This week I planted the mums, bought school supplies, and put extra blankets on the beds. Which means, le sigh, that summer is getting sleepy. But really, this is my favorite part of summer with all the ripe veggies and wildflowers and desperate kids, frantically trying to make it last forever. I also love the [...]
Filed under: gift guides on August 23rd, 2010 | No Comments »
Wedding season has officially infested my brain. All day long I’m either labeling favors or designing labels for favors or pouring favors or talking to brides about favors or shipping favors off to their joyous events, so of course that leaves the spare moments for thinking about imaginary weddings. Not my own of course, because [...]
Filed under: gift guides on June 29th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been itching for the flea market lately, which really only happens in grand style when the warm weather returns in these parts. Sure, we have thrift stores and church basements, but I could probably give a run-down of their shelf contents right now if I had to. Example, I was just on the phone [...]
Filed under: gift guides on March 1st, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The demographic: that sweet little girl who’s outgrown all the baby nonsense in her room. She finally has an opinion and a full on sense of self-expression, and is not having that weird nursery rhyme wall hanging anymore, mom.
Hanging Paper LED Light by sushibites, $18
Painted Bird & Smoke Bush Step Stool by MazzchopDesigns, $75
Eight Letterpress [...]
Filed under: gift guides on January 11th, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The demographic: People who live in cities, but who would much rather live in the country and bake pumpkin bread all day long. (That’s what country folk do all day, by the way.)
fresh goat cheese/chevre DIY kit by UrbanCheesecraft, $26
5 vintage hobnail milk glass vases by impulseART, $60
vintage chocolate half apron with yellow violets from [...]
Filed under: farmy stuff, gift guides on October 20th, 2009 | 2 Comments »