Have A Happy Thanksgiving!

I love this photo. Of course, I did not take it (I'm not the best photographer). This was done by a wonderful photographer Lindsay B. These are my twins Bridget and Teddy (a year ago) and I just love how she captured their joy. It makes me happy and thankful everytime I look at it.

Of course, I have THREE children, so not to slight Will -- the oldest at almost nine years old -- I wanted to include a photo of him too. This is the three of them at the beach in May. This will also be our Christmas card photo too, so you're getting a little sneak peek.

In honor of Thanksgiving and the start of the magical holiday season, I wanted to share what I am most thankful for -- my three wonderful kids. Happy day to you all!

Holiday Sweaters on SALE

It's Thanksgiving week -- the "unofficial" start of the holiday season. Honestly, it gets earlier and earlier every year. Pretty soon Christmas items will be displayed with back-to-school supplies.

In honor of the upcoming holidays, I have marked my holiday collection sweaters down. And when I say holiday sweaters, I don't mean the ones decorated with Santa's reindeer and elves. They are a special collection of cardigans, embellished with vintage metallic trims. Gotta add a little sparkle to your season! Plus they're really fun the rest of the year dressed down with jeans.

Browse through my Etsy shop to see if any suit your fancy. Happy Holidays!

Nice Girls Finish Third...

Sadly, this season of Project Runway has come to an end, and now I need to figure out what I'll be doing on Thursday nights. While I must say winner "Meana Irina" did have a great fashion show, I really was rooting for southern sweetheart Carol Hannah. She is a dress girl all the way and her designs are so elegant and charming -- the dress above even has pockets! I'd buy one of her designs any day.

Good news though: the next season of Project Runway starts in less than two months (January 14)! And hallelujah, they're back in NYC -- the fashion capital. No offense LA, but it just wasn't the same, even if there was a West Coast Mood.

I'm Blushing...

I "teased" in my last post that I would be part of a special giveaway at the end of the week. So here's the gist: one of my "Scarlett Aprons" is this week's prize over at Miss Mustard Seed's Weekly Giveaway.

You must check out her blog and her work. Truly amazing before and afters -- and extremely creative ideas. Plus I love anything that is "upcycled" and "recycled". I need to go thrifting with Marian -- she has a knack for finding the potential in anything and making it so.

And I must say thank you to Marian for her very generous praise of my items. So sweet and so supportive. It's hard to read nice things about yourself sometimes :) Thank you very much! Please take a look at her blog -- you will become an instant follower and be amazed at her knowledge and creativity.

http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/

The Best Part About Blogging....

I have "met" and befriended some amazing women because of blogging. I follow local blogs (my very talented friends Kara Rosenberry, and Emily from Fern and Flora), blogs from other states (Cari in California, Marian in Pennsylvania, my Aunt Rizzi in New Jersey) and other blogs from all over the world (Frederica in Italy, Kellie in Australia, Sabine in France, and the wonderful Koralee in Canada).

Koralee's Bluebird Notes blog is charming, sweet, uplifting and just the daily dose of cheer everyone needs. She is sponsoring a giveaway over at her blog, so if you haven't visited her yet, this would be a wonderful opportunity:

http://bluebirdnotes.blogspot.com/

And while you're there entering, make sure to take a peek at the interview that Little Monarch did on Koralee. It's an "intimate" look at her life in Western Canada -- and who doesn't want to get to know people better? Especially people like Koralee.

http://iamalittlemonarch.blogspot.com/2009/11/talk-to-me-tuesday-with-koralee.html

More to come on another fellow blogger later this week: Marian from Miss Mustard Seed Creations will be conducting her weekly giveaway on Thursday evening.... and I'm somehow involved in it. Stay tuned.... :)

http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/

Animal Attraction

Because it's the holidays, I decided to warm up the color palette of my aprons a bit. Who doesn't love a little leopard print? Like all my aprons, I make them from recycled sheets. A bit too feline for my taste, but someone enjoyed these in their bedroom at some point. Now ruffled and tiered, they make a sassy fashion statement in the form of a lovely hostess apron. Feeling wild?

Note to Self: More Towels Next Year

So my show over the weekend went really well. The weather was quite festive (snow!) and it really got me revved up for the holidays.

Every year my twin sis tells me: "You need to make more hand towels. They're great hostess gifts." So this year I made more -- what I thought was more than enough. In addition to the appliqued ones I featured a couple of posts ago, I also made these towels. They're recycled vintage linens and table cloths that I embellished with heat transfers.

Sure enough, sold out in about the first half hour. So this time I'm putting it in writing: more towels for 2010 Gifts for Yule show. I'll start scouting recycled linens today!