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Happy Thanksgiving to all you Turkey Day celebrators out there! 

This photo is from the farm right next to my grandparent's house in Connecticut.  It's a yearly tradition to take a long walk around the farm before Thanksgiving dinner. My favorite part is a visit to the chickens. There are so many of them! I'm in Seattle with the Mr.'s family this year so I can't go see the chickens this time but I'm thinking about them. 

Cozy Toast UK

 These images from the new Toast UK Christmas catalog are really getting me in the holiday spirit. My favorite part of the holidays is getting into my pajamas, drinking hot chocolate and opening presents with my family. What's yours?

Signed Books at Powell's

 

A little warning: I'm going to talk about my book again. But this is something really exciting! If you missed the Powell's event because you had other plans or you live nowhere near Powell's, you can buy an autographed copy of my book online or at the store. Perfect for the holidays...

Cynthia Rowley Wishbone Necklaces

 
 

Oh my goodness, I love these!! And I can't tell whether I love them better layered or as a simple delicate necklace. These necklaces and lots of other cool ones are available here, on Cynthia Rowley's website.

House Tour on Phillymag.com!

The Philadelphia Magazine website recently did a little mini-tour of my new place in Philadelphia. You can check out the slideshow here.

I took all the photos so they aren't professional at all but I just wanted to capture the things I love about our place. They are going to do a real live shoot for the magazine sometime in the late winter so I'll be sure to share those too!

Art: Made by Anna

I just bought this beautiful watercolor illustration from Etsy shop Made by Anna. I love the feeling in these illustrations: so serene and peaceful. Oh, and let me be clear: these are not prints! They are original art!

Here are a few others:

Also, Anna has a fantastic blog, Color and Sound, where she talks about her artistic process and what inspires her.

Events in San Francisco!

 
I'm going to be in San Francisco this weekend to do a couple of book events for Applique Your Way! If you are in the area, please stop by!

Friday, November 20th, 6pm-8pm
Museum of Craft & Folk Art
51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA
(@ Mission between Third & Fourth)
mocfa.org
BOOK SIGNING AND COCKTAIL HOUR

Saturday, November 21st, 2pm-5pm
Curiosity Shoppe
855 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA (between 19th & 20th)
curiosityshoponline.com
WORKSHOP

Miniature Patchwork Pincushions

These pincushions from Molly at the Purl Bee are a perfect way to practice quilt blocks. I love the spectrum color palette- they look so modern!

Le Labo

The Mr. and I were (mostly) window shopping today in Old City and I noticed these super-cool candles from perfumery Le Labo at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. I absolutely love the packaging!! Amazing!

Do Ri DIY

This is from a long time ago, but I have been dying for the time to try out this DIY. I just might have a couple of nights in the next couple of weeks to make myself some embellished tights a la Do Ri. Stay tuned! I just ordered some tights.

The tutorial comes from Park and Cube, a blogger who does lots of great fashion DIYs.