Visiting the North Pole

Well, Christmas vacation has officially begun! I've traded the Florida heat for snowy Montana. Trust me our house is a little big bigger than this one. I'm looking forward to a week of hot cocoa, ski lessons and reading by the fire. The merriest of Christmases to you!

The one that got away

I love scouring estate sales and vintage shops for things I must have and delight in finding something really beautiful. Occasionally I have to walk away when someone is asking too much for an item, or recently in the case of the Very Sad Umberella Holder Day. I was at Goodwill and noticed an amazing blue and white umbrella vase. I'd never even thought to want such a thing, but now it was at the top of my list.

Unfortunately it was in another woman's cart. I may or may not have followed her around the store to see if she would put it down. (She did not) I considered talking to her about it but lost the nerve and the vase. I bemoaned my luck to my husband who replied that God must have wanted her to have it. I suppose that's true but I hope He will want ME to have one soon as well. 

 

This is a $700 umbrella holder from Nadeau's Auction House. The one I wanted was a steal at $9.99!

Wrapping it Up

I'll be spending the weekend wrapping gifts & finishing Christmas shopping. Are your gifts already packaged, waiting under the tree? Or do you usually wait until Christmas Eve like I usually do? Pass the eggnog and the tape please!

Photographed by Carter Smith for Banana Republic

Organized Clutter

I'm not terribly organized, are you? I like to say I'm a collector. I feel at home with my things in pretty arrangements. While I admire people with clearly marked bins & printed labels, I'm more of the helter skelter type. Vogue did an article on "Storage with Style" that I found very inspirational. These displays would be easy enough to duplicate with vintage silver trays, mint julep cups and brass or silver candlesticks.

Article from Vogue Photos by Marko MacPherson Edited by Virginia Tupker

S'Meaches

S'Meaches from Claire Thomas on Vimeo.

I found this delightful video via Dustjacket Attic

Quote Me

I love this print from HelloCherie

Party Plans

When planning a party, where do you start? Theme, food, decor? While I take all of these aspects into account, I have to admit that most of my soirees begin with a desire to use a certain set of dishes. Right now I'm ready to put these to use..

 They're perfect for fall, don't you think? If only for a Sunday dinner, these will be making an appearance quite soon!

Taste of Florida

We're headed to Palm Beach for a few days for a shopping trip. Can't wait to show you the goodies we bring back! Here's a taste of what our delicious day has looked like so far!

First Magic Wand Monday

To combat the blahs that always seem to accompany the start of the week we're instituting Magic Wand Mondays! If a wave of your fairy godmother's wand could grant you ONE dishie wishie what would it be? We welcome your submissions for future Magic Wand Mondays!

This week we're starting with the basics. We are going to need a place to hold all of our future amahzing magical dishie wishie dishes! This Century Furniture cabinet isn't simply storage, it's a piece of art! We think it's be a simply perfect place to display all of our vintage darlings! 

And so we begin!

Love this print from rawartletterpress on Etsy.