry called Orangepoppy. The pieces are all handmade with using materials such as new and vintage fabrics, milinery flowers, silk, lace and rhinestones. 

Also, her product shots are really lovely aren't they? They are taken by photographer Stacey Winters.

And now for the really super-exciting part: Rebekah is giving away this Autumn Poppy necklace below to one of you! All you have to do is leave a comment telling us what you would wear it with and we will randomly pick a winner! Comments close on Monday October 26th at 5 pm est.

You can see a lot more of Rebekah's jewelry here and read her blog over here.

Phat Knits

Designer Bauke Knottnerus makes (among other things) home goods from giant "threads". These look like a lot of fun to jump around on.

Bits and Pieces

A few weeks ago, my mom, aunts, cousins and I began the very emotional process of going through my grandmother's belongings. My grandma was a very stylish lady and her dresser drawers were filled with hankies, scarves, clutches and costume jewelry. My cousin Carrie and I used to pour through these drawers as children and spent hours playing dress-up.

Through the sadness of it all, it was really beautiful to relive so many memories we had of her through her things: a dress she wore to a wedding or one of her favorite scarves prompted lots of reminiscing and even some laughter.

  

Her pink lined sewing basket still smells just like her, sweet and powdery.

modern farmhouse

I love how artist Sean Scherer decorated his upstate New York farmhouse. I have really been into this cozy rustic modern look lately, ever since we moved into a loft. Our old Brooklyn apartment was very old fashioned with it's crown moldings and ancient radiators but this new place just can't handle that Brooklyn baroque style. 

 I am particularly into Sean's wall treatments- book pages, news papers and blank pages from a ledger? Fantastic!

via my friend Lorelei

Sarah Hannevick

Sarah Hannevick makes absolutely beautiful mixed-media art. Raised in both the US and Norway and now living in Korea, you can see the influence of all three cultures in her work. I love the details and texture in each piece. They really invite you to examine every inch with layers of sewing, printing, fabrics and paper.

Sarah's Etsy shop is here; you can also check out her blog here. 

More Spring Fashion

I would love to have one of everything from the Eley Kishimoto Spring 2010 show.