• DIY – Milk Bottle Etching

    Upcycle should be my middle name, because one of my favorite things to do is finding creative ideas to reuse something that would usually go to the landfill and transform it into something beautiful. Recently Starbucks Frappucino bottles are my favorite upcycle “victims”. I love to use them at our brunch parties with freshly squeezed orange juice and a cute paper straw, or wrap a ribbon around them, add flowers and take to our picnics to adorn our table (see picture below). This holiday season, I’m all about homemade gifts for friends and family, so I thought etching some monogram letters on milk bottles would make a perfect gift for…

  • DIY: Tea Bags Quotes

    I love adding a special touch and a little love to simple gifts. My mother-in-law loves tea, so I got her a new mug and a box of tea. I had this idea of adding inspirational quotes to each tea bag so that every morning when she drinks her tea she would have a positive message to start her day.  We bought a Lemon Ginger tea, designed a few quotes, used a 2″ scalloped punch, glued the quote tag on one side and the tea name tag on the other. And because this is a season of giving and spreading love, I’m sharing the quotes with you all, so you…

  • Gift Guide: For Fabulous Girls

    1. Verso iPad cover $45 Best Buy | 2. Monogram jewelry box $78, C.Wonder | 3. Grace A Memoir from Grace Coddington $19.02, Amazon | 4. Lobers Wired Earmuffs $14.99, Target | 5. Sperry for J.Crew quilted short Shearwater boots $148, J.Crew | 6. M·A·C ‘Fabulousness – Warm’ Eye Palette $39.50, Nordstrom | 7. Deco Trinket Bangle $58, Anthropologie | 8. Tom Ford Private Blend Lipstick $48 each, Nordstrom | 9. LUXE European Travel Set $29.74, Barnes & Noble | 10. Jo Malone candle $65, Bloomingdale’s

  • Gift Guide: For The Modern Man

    1. Preppy : Cultivation Ivy Style book $30, Amazon | 2. Prada Suede Chukka boots $336, Bergdorf Goodman | 3. Ray-Ban Meteor sunglasses $145, J.Crew | 4. Timex Weekender watch $34.99, Target | 5. Gizmon Vintage Camera iPhone case and strap $35, Amazon | 6. Acqua di Colonia $125, Santa Maria Novella | 7. La Sardina camera and flash $199, Lomography | 8. iPhone nautical cord $17.95