If you've been or lived in NYC you know about Fishs Eddy. A sweet little kitchen/tableware shop full of treasures. I've filled my cabinets and counters with their goods ever since I moved here over 11 years ago. Pie stands (which I use for plates), glass storage containers, jars we used at our wedding as vases, gifts of juice glasses with cheeky images, tote bags to lug my stuff around town...I could go on...
I discovered this morning that they have an online shop! So all you out of towners can now purchase their goods instead of filling your suitcase with their goods (plus tons of bubble wrap to protect). Rejoice! Here are my picks, through an eco friendly lens of course.
So I am kind of not into most holidays (the forced gift giving, card writing, weird religious traditions etc.) but with a 17 month old in my life my hubby and I decided to give holidays a go this time around and make sure Juliette has wonderful memories of holiday crafts, foods and little prezzies. So we are doing it up this year! I already have a wonderful gift idea for Kevin, phew. I've been wanting to start a tradition for Juliette of making her heart shaped little pillows out of fabrics I collect here and there. Yesterday during a particularly long nap I sewed my first with fabric scraps I had collected in the South of France years ago. It came out wonderful! Next I might add some dried lavender to give it a soothing aroma while my little bunny sleeps peacefully.
Are you doing Valentine's this year? Bake something special! Splurge and get your sweetie a massage or manicure at their favorite spa. Make them breakfast in bed, pick up some beautiful potted plans and display them all over the house on Valentine's morning. We are doing gifts this year and I wanted to include some sweet little finds I have found over the past few weeks online too. Here they are:
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I am constantly amazed, inspired and bursting with love at the amazing websites and blogs I frequent (ok, sometimes obsessively). I feel so lucky to be living in a time where this kind of creative expression can be made so accessible. I've been blogging now for a few years and I love this outlet, I love sharing my thoughts, dreams, tips and ideas with my readers. There's nothing I love more than snuggling up with a delicious coffee, computer in hand while my little Juliette slumbers next to me while I peruse the every growing list of sites and blogs I love.
I've recently starting using Twitter (welcome to the world Lindsay @EcoMamaLindsay) and I'm overwhelmed with the amazing content out there, I love finding my favorite sites on Twitter, while I'm up with Juliette during the night I relish the time to catch up with what everyone is up to, what there latest post holds for me when I've got more time to read...
I thought what better way to pay homage to who inspires me each day than to feature them all here on my blog, hopefully turning on my readers to the heartbreaking beautiful world there is out there...
Please share your picks and send these onto your friends....I hope I've made some of your lists as well.
* The Pioneer Woman - Ree Drummond's posts are both hilarious, delicious and full of wit, she says it best when she describes herself "I'm a desperate housewife. I live in the country. I channel Lucille Ball, Vivien Leigh, and Ethel Merman. Welcome to my frontier!" Peruse her visual recipe index for inspiration or simple read her posts for a smile. Here are a few of my favorite posts Blackberry CheesecakeMexican "Flatbread" Pizza (it's a 16 minute recipe, seriously.) and the ENTIRE Home & Garden section! Damnit Ree, now I'm craving cheesecake!
*Oh Happy Daywritten by the lovely Jordan Ferney (an event planner and letterpress printer). Oh Happy Day has been bringing happy days to us all since 2006, dishing out inspiration daily. What is it about event planners and stylists who seem to have the best blogs! Here are some recent and darling posts, her painstakingly darling chronicle of her son's first haircut, interiors that she (and I!) are totally inspired by and finally I knew I loved her when I realized we both love inspiration boards.
* Cupcakes and CashmereEmily Schuman's delightful site featuring all her favorite things, including fashion, travel, food and anything else she deems lovely. She's got a great eye and is painstakingly beautiful and stylish, always has me groaning with envy, in the best way possible. Here are some of my favorite recent posts, her mouth watering post for Cigarette Russes, yum. Gorgeous fashion pics (lovingly taken by her boyfriend) in Toughened up Tutus and her perfectly packaged Five Things.
* DesignSponge run by Brooklyn-based writer Grace Bonney, Design Sponge which launched in 2004 is a website that spotlights all things home and product design. They've got a crackerjack team that puts out amazing content. Here are some of my favorite recent posts. I am just loving their gift guides, check out a few here, here and here. (They have gift guides by color!) The Brooklyn Guide and a great roundup of the gorgeous Ikat trend.
* Smitten Kitchen oh where do I begin with Deb, the amazing cook, photographer and creator of this site.And I quote "Fearless cooking from a tiny kitchen in New York City" Her recipes come with a story, and that story makes you smile, always. Her food tastes amazing, and is easy to make. She writes to the reader, doling out great tips and advice for properly recreating her recipes. Anytime I want to make something I rush to her site and pray she's got a version of what I'm looking for, and if not, I often scrap my original plan and take on something delicious I never thought about before. Here are a few of the recipes I've made and LOVED. With about 30 handpicked apples I knew I needed a recipe I would love, this one was amazing Breakfast Apple Granola Crisp I'm always searching for the best, and I think I may have found it Crispy Chewy Chocolate Cookies delicious Mushroom Strudels and one of our favorites, Mushroom and Barely Pie
The list continues, believe me, but for now I thought it best to publish what I already had written. I hope you enjoy these women as much as I do. Please pass these on to your mothers, sisters, friends and loved ones.
