My addiction: hand towels & napkins
I love hand towels. I’m not talking cheap hand towels here, but ones rich with color, made from true, albeit absorbent, fabric and preferably oversized. It all stems from the inheritance of my grandmothers french hand towel collection. I even made this bench cushion, pictured below, from that collection over a decade ago! Still looks pretty good after three babies, huh? And...
Read MoreIt’s Earth Day! I’ll Be Doing Laundry….
Story of my life: laundry to do. My sweet housekeeper, who did laundry, went home to Peru when the calendar flipped to 2010. I guess she decided to stay because my “to iron” pile hasn’t been touched since 2009. Let’s face it: laundry stinks. I hate it. I want the laundry fairy to visit my house, preferably three times a week. Here’s the thing – if...
Read MoreOur top 5 gift lists: Girlfriends, Hostess & Teacher gifts
This is the post for all those smaller gifts you need to purchase and sometimes spend way too much time thinking over. All these recipients are just happy to be thought of. They know you love them so don’t stress. There are so many times you need to reach and grab something to give during the month of December. Stock up and be prepared. Don’t worry about individualizing...
Read MoreLocal Halloween Decor + Pretty Fall Flowers
I’m not a gruesome Halloween girl. All the graveyards and skeletons kind of freak me out…just a bit. I’m partial to decorating my house for Fall and then throwing in some Halloween touches (like cute cats, black pumpkins and white ghosts) a couple weeks out. Well, a couple weeks out is this Saturday and I’ve scouted out some fun stuff for your house, all available...
Read MoreA Theatre Mystique Halloween!
I walked into a la maison this past Thursday to scout out two things: a birthday present for a friend’s birthday and to see if there were any Halloween decorations I could feature for an upcoming blog. I scored big on both fronts. Not only were the Halloween decorations splendid, decorator Jason Parker Counce was in the shop creating beautiful displays with his Nashville-handmade...
Read MoreHostess Gifts that Travel Well
I just got back from a 10 day tip in the Western North Carolina mountains. For the first time ever, I added an extra bag, last minute, to our already overloaded car. I’ll call this my Merci Beaucoup bag. In it, I grabbed a few things from my gift closet for all those little get togethers that seem to pop up. We counted up that we saw 45 relatives this past trip, all traveling in...
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