just listed 9 new ladies in my shop.
hurry before they is snatched like a weave at a drag show.
and have a wonderful weekend!
people on instagram you might not follow but probably should
sonal nothwani is an artist i just stumbled upon and her sketchbook paintings are so pretty.
every time a new sketchbook painting pops into my feed i just zoom and stare.
luke edward hall is another favorite. i am dying to get my hands on a piece of his pottery. preferably a large platter.
he's also really great at taking pictures of every day things and telling a story. i want to crawl inside the photo, live there or take everything and run...
another vignette boss is jessica johnson swaney- hoarder of shells (same) and worker at furbish.
love what she did with her JAA bowls.
who should i be following? (i probably already do but tell me anyway)
bar flavor
i love a home bar. i love how you can have them on just about any surface in just about any iteration. packed with liquor bottles nestled haphazardly mixed in with loads of barware or neatly displayed on a silver tray with one set of pretty glassware. i love the ones that display all the things and just a few of the things. i love them on traditional carts and i love them on wooden cabinets. i tend to prefer them not with the contents tucked away in what is known as a "bar cabinet". though i have seen those done right too. i guess, for me, the idea that they are thrown together on the nearest surface in your home is what i love the most.
here are some of my favorites:
i have had a few bar carts in my time and based on experience, as great as they look, wicker carts are too wobbly.
my own bar cart needs a little help. #1 it's wicker. #2 it's too small for me, and the space. i need something with heft and storage. i'd also like space on it to add some pretty things. as for the liquor itself...well, i have all the usual suspects most of which i never use. the ones i do use and are always being replaced because drink much? are tequila, gin, cointreau and st. germain. i'm a margarita or gin and tonic girl. everything else is either too much effort or too much gross. occasionally i'll drink a negroni until i am reminded that i don't actually like them all that much. also a neighbor borrowed my campari and never returned it. rude.
so if you're looking to build a home bar of your own i got you covered...
mid century solid brass bar cart - i love that it's solid brass.
perrier jouet french champagne bucket
vintage wicker pig wine basket
french absinthe match striker - i am obsessed with these things and can't figure out for the life of me why they are so expensive.
set of 6 hand painted moroccan tea glasses - i serve wine out of these things and everyone who comes over radiates pure joy when they receive their wine in a pretty colored glass.
rattan tray with looped handles
silver plate julep cups - great for toothpicks and/or drink umbrellas.
prince of wales pub sign - how pretty is this?
pack of tropical drink umbrellas
pierre frey paper cocktail napkins
as for the booze itself...yes, those are my favorite brands.
tequila - always casamigos. i find this to be the smoothest, best tasting tequila.
cointreau ALWAYS over grand marnier.
the best margarita recipe:
(makes 2 drinks)
3 shots tequila
1 1/2 shots of cointreau
1 1/2 shots fresh lime juice (if you are making margaritas with squeezy bottle lime juice go kill yourself)
1 1/2 shots fresh orange juice (ditto anything that doesn't result from you personally squeezing the orange yourself)
limes and salt to garnish.
pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice. shake for about 30 seconds.
pour that golden creamy mixture over one of those fancy giant square ice cubes and enjoy the hell out of it.
pro tip- i prefer a pinch of salt popped directly into the shaker prior to shaking as opposed to salt on the rim. and i always use sea salt.
adjust the taste to your liking. sometimes i add a little more lime juice. sometimes more tequila or cointreau. depends on the day.
gin - prairie organics. the best after a number of tests.
st. germain for the yummiest gin and tonic on the planet:
(makes one drink)
1 1/2 oz gin
1 oz st. germain
2-3 oz. tonic
pour over ice
fill rest of glass with club soda
squeeze lime to taste
pro tip- tonic is full of sugar. so i use just a bit bc i like the taste with gin and the rest is club soda.
adjust the soda/tonic ratio to your taste.
bye.
shelter island beach house
after a near death experience last night when i happened to view wayne pate's instagram stories where he teased us with a pan around his dimly lit and very cozy living room (nyc home i am assuming) i frantically searched for more images online of his home. knowing i had seen it before but needing a refresher....i came across his beach house in shelter island that he shares with his wife rebecca taylor (pictured above).
it's one of those wouldn't-change-a-thing type places.
someone come help me paint my floors white. c'mon...it'll be sort of fun. i will do funny voices and make delicious food.
monday things
have a nice weekend?
friday i drank martinis and don't remember much during or after. *note to self- don't ever ever drink martinis. (it looked and sounded like this)
my yard is an overgrown mess and i can't with it. send help.
i am the only person on earth who can't grow zucchini. but i can GROW ALL THE WEEDS.
an animal keeps taking a shit on my porch. in the same spot. (not my cats)
do you watch escape to the country on netflix? you should. endless episodes about regulars buying a home in the english countryside. only downside to this show is there is no gratification. i.e. you don't know if they buy the house or not. sounds like a terrible case of blue balls, i know but trust me when i say just seeing (some of) the homes and villages and countryside makes it totally worth it.
other things to consider:
i really like this bardot tunic from emerson fry. it looks multi-functional. i love it styled here with the skinny jeans and mule-y slides.
sadly it's sold out. but i got on the waiting list for my size.
here are words i never thought i'd utter: this pizza truck is gorgeous.
i'm super down with tator tots as party food. getting 4 bags today for my next pool party.
i love this and want a slightly smaller version on my foot.
wanting to try christophe robin's cleansing mask with lemon.
Christophe Robin's cleansing mask won Allure's coveted Best of Beauty award for 2016 and with good reason - it not only fixes color, but also restores gloss and bounce to chemically treated hair. Made from gentle ingredients that won't strip your hair of its natural oils, this non-detergent formula is infused with Lemon Zest, soothing Chamomile and St. John's Wort Extracts to balance pH levels, nourish follicles and prevent loss of artificial pigments.
sounds like what i need.
what'choo got?
easy summer outfit
this outfit is many things.
first of all i have never been much of a skirt girl. probably bc i sit like a dude most of the time. but lately i have seen some really cute options that are both comfy and easy to pull off. and frankly we should all air out our cooters during the summer months. you know it's true. a breeze up there when it's hot can feel extraordinary.
i love a girly skirt paired with a boyish cut tee. and since mini's are best paired with flats i'd go for a sleek and feminine option rather than a flip flop. c'mon people. stop wearing flip flops as shoes and leave them for the beach. layer on some gold pendant necklaces, a tiny bit of lip/cheek stain and undone hair.