Winden

To support her love of slow fashion, jeweler Rebecca Mapes started her blog To...

Hotel Saint Cecilia, Austin

Austin has been on our wish list of places to travel to for years and quite honestly, I can’t believe it’s taken us this long to finally pay this eclectically cool city a visit. If you haven’t been,…

Erdem Pre-Fall 2016

Leave it to Erdem Moralioglu to breathe such refined beauty and modern romance into demure silhouettes inspired by the Edwardian era, flowers as basic as carnations, and something as overplayed as ostrich feathers. Everything he touches turns to pure gold. If only my…

American Textiles

I’ve always been fascinated by the manufacturing process – the maker in me has...

Layered Rugs

I’ve amassed an excessive collection of small Turkish kilims and ethnic, handwoven rugs over the years – all of which are just piling up in a storage closet. I can’t help it, I’m addicted to textiles! And now that…

The Big Easy

I can’t remember what inspired our entire family to take Thanksgiving on the road this year, but all of us were thrilled to spend the holiday in New Orleans – a first for all of us.…

Happy Holidays!

Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday! I’m personally looking forward to turning off my computer for the next couple of days . . . so we’ll catch you next week. xx

Becca Stadtlander

There’s something about Becca Stadtlander‘s illustrations that seems to fit in so nicely with...

Holiday Traditions

Every year on Christmas Eve, since the year he was born, my husband and his siblings open a single present  – each person receives a small box containing a special, significant ornament. It’s a family custom that has been passed…

DIY Jeweled Heels

I’ve accumulated quite the collection of vintage costume jewelry over the years. I’m always on the lookout for flawed treasures or irresistible bargains that are just waiting to be added into my craft stockpile as they make for…