september vibes

JENNY ANDREWS September 13, 2019

i had the distinct pleasure of sniffing all of astier de villatte’s incense sticks while in john derian and can report that they are all amazing. this one was my favorite. smoky yet clean.

these gold, shell-like wall sculptures are very cool. comes in 4 sizes as well as silver.

this sofa is sublime.

fauna nail polish

bumble bee fabric from emery & cie

ridiculously expensive venetian side chairs

custom game table

vintage incense burner

floral dress. love.

you know i love an art deco rug. very into the spider web on this one.

functional fragrance. it’s a thing.

"Most people felt calmer, more composed and less stressed with thirty minutes of use," - the nue co.

don carney art

burgundy and pink croc effect boots

new york

JENNY ANDREWS September 11, 2019

hello and happiest of hump days to you. i am back from nyc and boy oh boy did it live up to the hype. just not enough time to explore! is there ever enough? my initial feelings were mostly of shock and awe. but then i settled and thought only the finest thoughts. i can only imagine the inspiration that sparks living there. i would be channeling my best fashion self at all times that’s for sure. the flip of that is utter exhaustion from trying so hard. also people. gobs and gobs of people. inyourface forever and ever.

fashion week was upon me and it was glorious. i saw outfits that triggered all my senses. it was the best time to go to nyc in my opinion. i wish i could have spent a few days just walking around manhattan. as it was i met up with my buddy nancy and we had a great lunch at the smith and then walked around soho a tiny bit (bc i was exhausted and hungover) only to plop down on a stoop on prince and mercer just outside of aquazzura and people watch to our hearts content. what a time.

brooklyn is where we stayed and i loved it equally. cobble hill was my fave. but i can’t deny prospect park and park slope are goals. cobble hill is home to a store called shen and i could have spent my money and yours in there. everything from lord jones to barbara sturm to candles to microneedlers. i needed a sheet mask. there were a head spinning amount of options. i went with joanna vargas. the verdict is meh on them. i still stan hanacure as the best mask out there for an instant facelift. they didn’t sell it. and though i ordered one prior to my trip it came the day i left. :(

here are some (mostly terrible) pics of our trip. (note to self- take more pics on trips)

my face looks weird and like i have fangs maybe. the real star here is those opening ceremony platform shoes. i wore them to dinner at prune (took a lyft) and then just across the street from our hotel so walking was minimal. many compliments on them were had. jeans are madewell and jacket is last season mango.

prune was a bucket list place for me. i have gabrielle hamilton’s cookbook and it’s one of my favorites. def. a good gift for a foodie. the food was delicious. this is the dessert which is corn creme brulee (top) and ricotta ice cream on a caramel crouton (bottom). uh-ma-zing.

also! she was there! gabrielle hamilton. she came and introduced herself. she said that mike was staring so intently that she needed to see what was up. she was kind and lovely.

here i am acting caszh. there she is being cool. also someone on insta told me she is NEVER there so the odds were in our favor. praise be.

i don’t eat bagels. i ate 2 in ny.

we walked around brooklyn a lot on saturday. i wore ganni pants and was really feeling myself. mike and i ate a slice and had a beer at a place called sal’s. obv.

this place stopped me in my tracks. it was a bar called the brooklyn inn. it was closed or i would have stopped in. i peeped through the window and it was EXACTLY like you’d imagine. monumental carved wood bar, dust, locals only vibe.

i have romanticized those fire escapes my whole life. this place had perfect ivy and a perfectly placed tree.

for the wedding i went with the black rotate dress from this post. these zara shoes and some old anthro hoops.

nancy and i went to all the john derian stores (there are 3 all right next to each other).

there were many instagramable moments.

my heart was set on this strawberry platter. but my wallet was all…oooh look at these little $3 cards!

everything in that place was wanted. including an animatronic cat on a chair.

new york is pretty dope.

i’m already planning my next trip.

seent

JENNY ANDREWS September 5, 2019

from affordable to hahahaha…you MUST be joking….

you know i love a quality candle. these candles from otherland have everything going for them….packaging and (mostly) great reviews. what do tennis balls smell like anyway?

done with tie-dye you say? i never started with tie-dye. but i DO like this sweatshirt from urban outfitters.

yes it’s made of 100% polyester but when has that ever stopped me? this kimono robe comes in NINE color options and is 38 dollars. i’m down for the navy and peacock for sure.

look at this cute little lavender shelf. it comes from walmart and it comes in an array of amazing colors.

i had no idea a chloe sevigny book existed.

i love everything preen bedding. it’s not affordable but it’s amazing. i want all of it. but specifically this ruffled tartan satin and velvet number. two please. and yes, i’d throw the gucci butterfly next to it. i do spend a lot of time in my bed. shouldn’t it be snazzy af? (never going to happen)

love this alexa chung dog sweater. always attracted to brown sweaters.

jamie meares designed a whole tabletop collection and it’s great. i love these spruce and peach linen napkins. love them paired with this suzani-esque printed tablecloth and these perfect-shade-of-yellow tapers.

i want to read this book solely based on the cover. also ann patchett is no hack.

how perfect are these gucci mules? perfectly perfect.

new work

JENNY ANDREWS September 1, 2019

many many thanks to the over 200 of you who signed up for my newsletter. that was fun.

i’d like to do them once a month on the reg. and/or when a new collection comes out/something cool is happening art related.

this collection was an exploration in materials! i used wallpaper, rice paper, watercolor paper, oil paint, acrylic paint, pastels, pencils, markers….anything i could get my hands on really. i was ripping and painting left and right. i can tell you the best adhesive to use and which way certain types of paper will buckle (something i think is cool) and fray (also cool)…..

i can tell you that i LOVE texture. more than i even knew.

there’s definitely a sea/nature vibe in the collection….

many are just 9 x 12 and perfect in a simple, store-bought frame.

and some are very delicate and fragile and will live their best lives framed by a professional. they are some of my very favorites…

anyway…the whole collection is available. just scroll up to the top of this page where it says NEW COLLECTION. click it and you’re ready to shop. or you can click here too.

i hope you love it as much as i do.

xxoo

emery et cie

JENNY ANDREWS August 26, 2019

this place is positively exploding with inspiration…

i must have these tiger-esque tiles.

and these.

ok all of those too.

it’s probably a good thing i am not in a position to buy any sort of tile for any sort of project because i couldn’t choose. i look at images of beautiful tile and i get sweaty and my heart pounds. i can’t think clearly at all. i want everything. i would tile all the areas if i could. kitchen walls, floors, entry floors, entry walls, mud room. laundry room, sun room, bathrooms…all of them and floor to ceiling. my brain would explode.

start here. but also just look at everything.

also- don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter! today’s the day i send it out. in fact imma do that as soon as i’m done here. i somehow managed to create a pop up window that prompts you to sign up. hopefully that popped up for you. if not you can sign up here.

also also- don’t forget i’ve got a sale going on. everything is 20% off. use code: MAKEWAY at checkout.

it’s your last chance to own these items as i will be removing them forever to make waaay (see what i did there?) for this new collection coming sept. 1st (august 31st for newsletter subscribers!)

oh! see that tab at the top of the page that says “new collection”? click it. a password entry should pop up. does it? that’s where you newsletter subscribers are going to shop the new new. the password will be in the newsletter!

and thank you. thank you to the over 100 of you that subscribed! that’s amazing.

ok then…lookout for your newsletter!

xxxxxx

friday things

JENNY ANDREWS August 23, 2019

let me start off by saying thank you for electing to sign up for my newsletter. that’s so nice.

now let me apologize for the crude sign up form below. i am afraid i don’t have a clue how to embed code into websites. this blog and others. though i think i managed it, however i would have liked to have made a tiny url link for you rather than A GIANT FORM IN THE MIDDLE OF MY BLOG POST.

anyway….sign up below and let me know in the comments if it all went smoothly. i will be sending out the newsletter (fingers crossed it works) on monday the 26th.

the above piece is a small preview of the new collection i am releasing on the 1st! it’s quite a hefty collection (25 works) which you will be able to preview in the newsletter.

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ok then friends!

thank you so much! and have a wonderful weekend.

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