This high-fashion pumpkin has a Valentino stole: My mom dreamed of a pumpkin inspired by the Valentino’s cascading rosettes and ruffles we’ve been lusting after for a few years, so she twisted some fabric into rosettes (mix a few fabric textures), and added feathers and bits of lace. Try this rosette tutorial if you’d like [...]
My mother and I have a penchant for white marble sculpture — anything that looks like it came off of the David, Venus di Milo, or escaped from the Louvre. Either we have romantic, Renaissance leanings or we think that filling our homes with the ideal human form could help us lay off the chocolate. [...]
Come September, I play a little game with myself. It’s called Fake Fall. It involves sweater-buying, soup-eating, pumpkin-stalking and all activities that help me forget the actual weather outside. (Where I live, autumn arrives at the end of October.) Making cheddar corn chowder on a Sunday is one of my favorite activities. The house smells [...]
I woke to rain this morning– rain on the metal roof of our modern, boxy house. Yes, just like the Norah Jones song. It is a calm, constant sound that wants you to nestle back in against the pillows. I stayed in bed with my eyes closed for awhile and listened. Then I came downstairs [...]
The mythical white pumpkin party that previously existed only in my mind took place this weekend, in the form of a casual little brunch. It was our first party in the new place. I’m excited to show you the photos this week. First, the pumpkin soup that I served to my guests in shot glasses. (And [...]
Scenes from my pumpkin brunch: (My new mercury glass bell jar from FOUND — a beloved birthday gift from Christina.) Pumpkin mini muffins with maple cream cheese icing — my most evil creation of the year. Pumpkin teapots (above) and pumpkins on the orchids (below): Pink calla lilies with pumpkin undertones: Happy friends: A buffet piled [...]
ONE. Happy first day of autumn. I was outside at 6:30 this morning and you know what? Totally gorgeous and 75. I thought for a minute about going back in for a sweater. (Cindy and I recently brought home matching versions of this Anthropologie cropped piece, which has such cool layering proportions.) TWO: So, then I toasted the [...]
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