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Archive for December, 2009

iittala Taika Dinnerware

Posted in Shop It, Tabletop on December 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Last year I was out with three of my best girlfriends, cruising Beacon Hill, pretending to be Ladies Who Lunch instead of Ladies Who Make Lunch, when I spotted this gorgeous iittala pattern, Taika, at one of my favorite shops.  I scooped up a mug immediately and have fantasized since then about owning service for four.  Maybe for my birthday?  [...]

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DIY Nouveau Wreath

Posted in Décor, Make It, Reinvent It on December 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Four days to go until Christmas.  Do you still need a little holiday kick to brighten up your house?  Try this easy wreath that I made in an hour, inspired by a recent post on Apartment Therapy.  Get to your local craft store and pick up a styrofoam wreath form and thumbtacks. I used a 12-inch form and 800 [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: Abby Glassenberg Soft Sculpture

Posted in Art, Shop It on December 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »

And while we’re on the subject of amazing women who have left a career track to explore a creative interest, I have to mention artist Abby Glassenberg.  Four months ago, I was lucky enough to meet Abby when our kiddos ended up in the same kindergarten class at school.  A Hopkins- and Harvard-educated former teacher, Abby [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: Posh Peacock Paper Goods

Posted in Organization, Shop It on December 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »

As a risk-averse working mom who has many creative interests outside my day job, I am inspired when I hear about women who have left a career track to start a cottage business.  I’m even more inspired when that leap has been taken by a close friend.  But the absolute best is when that close friend [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: All-Weather Boots and Bag

Posted in Inside the Mudroom, Shop It on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s winter. The weather in Boston on Wednesday was horrific, and although I would love to say it’s really early for the snow/slush/ice/rain situation that’s happening, I know as a New Englander that just isn’t so.  Instead, I’m accepting our reality, and offering up two gift ideas to combat the nasty weather in style. After years of buying inexpensive rain boots and [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: Piggy Banks

Posted in Art, Décor, Organization, Shop It on December 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »

One of my favorite gifts to give is a piggy bank.  Not only are piggy banks classic, but fabulously functional, inspiring a trait I wish I had.  If 2009 has taught us anything, it’s that you can never go wrong saving your pennies.  So here are my three favorite piggies, at least one of which some [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: Boston Baby Photos

Posted in Art, Shop It, Walls on December 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »

For parents, all photos of their children are exquisite, even when taken with a crappy camera phone.  But when your kid’s picture is taken by a professional photographer, the result can make you feel like a stranger has witnessed the soul of your child and captured it for eternity.  At least that’s how I feel about Jessica McDaniel [...]

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‘Tis the season!

Posted in Shop It on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Every year, I leave my husband and kiddos for four days and go for a long weekend of holiday shopping with my Mom, my Aunt Liz and Liz’s daughter Jen, who is like a sister to me.  The weekend is a celebration of my mother’s birthday, and for me, marks the official start of the [...]

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