Designer Devon Baer

I fell in love with the Manhattan based Designer Devon Baer when I saw her jewelery featured on Plush Palette.  Her style is fresh and preppy.  She finds inspiration in antiques and all things beautiful in interiors.  These bold statement pieces are a great way to update your outfit. 

The tangerine and pink flowers in the necklace are perfect for spring/summer and the bigger the better.

Cute accent belt!  It reminds of a chinoiserie table lamp.  Shop her Etsy store.

Happy Friday

 

I hope your Friday is as bright and sunny as mine.  Have a great weekend!  

xoxo, Sarah

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Kid's Consignment

In the heart of the Design District, Romper Runway is hosting it's Spring/Summer sale at118 Parkhouse St. February 26-27.  There is a pre-sale Feb.25 for new moms, expectant moms and volunteers, but you must register first by emailing details@romperrunway.com.  Shop the half-price sale Feb.27th.  If you are interested in consigning your child's items they will pick up them up (for $5) within the I-635 loop.  Check out the article in the Dallas Morning News.

Lovin' Silhouttes

Create your own silhoutte box like these from Ballard Designs.  Pick up your supplies from the Dollar Store or look around your house for empty shoe boxes or papier-mache boxes.  Cover them with scraps of wallpaper, scrapbook paper or even wrapping paper.

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Check out Nikki's DIY tutorial on her blog Nikki's Nifty Knacks.  She did a great job!  

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Here is another great way to display a silhoutte made by Krista at Cheapie Cheapie.  This would be a good gift for Mother's Day or a birthday. 

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Purchase your supplies at the Dollar Store.  Click here for the project estimate.

Valentine's Weekend

This weekend treat yourself to a little gift to celebrate Valentine's Day .  Happy Friday!

xoxo,

Sarah

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Color: 2010

Happy New Year to all.  I have been super busy during this holiday season with family and friends.  I want to apologize for my absence.  I am looking forward to 2010 and to get the year started off right lets talk about color.  Pantone just announced the color for 2010 is Turquoise 15-5519.  Pantone is the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industry. 

Images from House of Turquoise

Erin from House of Turquoise has a wonderful collection of inspirational photos featuring variations of turquoise.

 Fashion Home - Splashes of sunshine for spring 2010

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Rue La La Thanksgiving Sale

Thanksgiving is almost here so let the sales begin. Rue La La has a great selection of designer labels discounted up to 80% off starting this week. Start shopping for all your loved ones now.

Here is an invite to Shop Rue La La. Just click here, become a member(it's free) and start shopping.

(Rue La La is... an exclusive, invitation-only online destination where Members discover premier-brand, private sale Boutiques, each open for just a brief window of time. Our focus is a well-edited collection of sought-after offerings from the best brand names in the world - combined with helpful service. Membership is free. It's also invitation-only. Members shape the community by inviting new Members - and getting a $10 Rue La La Credit when each new friend places their first order.)

Happy Thanksgiving

Smitten Sticks

Don't you just love this idea?  These Smitten Sticks are perfect for a photo booth, wedding photo prop or any celebration. 

 

(Excerpt take from Smittensticks) 

 We're suckers for a great love story, aren't you? 

 (You know the familiar premise: two souls, out there in the world, slowly winding their way toward each other, waiting for that moment when they meet and realize that they were meant to be together all along. And then of course, the best part: they then proceed to live happily ever after.

Now, this particular love story is indeed about soul mates, albeit not in the traditional sense. In this case instead of lovers we have two very unique and talented women, Edyta Szyszlo and Vana Chupp, with a shared love of all things craft, paper, and design. And untraditional is what they do best!

While fate was biding it’s time, waiting for the perfect moment to introduce our two heroines, Edyta & Vana were keeping quite busy, honing their respective talents: Edyta as a highly sought after wedding and product photographer, Vana as a design expert of all things paper. They’d spent their young careers perfecting very unique skills, and generally dazzling everyone they met with their undeniable style and charm. And then one day, the stars aligned, and they met.

It wasn’t long before inspiration struck, and their love-child, Smitten Sticks, was born. Edyta, forever on the hunt for creative, quirky, and clever props for her brides & grooms to incorporate into their wedding photos, had become frustrated by the lack of polished while still charming options available. It dawned on her that in order to get the quality and aesthetic that she and her clients demand, she’d just have to make them herself! She had the inspiration, and Vana was the perfect partner to make her vision come to life.

Together they created Smitten Sticks: handmade paper expressions, mustaches and the like, mounted on a stick for easy hand-holding. They're simple, playful, and perfect for creating fun moments begging to be captured during a wedding, birthday party, or any other celebration rife with photo ops. Luckily for all those indie brides & creative party planners out there, Edyta & Vana are sharing their baby with the world! Available on Etsy, Smitten Sticks are sold in kits and easily assembled. Perfect for wedding photobooths, favors, or polaroids for the couple who are planning a unique, imaginative, and most importantly, fun filled celebration. After all, who knows happily ever after better than these ladies?)

Chanel launches Jade Nail Polish

Chanel Jade Green Nail Polish debuted on the Fall 2009 Runway and will be available as a limited edition this month. I would love to have a bottle. Of course if you can't get your hands on one try this DIY idea. Just mix one-sixth of OPI Green-wich Village into the bottle of Essie Baby Breath.

Another fun color. It will be available November 2009

Another fun color from Essie. Available November 2009

Yea...LONNY is Finally Here!

Lonny, the online decor magazine has finally launched. I am so excited!!!! Congrats to founders Michelle Adams, former Domino staffer, designer and fabric designer for Rubie Green and Patrick Cline, photographer. They did a brilliant job creating a place to find great decorating ideas.

(Excerpt take from M.A.Belle) In a time when shelter publications are turning their last pages... OUR MISSION is to reopen the doors of accessible design. By embracing an oniline platform we provide inspiration at the click of a finger, directly connecting our readers to their favorite products and resources. Our freedom from pages limits means that we can share more content in each issue, delivering an intimate look into the way people really live. At Lonny, we value independent thinking and believe not in following trends, but rather in making choices that lead to happiness. We believe that good design and affordable design can coexist and that true inspiration can be found in the teeniest of homes or in the grandest of spaces.

Here is a peek inside Michelle Adams's East Harlem apartment brought to you by Real Living. She created her home on a low budget makeover featuring eco-friendly paints, vintage finds and sustainable materials. She truly is a brilliant designer.

(Photos by Patrick Cline)