[square wreaths from HSN, Williams Sonoma, Lowe's]
I can’t begin to tell you how difficult my search has been for the perfect “square wreath.” Everywhere we’ve gone, I’ve searched in the wreath section only to come up empty handed and ultimately sad that I may be one year ahead [...]
If my home looked down upon a city… I’d need this stationary set by Elum. Either way, I’m currently writing down the goal of “crafting 2-color envelopes” on my never-ending TO DO list.
…a super long and awesome V-neck argyle sweater (like this one from Malo) on sale for much less than $1198. Heck… it was $3595… quite the bargain for “someone” that isn’t me.
[thank you Gilt Groupe]
… now that I can no longer attend your lovely sample and RTW sales, I feel like you’re teasing me from afar. I mean, a sophisticated beach palette for this Spring? And it predominately features my favorite colors? It’s really just cruel and unusual punishment from my perspective. Not like I had an awards [...]
Sometimes wedding gifting gets the best of us. Creativity and ingenuity may seem lost once you’ve scoured the registry for something that says more than “congrats! enjoy this cheese grater!” so I’m always seeking new and unique ideas for thoughtful gifts.
Here’s my take on two top notch suggestions from Real Simple:
Top-of-the-Cake Kit: [...]
Happy Summer everyone! I must say, this summer is going to be a bit odd now that we’re living more than 5 miles from the beach… since I’m not sure that river banks count as a sand replacement.
My solution to these summer blues: Bobbi Brown beach. [...]
I usually loathe the holidays eminent arrival around July in Hallmark stores across the country, but this year, I might be on the lookout for goodies early on. My reasoning?
I want to make something like this for the craft room:
(Berry Bubble chandelier from RianRae)
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Minus the time I’ve spent in various internships, I’ve yet to spend a significant time working in a professional office atmosphere, and therefore truly lack a business wardrobe. I’ve got my swanky interview suits along with a handful of separates, but very few actual staples to create a decent work collection. This all needs to [...]
This summer, I have to plan what I’ll wear to OTHER people’s weddings… which will be an interesting assortment of locales and settings.
My pal Meagan is getting married in New Mexico in August in a church/backyard garden affair, and I’ll be a member of her “house party.” That means I’ll need to keep cool [...]

