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Inspiration Board : Amy Atlas's Book!

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You may have heard about Amy Atlas’s new book Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It which hit stores yesterday, but if not, be sure to check it out. Amy is a sweets stylist extraordinaire; a baker, crafter, stylist and party planner to the stars. She also shares ideas for her signature sweets tables over at …

Inspiration Board : The May Issue of Living!

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It’s hard to miss the bright and beautiful meringues on the cover of this month’s issue of Living but if you did, hurry up and get your copy off of newsstands! Head to page 31 for the ultimate baby shower (in a box!) guide. Jodi put together the latest and greatest gifts for moms-to-be. One …

A Love Letter to My Mom's Quilts

Inspiration Board : A Love Letter to My Mom's Quilts

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Daryle Earl (a.k.a. My Mom) has been quilting for 35 years – her first quilt being a baby quilt for me.  I remember my mom hand-piecing quilt blocks on the beach in the summers while she watched me frolic in the ocean, and the giant quilt hoop in her lap (usually with a cat underneath …

Inspiration Board : Cherry Blossoms

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Each Spring, I am so thrilled to see the trees blooming and the tulips and daffodils popping up (despite my seasonal allergies!)  Cherry blossoms are a real highlight for me, so I was pretty excited to see them opening up last week.  The beautiful blooms have a short peak season, so you’ll have to be …

Inspiration Board : Passover Crafts

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Passover begins tomorrow- have you checked out our Pinterest board devoted to the holiday?  We’ve got some clever recipes, fresh tabletop ideas, and sweet crafts for your Passover seder. Cover each Haggadah with decorative paper to coordinate with your table setting. Make a keepsake afikomen bag out of a pretty hanky. How about this Matzo …

Inspiration Board : cleaning up sticks and stumps, for in- and outdoors

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With the crazy snow storm back in October, we lost quite a few trees and have just done some major Spring cleaning to get all those logs and branches more organized. Some of the stumps are quite beautiful and it makes me sad to cut them up for firewood (which we have plenty of anyway, …

Eggstreme Egg Crafting

Inspiration Board : Eggstreme Egg Crafting

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Todays post is a project from Eric Pike our Creative Director.  You may have seen his apartment in Living, if not you can take the tour on our website.  We are always in awe of the craft projects that Eric does and when he showed us his egg dome last year we asked him if we …

Around Town : New York City Antique Show 2012

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This past weekend was the spring Antique Show at the Piers here in New York City.  I try to go every year to get inspired by what’s been made in the past (and to shop a little bit). Before I started clicking my camera, I made sure to ask permission from each vendor to shoot their …