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These little svalka glasses from Ikea are my new favorite thing. Small, simple and sturdy. Rob and I bought three sets last weekend. We’ve already used them to serve wine (so “continental”) and juice. I think they’d be amazing with layered triflefor dessert or even planted with succulents.

My latest ribbon embroidery project was a snap. I put a few little yellow bulbs on the pocket of a Frenchie blue and white apron I found at Ross for $5. Here’s a little secret: I’m working on a bit of a trousseau for my sister. It’s something I wanted to do for myself but…

What a great and busy weekend! The weather was amazing and we had adventures all over the Bay Area. Rob and I went to the climbing gym with our friend Matt on Friday after work. I bouldered my first ever v3 route – and only managed to fall seven times in the process. Sore! At…

Jordan came by last night for some mint tea and ribbon embroidery. This project turned out to be easier than I expected! The silk ribbon is so pretty, it’s hard to mess up completely. I made a couple boy’s onesies (with corn and leeks) and a set of pillowcases.

Maddison wrote in with a request for a “grand-tour” vacation coming up in May: I am a plus size 20 year old girl and I am going to Italy from May 2-14 and I need some clothes ideas. I don’t know what to wear and its harder being overweight (size 22). Please help! The easiest…

Speaking of summer: I love this series of bike prints from Hillarie Tasche on Etsy. Doesn’t this yellow bike make you want to roll-up your jeans and go buy some daffodils and potato chips right this second?

The sunny weather in the city and the arrival of the summer catalogs has me thinking about my own plans for the warmer months. One big goal is to spend more time reading at the beach. Of course, with my pale skin this requires a big beach umbrella. Does anyone have recommendations for a sturdy,…

I bought a bunch of scalloped cards in papaya on sale from PaperSource. They were a great deal and I think they might work for Jean’s Gooco wedding invitations. I pulled together a very rough sketch of a design for using them. I’m hoping to get green envelopes and small cards instead of blue. It’s…

Jean has smartly decided to wear our great-grandmother’s lace dress for her wedding. But she still might want a second dress for the reception. Which leads to there being some very lovely vintage Mexican wedding dressed on eBay. The crochet and delicate sleeves are so feminine on this dress starting at $38. And this dress,…

Speaking of formal stationery – I recently watched a few episodes of the new Jean-Michel Cousteau adventures on PBS. Never mind that I’m generally not a fan of marine life, I adore the whole Cousteau “gestalt.” The tans, the obligatory matching clothes, the adventures on the open seas, the elegant team dinners around the kitchen…