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Habitually Chic Shop: Lyell

One of the best things about living in New York, is the access we have to so many talented young designers. One of my favorites is Lyell by Emma Fletcher. The clothes have a vintage feel and remind me of a little bit like Mayle. They both have cute little shops on Elizabeth Street. But unlike Mayle, which I can barely get my arm into, Lyell actually fits. The line is romantic but also modern and wearable. They are also having a sale so if there was ever a time to check them out, it's now! Oh, and I hear a line of shoes is in the works!
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The Geography of Bliss

I have a list of things I have been meaning to write about but for some reason, I feel very uninspired today. Perhaps it's because it's the most depressing time of the year. If you don't know what I'm talking about, read yesterday's post. I will admit that I am already sick of winter. Right now, I am dreaming of moving to a warmer climate because I think that sunny weather would make me happy. Well, in the new book The Geography of Bliss, author Eric Weiner, travels the world in search of the happiest place on earth.

I haven't read the book yet because if I bought it, that would be breaking one of my New Year's resolutions (you know, the one about finishing one book before I start another) so I'm curious if anyone else has read it and what they thought. It seems to be getting great reviews. I am very interested in reading more about the Danes who are the happiest due partly to their lack of materialism. Might be a book that should be required reading for all status conscious Americans. Myself included!
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Worst Day of the Year?

According to a story on MSNBC, a UK psychologist has calculated that today, January 24th, is the most depressing day of the year. Apparently, it has to do with the cold and dreary weather and holiday debt. I guess the good news is that it can only get better from here!

So, if you are in need of something to cheer you up tonight, you can always head on over to the Elliott Puckette opening at The Paul Kasmin Gallery. Her new work looks to be mostly black and white and she is also experimenting with collage. If that doesn't work, you could always book a trip to the Caribbean. If anyone has any other ideas to beat the winter blues, let me know!
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Operación : un hogar más agradable

Como otro miércoles más he ido intentando hacer mi hogar más agradable. Esta vez le tocó a un carrito verdulero de tres bandejas, de esos que son desmontables y tantas veces hemos visto o incluso tenemos.
Mi objetivo , además de recuperarlo, puesto que iba directo al contenedor , ha sido utilizarlo para tener más organizado mi material para scrap y collages. Es una ventaja que tenga ruedas y que pueda deslizarlo acá o allá según sea necesario.

Hice una base de pintura a la que apliqué otra base nacarada . Después hice algo de decoupage con trozos de diferentes papeles.





Adorné unas cuantas tarjetas con frases que fueran motivadoras y tuvieran que ver con su destino ..... y las coloqué con alguna cinta....






Así se ve desde arriba......



En uno de los laterales coloqué el bolsillo que hice a propósito. Si quieres verlo más de cerca , visita Alterado





Y así de frente ya terminado .El fondo de cada bandeja ha sido cubierto con papel de scrap de doble cara sujeto con cintas a ambos lados. La luz distorsiona un poco el color real del trabajo terminado , que se asemeja más en la foto siguiente .



No he tardado en tenerlo ya preparado para dar rienda suelta a la imaginación.



Espero haberte dado alguna idea . Ahora es tu oportunidad para hacer los cambios que más se ajusten a tus necesidades.
El próximo miércoles intentaré tener otra cosa terminada.
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The House that Perfume Built

Not only were we rewarded this month by the beautiful profile of Francois Halard's home in Vogue, but of Frederic Malle's home in Men's Vogue photographed by Francois Halard, mais bien sur! The surprising part is that the Malle family lives on the Upper East of New York and not Paris! They decided to move here in 2005 and into a 3,000 square-foot triplex. Obviously, Frederic's perfume business is doing very well!

I love the mix of bright colors on the walls that set off the fabulous art and photography collection. I also don't think most people would pair bright blue walls with a red sofa but it all works. The photograph of the woman above is by Suzanne Lafont and the hand below is by John Coplan.

I always love peeking into home owned by Europeans. It always looks as if much of their furniture may have been inherited and the objects collected over a lifetime of travels around the world yet et it is also a place where modern objects feel at home. For example, a Jeff Wall lightbox and Arne Jacobsen Egg chair share space with a Veronese painting and a honeycomb bookcase by Sean Yoo.

The bedroom below incorporates an African wool bedspread and an eighteenth-century leather chair with a fabulously worn seat and more amazing art.


I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for Frederic Malle in the neighborhood or perhaps I should keep my nose open. I can imagine that he's probably the best smelling man in New York.
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¡Llegó mi intercambio quaker !

Jeanne W. me envió esta preciosa " treat bag" en nuestro intercambio navideño . Ha sido la primera vez que ha participado en el intercambio quaker organizado en Legacy Embroiderers , que por cierto ya ha emigrado a Yuku , y se ha animado después de ver los intercambios anteriores. ¡ Está magnífica y super bien hecha !
Jeanne tuvo el detalle de bordar la felicitación navideña también en español ¡ gracias !




Esta bolsita terminada a mano tiene un pasacintas hecho en vainica que queda precioso . ¡ Está perfecto !




El interior está forrado por un fino terciopelo que es justo el color rojo que está bordado.



Thanks so much for this nice bag, Jeanne . I will put some silk skeins inside

La verdad es que todos los quakers que he recibido a lo largo de estos casi cuatro años han sido preciosos . Es una de mis colecciones más preciadas que ha sido posible gracias al trabajo de todas esas bordadoras que comparten su amor por éste estilo , además de abrir sus puertas a nuevas amistades .
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Does Robert Burke Owe Someone a Commission?

I was checking out Fashion Week Daily as I do everyday and came across the most interesting story below.

BURKE'S NEW PERCH: While juggling trips to Milan, Florence, Dubai, Qatar, South Korea, and Paris, where he is attending a few couture shows this week in between business meetings, Robert Burke managed to squeeze in selling his Murray Hill apartment. Not that it was ever on the market to begin with. "This realtor called me a few months ago saying her client saw the pictures of my apartment from Elle Décor posted on a design blog," Burke said. "She said, 'my client really, really wants to buy your apartment.'" Figuring he would never hear from her or the client again, the shrewd luxury consultant surreptitiously made an offer that was well beyond what would've been the appraised value.

Lo and behold, the realtor called back and said his client had agreed to the amount. Both parties signed the deal on Thursday. So now, upon his return from Paris, Burke, and his Steven Klein photographs, will be temporarily living out of a hotel until his new apartment--a full floor-through loft on Park Avenue South just north of Gramercy Park that's double the size of his old pad and comes with a rooftop terrace--is finished being renovated. "I'm going to have to get all new furniture now," he laughed. "This new place is more modern compared to my old place, which was classic--but not wound-up classic."

Now, I'm not exactly sure on which design blog they saw Robert Burke's apartment but I did profile it in it's entirety this past September in my post entitled Man About Town so it could have been mine. And in which case, I think I am entitled to a little commission on this deal. Don't you?! What do you say Mr. Burke? How about a little something for me?
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Perfume by Kilian

It's hard not to think someone would be successful when their family's last name makes up the H in LVMH but Kilian Hennessy has worked hard and paid his dues and now has a wonderful new fragrance collection to show for it called By Kilian. He became interested in fragrance while studying at the Sorbonne and took classes at the Cinquieme Sens, a fragrance school in Paris, and later interned at Firmenich, a fragrance house where he trained with the best noses. Later, he went on to create and market scents for major fashion houses. It was only last year that he decided he wanted to create his own scent using the highest standards of the craft and "to put perfume back on a pedestal."


His collection of six scents is darkly romantic and has been deeply influenced by his love of literature. The packaging is beautiful as well. Each bottle is nestled in it's own handsome wooden box that actually locks with a key. Of course, this is not without expense. The perfume retails for $250 but later you can just pick up a refill for $95. Bergdorf's carries the Kilian line and so of course I had to peruse the collection and they all smell heavenly. According to Hennessy, "perfume should either be a shield, to create an environment of ease, or else a weapon of seduction." Sounds like my favorite, Liaisons Dangereuses might be of the latter persuasion. Check them out for yourself at Bergdorf Goodman or Aedes de Venustas.

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Little House Sampler

Terminé de hacer el montaje del bordado que empecé el Dia de Año Nuevo.
Finalmente me decanté por un diseño pequeño que pudiera terminar en los días festivos. Es un modelo bordado en DMC sobre un lino Antique Ivory de 32 ct. diseñado por Ewe&Eye &Friends.
Tiene varios puntos especiales, entre ellos el satin stitch que se repite con frecuencia.







En el lateral coloqué una cinta picunela de doble cara y que venía genial con los tonos bordados. Lástima que no se pueda conseguir aquí porque tendría metros y metros de ésta en concreto.

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