Weekend Outings...

Two goodies if you happen to be in the Seattle or LA area...

First up... Remodelista is sponsoring the 2nd annual "Local Market in Seattle"...

Hosted by henrybuilt: participating vendors include Bitters Co., Bainbridge Blues, Goods from the Hood, Gallant & Jones, glassybaby, Hattie Bird, Heidi Swanson, Iacoli & McAllister, Ladies & Gentlemen, Mato Creative, Marie Veronique Organics, Paper Hammer, Red Ticking, Rough Linen, Studio Patro, Sefte Living, Seabold Vintage Market, Twiggypop Ranch, Urbancase...

Date & Time: April 30, 11 am to 4 pm.Location: Henrybuilt in Georgetown, 4634 Ohio Avenue South, Seattle, 98134.

If I had a "P.J" (private jet), I'd hit the local market in Seattle and then head to L.A. for this fab show...

Featuring over 65 exhibitors of 20th century furniture, decorative and fine arts from across the US & Europe... Show/Sale - April 30-May 1st.  See more deets here!

Happy Friday!

Now That's Creative...

Love the creativity that went into this... the designer painted the pattern on the wall and filled in with magnetic paint... Kate Van Gogh would LOVE this...

Martha Stewart Magazine
Photo credit: Tim Street-Porter

Giddy Up!

That's one HOT chair...

The Saratoga Chair by Fuller + Roberts Co.

www.fullerroberts.com

Crazy For Crystals...

Raw rock crystals, minerals and semi-precious stones all jumbled together to create one-of-a-kind handmade pieces that would be stunning in any home...

crystal votives for your dining table or as a topper to a stack of books

iris lamp... pair it in a living room or entry

smokey quartz bowl... perfect for a living room cocktail table

clear quartz table clock... must have in my bedroom!

quartz jewelry boxes... beautiful on a tray in a bath

See more at: mccoydesign.com

Calypso St. Barth's For Target...

Target has their PR team buzzing about this collaboration... for me, it's more of a "buzz-kill"... tres disappointing.. and it could have been real good!  There are just so many things wrong with this picture... the color palette is awful, the prints are tacky and the candles... huh?  The small redeeming piece would be the pouf at a very cheap price... although I'm going to guess the quality is just that...

Instead, take note at the REAL Calypso St. Barth's Home collection... done right...

See more at: http://www.calypsostbarth.com/

And DEFINITELY check out their clothing line {coveting the tori ikat shorts!}... love!

Tradition...

I love "traditions" & I'm always envious of people/families who diligently celebrate them.  I'm also honored when asked to take part in and celebrate another persons tradition.  This happened today and I LOVED it...

 "TSOUGRISMA"

{pronounced: TSOO-grees-mah}

Eggs are boiled & dyed with red food coloring

A greek tradition that my friend Klio and her family do every Easter.  Tsougrisma involves two players and red eggs.  Each player holds a red egg.  One taps the end of her/his egg lightly against the end of the other player's egg.  The goal is to crack the opponent's egg.  When one end is cracked, the winner uses the same end of her/his egg to try to crack the other end of the opponent's egg.  The player who successfully cracks both ends of the other players egg is declared the winner and, it is said, will have good luck during the year.  Adults and kids loved this game and I hope you do too!

So, on this Easter weekend... a toast to family, friendships and traditions.  And a very special THANK YOU to the Shanks family who opened their home, hearts and dining room (I'm still dreaming about the brunch... and sad to report that my camera failed to capture the beyond ree-diculous display of entertaining at it's finest!) to a house full of lovely people and a ga-zillion kids with uber-muddy shoes.

Perhaps another "tradition" in the making... ;-)

Easter on Etsy...

A roundup of my favorite Easter inspired buys...

 Felt chick cupcake toppers... also fun to stake in a cocktail or hors d'oeurve platter

A collection of faux quail eggs to arrange on your table or mantel

Perfect little tote for an egg hunt

Take photos and craft a keepsake of the kids for grandma/grandpa with this darling journal

Tie your hostess gift with a beautiful tag

And above all... be a good egg! ;-)

Happy weekend!

Domicile ID...

Well, aren't these two pretty...

And a pretty portfolio to match!  Amanda Malson & Jolene Ballard of Domicile Interior Design...

Also featured in this months Trad Home Mag (alongside the mags picks of the "20 New Traditionals").  "...They blend vintage with contemporary and classic with exotic"... which basically translates to -- really cool interiors...

See more of this duo along with the other 19 pics in this month's Trad Home online

Or, at their website: domicileid.com

Photo credits: Dominique Vorillon

More Melamine...

Because you can never have enough outdoor entertaining options...

Plates, tiered plateaus, platters, bowls and more... 

Visit: www.bongenre.com to order.

It's Gwyneth Week!

She's all over the place promoting her new cookbook...

via Who What Wear blog's "Look of the Day"

And my friend Colleen (who also happens to be one amazing cook) had the GENIUS idea to have "Gwyneth Week".  She's making one of Gwennie's dishes every day this week and posting her results.  I'm loving her reviews and can't wait to see what she cooks up next... read about them daily at "Over Cocktails"....

And...one more peek at Gwyneth and her Easter tablescape for Remodelista.com... pretty cute...

Photographed by Simon Bevan for Remodelista

Are you sick of her yet?  I'm clearly not! ;-)

Kristen Buckingham...

With a storefront like this, how could you not love?!

A peek at what you can find inside...

Jackie Bergere

Meili Cocktail Table

Crescent Lamp

A peek at her portfolio...

See more at: www.kristenbuckingham.com