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Quilters Take Manhattan 2013!

Posted on September 30, 2013 by admin

If you can believe it the image above is a quilt. Last Saturday at Quilter’s Take Manhattan at FIT we had the priviledge of hearing its’ creator Hollis Chatelain speak about her inspiration, process, and evolution of her style. This … Continue reading →

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Surtex 2013!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

Marty, Renee, and I had such a fun time exhibiting at Surtex over the last 3 days! Here I am in our travel themed booth with vintage furniture that our favorite antique dealer Michael Smith of Adelaide helped find and … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 12, 2013 by admin

I’m remembering my lovely Mom today with her favorite flowers! She used to love picking lilacs especially in Maine where we have a hedge in front of our cottage. If you’re lucky enough to be with your Mother today, enjoy … Continue reading →

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Happy Cinco de Mayo and..

Posted on May 5, 2013 by admin

I had a blast making this wall art for my grand nephew Rhys! In the backround I used a piece of my composition notebook texture (from my Bon Vivant fabric collection for Windham) and I blew up and repainted this … Continue reading →

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Showering Rosa & Juan with double happiness!

Posted on April 20, 2013 by admin

Last night we celebrated the upcoming birth of our dear friends’ twins which will be happening any day now.. It was a bit of a housewarming too as they just moved into their new place on Norfolk Street. I had … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter – from Chaos to Couture!

Posted on April 1, 2013 by admin

When our dear friends the Crandalls invited us for Easter yet again I decided to put a punk spin on the desserts! We’ve all seen coconut cake but have you seen it as a Bowie – esque bunnyhead? Ahhh, Alladin … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Love!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by admin

I wanted to make some valentines for my grand nephews Rhys, Henry, and Eben. I whipped these up last night using 3 of my Bon Vivant fabrics from Windham 32164-1 (Red Paris Map) 32169-1 (Red poodle) and 32167-7 (Black Texture), … Continue reading →

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A Magical New Year!

Posted on January 3, 2013 by admin

We got to ring in 2013 with our nearest & dearest on Monday evening! Marty and I got inspired by Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus! I made my bold tent-like stripes by just placing 7 strips of black satin ribbon … Continue reading →

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Choclate Peppermint Snowflakes!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by admin

Now that I’ve baked my first batch of cookies, it’s really starting to feel like the holiday season! This recipe called called Double Choclate Peppermint Crunch Cookies is on the Epicurios website but I can tell you that I simplified … Continue reading →

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Hitting a Holiday note at Adelaide!

Posted on November 25, 2012 by admin

On Small Business Saturday we visited one of our favorite NYC retailers and friends Michael Smith. He staged this fabulous Christmas window and interior at his vintage inspired Adelaide 702 Greenwich St. (at W. 10th) in the west village! Instead … Continue reading →

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