best x-mas present

Tony took the cake on this one folks. I'm sorry, but in comparison there is nothing like marimekko dress that makes my heart go pitter-patter.

to have a fireplace right now

would be amazing. I grew up having a roaring fire nearly every night, and now that I'm away and living in my tiny boston apartment, I really miss the allure of fireplaces. Somewhere in between the intense heat that makes you fell burnt, the dry smoky smell and the loud pops and crackles of the wood is my childhood. sigh.

i heart procrastination

and lately I am really digging textiles... lace, embroidery & anything frilly is totally stealing my heart right now. hmmmmm

birds

My day job is for a great furniture design company over in Cambridge, and I have the best job ever: designing the window displays. Of course that's only one of my duties there, but the one that is the most fun... other than designing furniture, because actually that's really cool too. Anyways I digress, but over the Fall season I sewed a few big and small birds with some super rad and super fancy-pants upholstery fabric from vendors like Robert Allen, Donghia and Starck, and then made some pretty sweet mobile-like displays using twigs and branches. Generally a really cool display- check it out!

wedding stuff

Officially, today, we have 9 more months until our wedding. How did that happen? Wow! Like really WOW! So it seems about that time to be finally sending our save-the-date cards out in the mail. For those of you who are going to receive one shortly, consider yourself to be extremely loved! Our guest list is small, and our budget is even smaller- if you are ever curious about what our apartment looks like when I am in the middle of finishing a project like our cards... here is your one and only glimpse: a total disaster!

makery boston

First posting!
Customizable recycled paper-back wreaths! Click here to see my shop!

X-mas Cookies

Every year, for as long as I can remember, the women in my family have dedicated themselves to baking, brewing and melting a serious assortment of sweets. Traditionally we do our classics: Spritz , buckeyes and bark. Lately we have been adding butter cookies to the mix with a too sweet glaze that makes them oooooh so good. However this year seeing as I'm broke , my cookies are becoming more serious and varied! They are going to be presents to my friends and colleagues and maybe also my stomach!

For those of you who just thought " What the heck is a spritz, a buckeye and bark?" well, you needn't worry a minute longer!

Spritz: A delicious almond flavored cookie that is shaped by pushing dough through a stencil like disk, the classic Xmas shapes are green trees, red poinsettias and plain wreaths. Of course these are always frosted with a sweet butter-cream frosting that keeps them moist and delicious throughout the holidays.

Buckeye: The best candy ever! A concoction of butter, sugar, rice krispies and chunky peanut butter dipped in chocolate. I don't think I need to say anymore.

Bark: This is my sister's favorite and the only sweet that I have ever had to "grow to like". It is a super simple candy that is made by pouring melted white chocolate over a platter of broken pretzels and nuts of your choice. So easy, and so good!

I will be making all of these plus a few more over the next week or two, so be on a lookout for my photos and recipes!

black and tan with envy

I'm not entirely sure that I could possible covet a work space more than Alvar Aalto's... seriously man, you are my idol. I wish we could have been friends! Check out the great slideshow of his fabulous work studio across the pond. The man is a genius, I mean angled pin-up walls with natural lighting beaming in from above? Sigh, I fear that any more exposure to great design is just to to stifle my creative drive and send me into a pit of irreconcilable non-genius.

Image via Apartment Therapy

the fringe

I'm so excited to share with you all the news that has been taking up all of my time latley! Tony and I are starting our own little business doing design consultation. We have lots of little projects lining up, and we are currently building out our space in this great warehouse in Union Square. We will be sharing it with two great guys who run their own Green Roof business called (RE)Cover. I will be updating this blog with images of our space and our work, so please check in to see whats up! Here is a link to the space: Fringe Movement. It is a great group of young entrepreneurs who ooze creativity. If you are in the area drop by!

a new endeavor

Tony and I are going to start renting out a portion of Studio in order to expand our craftiness! And this will be my first project:


Burrito for my kitty! Seriously guys how cute is this picture?