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At the risk of giving away Brooke’s birthday present I wanted to post about NeckLush. I saw this product on DailyCandy as a part of a curated online shop I believe and was really taken with not only their patterns but also their patent pending style. I like the tribal and organic pattern choices and […]

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Once again I got a great tip from my mom – to check out Rachel John – a UK-based “extreme knitter” who recently knit  1,000 strands at once to make essentially a mattress out of yarn. If you haven’t already seen the video it can be seen here and is really well done. Rachel also […]

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The online shop, Droog, brings together many designers that I normally may not have come across. What first led me to it was seeing this Hare Mat in a photo of someone’s apartment. My first and only pet in my life was a rabbit once upon a time and this large mat reflects my longstanding […]

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My mom brought this site to my attention – AreaWare – they have so many awesome items that seem to speak directly to me and my past including the below flying rat, in pink. This pigeon is by Ed Carpenter for Thorsten Van Elten. War Bowl by Dominic Wilcox for Thorsten Van Elten – I […]

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I remember doing a lot of puzzles as a child and they were always fun and challenging. I think my dad used them as a way to teach us patience but I’m still figuring out what the lessons he teaches us are for so who knows. After I graduated from college I went up to […]

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After coming across Hisano Takei’s felted necklaces I began to wonder who else was using felting in the world of accessories. I stumbled upon the Etsy store, Kjoo, by Maria Joao Ribeiro and was blown away by the creations of this Portugal-based artist. She incorporates many of my favorite things: felt, crochet, amorphous design, and […]

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I recently was turned onto the Brooklyn-based company, Design Glut, while trying to find a birthday gift for a client who just happens to be a CEO of a publicly traded company. I came across their Dow Jones Hanky and immediately thought to myself, “too soon?” Since I track the company’s stock closely I know […]

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Someday I’ll have a whole house on the coast full of Maine Cottage furniture. Another fabulous thing I’ve learned about from Abby and another dear friend, Charlotte. Maine Cottage has the most amazing colors available for all of their furniture pieces and great accessories from artwork to lamps to tableware. They also sell my favorite […]

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Today it was sunny and almost 60 degrees in New York. I wore a coat but could still tell that Fall and Winter were behind us and Spring was just around the corner. As we say goodbye to cold weather I found these amazing, needle felted (of course), acorns that will serve as a colorful […]

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Where my folks live in New Hampshire there are some fabulous little antiques stores for the peepers who come up every year to see the leaves change colors. My favorite is Red Chair Antiques for its collection of furniture, household items, as well as collectibles, a few beads, ribbons, stamps, vintage bags and nightgowns, odd […]