a book for giving,
giving to anyone you love.
family or the found kind.
beautifully written & beautifully lived.
Just Kids.
& photographs from Mapplethorpe's Pistils.
Just Kids.
& photographs from Mapplethorpe's Pistils.
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Showing posts with label Christmas Gift Ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Gift Ideas. Show all posts
Ellen Claus & GO TO Gifts
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I wanted to get some of the best of the best of Last Minute Gifts from a last minute Shopper (her own description)- so I asked Ellen Toler of The Urban Electric Co. to help me out. Ellen is the Director of Client Development & travels around the country meeting with the top designers and architects in the industry.
Before we get started with Ellen's GO TO Gifts- I asked her to tell me what she's been doing this year-
The headquarters of The Urban Electric Co. is in Charleston- by the way-
It's hard to keep up with Ellen- and I can tell from her Gift Picks- I need to get out more-or have a direct link to Her and all her "gets" of the moment.
NEST FRAGRANCES, created by Laura Slatkin, offers an exquisite collection of twelve scented candles as well as an unsurpassed holiday edition that will fill your home with the essence of luxury, sophistication, and comfort. Ellen loves ORANGE BLOSSOM The Orange Blossom is my favorite scent and It gets compliments from both men and women. I also bought a wonderful Blue Garden Autism candle and 100% of the net proceeds go towards Autism Speaks-Go here to find them. 
( get a couple of pairs of these)
It’s a must have if you don’t already own one. Get & Give an iPad! It’s the ultimate “go to” for sourcing anything under the rainbow and fits right in your handbag. It’s the perfect gift to bring your parents out of the stone age!
Timeless Architecture and Interiors yearbook 2011-from Beta-Plus Publishing here. They publish the most beautiful books and just came out with five new titles
A cookbook is always a great gift for most friends. Personally I’m dying for is one-Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table A wonderful collection of contemporary recipes from home cooks in Paris Read more about this winner here
What about a subscription for two great shelter publications? Two of my favorites are Connecticut Homes & Gardens & Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. I gave these magazines to my mother this year.
For the coconut cake lover on your list, nothing is better than a Peninsula Grill Coconut Cake-Charleston, S.C. It’s truly the most decadent coconut cake that you will ever put between your lips and worth every penny! It’s based on the chef, Bob Carter’s grandmother’s recipe and it freezes beautifully.
Deliciousness here & they ship nationwide.
(reader- I checked this out & it comes to you next day- ordering online here )
ready
set
shop.
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Paulette Goddard (as Ellen) wrapping Christmas up
I wanted to get some of the best of the best of Last Minute Gifts from a last minute Shopper (her own description)- so I asked Ellen Toler of The Urban Electric Co. to help me out. Ellen is the Director of Client Development & travels around the country meeting with the top designers and architects in the industry.
Before we get started with Ellen's GO TO Gifts- I asked her to tell me what she's been doing this year-
images from the UE blog
(Ellen center picture-at left )
ET: In January 2010, we opened an Atlanta showroom & sales office located in the White Provision development in West Midtown. This was a great test market for us to make our product more accessible to our regional client base and to expand our reach to clients traveling through Atlanta. It’s a 900 square foot showroom with a well-edited collection of our lights to showcase designs as well as the multitudes of finish and glass options available to help optimize the client’s selection process when ordering.
the Atlanta Showroom of Urban Electric
The headquarters of The Urban Electric Co. is in Charleston- by the way-
Ellen continues saying "Starting January 15th, I will be based in New York for three months in an effort to increase our presence with existing and new clients. The NY Metro area is currently our largest market and we feel there are many untapped opportunities for our incredible lighting. I'm excited to be more accessible to clients for an extended period of time as well as expose the company to those who may not know of us yet.
It's hard to keep up with Ellen- and I can tell from her Gift Picks- I need to get out more-or have a direct link to Her and all her "gets" of the moment.
one, two & three
PAMPER
Every girl needs a cashmere robe! The cashmere robe to get this season is from Restoration Hardware for only $239 and you can choose from an assortment of colors. here
Women’s faux-fur lined knit slippers in marshmallow white or gray for under $10- here. I buy a pair of these every year from Old Navy and they keep your feet toasty during the cold months. The Gap has some adorable pom pom slippers that I have added to my list. They are on sale for $19.99 but hurry since they are selling out quickly online-here.
( get a couple of pairs of these)
four & five
ORGANIZE
Ling Chang is a talented watercolor artist that produces the most wonderful calendar of floral watercolors. My mother and I have been giving this calendar to each other for Christmas over the past 15 years and I also get one for my desk each year. Ling also has a wonderful selection of cards. Her site is here
It’s a must have if you don’t already own one. Get & Give an iPad! It’s the ultimate “go to” for sourcing anything under the rainbow and fits right in your handbag. It’s the perfect gift to bring your parents out of the stone age!
six , seven & eight
PLAY
Timeless Architecture and Interiors yearbook 2011-from Beta-Plus Publishing here. They publish the most beautiful books and just came out with five new titles
A cookbook is always a great gift for most friends. Personally I’m dying for is one-Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table A wonderful collection of contemporary recipes from home cooks in Paris Read more about this winner here
What about a subscription for two great shelter publications? Two of my favorites are Connecticut Homes & Gardens & Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. I gave these magazines to my mother this year.
nine & ten
EAT
Deliciousness here & they ship nationwide.
(reader- I checked this out & it comes to you next day- ordering online here )
the New York Times calls it "a little slice of heaven"
( I love that this cake has its own FACT SHEET)
& for the pièce de résistance:
a jar of salted peanuts -or multiples-(you can order them by the case) prepared by the men of Englewood United Methodist Church . I can now officially boast that we have the best roasted peanuts that come from my hometown of Rocky Mount, N.C. Not only have they been written up by the NY Times and NY Magazine, when the Urban Electric gang attended the San Francisco Designer showhouse this fall, a trip to the wine country with a pit stop at the Dry Creek General Store proved Englewood Peanut Fame had spread cross country. The Dry Creek General Store stocks the mouth watering nuggets! Urban Electric owner and our CFO declared them “the best holy nuts” they had ever tasted.
(by the case for $33 and they ship nationwide. Call 252-443-2926-( sorry no 800 number)
The New York Times Blog wrote “ Rocky Mount Methodist Church peanuts...from Rocky Mount, N.C. (by way of Marlow and Daughters in Brooklyn). Prepared there by the men of the Englewood United Methodist Church, the peanuts are water-blanched then roasted, salted and packed into jars. They’ve got a peanut-buttery aroma, and the salt, though it laces the sides of the jar like a dusting of newly fallen snow, is just right: not too much, not too little, just enough to make it easy to forget how many handfuls you’ve had. Two friends — including Andrew Knowlton, the restaurant editor at Bon Appetit, who’s a native of the peanut-mad state of Georgia — said that these Methodist peanuts are the best roasted snacking peanuts they’d ever had.”
You have a week, what are you waiting for?
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thank you Ellen for the great list-You have a week, what are you waiting for?
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ready
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Charlotte Moss Shares
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Charlotte Moss has lots going on-in the Fall of this year the Royal Oak Foundation presented her with the Timeless Design Award, in recognition of her work in design, historical preservation and philanthropy. Well deserved- and that single accolade tells the tale. It means seven books to her credit, with her eight in the upcoming year, a fabric collection launching in 2011 through Fabricut, as well as designing china, carpet, decorative accessories and home fragrances. Her board work is extensive- The Thomas Jefferson Foundation- Monticello, the Bone Marrow Foundation, as well as serving as co-chair for the UNICEF Snowflake Gala for the past five years, helping to raise millions for the worlds’ neediest children. She adds publishing a blog- Tete-A-Tete, to her stack of activities- and is a contributing editor to the Wall Street Journal magazine...
& She is here to share some of her thoughts about the fast approaching holidays.
What is on your Christmas List this year?
in the spirit of giving Charlotte's blog takes time out to remind her readers:
Charlotte, What gifts will you be giving friends this year?
No divulging the book's subject-
but what glorious photographs Charlotte has shared on her blog this year-
with all the things Charlotte is designing- there are some things from her collections for my Wish List. Her most recent collection for Halcyon Days is called Wanderlust. I love these bracelets along with all the other small treasures found in her Halcyon Days collections.
I asked Charlotte to tell me about her inspiration for Wanderlust:
& just to hold you over when you can't wait a moment longer for her new book Charlotte Moss Decorates ( below at l.) or you've plumbed the archives of her blog, caught up on her WSJ contributions-
get my favorite of all Charlotte's books- Winter House, It is a perfect companion for the colder months and in the spring her Decorates book will be waiting.
thanks so much Charlotte for taking time to help celebrate the holidays at Little Augury.
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wrapping up the holidays at Tete A Tete
Charlotte's blog
Charlotte Moss has lots going on-in the Fall of this year the Royal Oak Foundation presented her with the Timeless Design Award, in recognition of her work in design, historical preservation and philanthropy. Well deserved- and that single accolade tells the tale. It means seven books to her credit, with her eight in the upcoming year, a fabric collection launching in 2011 through Fabricut, as well as designing china, carpet, decorative accessories and home fragrances. Her board work is extensive- The Thomas Jefferson Foundation- Monticello, the Bone Marrow Foundation, as well as serving as co-chair for the UNICEF Snowflake Gala for the past five years, helping to raise millions for the worlds’ neediest children. She adds publishing a blog- Tete-A-Tete, to her stack of activities- and is a contributing editor to the Wall Street Journal magazine...
Charlotte Moss photographed at the UNICEF Snowflake Gala, 2007
& She is here to share some of her thoughts about the fast approaching holidays.
What is on your Christmas List this year?
CM: AS for Christmas.....one could sit and list wants all day long.....I do not
need a thing. If I had to list anything it would be experiences, travel and
TIME:
Putting together a Great trip with a group of girlfriends to tour houses and gardens....
Putting together a Great trip with a group of girlfriends to tour houses and gardens....
Going to work with children through UNICEF, OPERATION SMILE, .....learning,
contributing AND. Learning from that.
contributing AND. Learning from that.
in the spirit of giving Charlotte's blog takes time out to remind her readers:
read more about giving back here
Charlotte, What gifts will you be giving friends this year?
CM: For Christmas this year I have made a book for friends.....all summer long I took photographs. They are now in a book we did with BLURB.com.....love their software! I used some photographs to make postcards as gifts-boxed in Italian paper boxes.
No divulging the book's subject-
but what glorious photographs Charlotte has shared on her blog this year-
all photographs courtesy of Charlotte Moss
CM: Along with the books, I am always collecting antique linens and every once in awhile I find someone's monogram on them! Other times, I have them monogrammed- hand towels, sets of napkins, a teacloth napkins.
photograph courtesy of Charlotte Moss
with all the things Charlotte is designing- there are some things from her collections for my Wish List. Her most recent collection for Halcyon Days is called Wanderlust. I love these bracelets along with all the other small treasures found in her Halcyon Days collections.
I asked Charlotte to tell me about her inspiration for Wanderlust:
CM: We create things that either move us or are stirring within...Whether it is a day trip to see something new, or a trip long long in the planning stage, the thought of travel always brings a level of excitement, and expectation. I have charm bracelets with charms from cities around the world...among other things. These enamel pieces from the Wanderlust Collection were a modern, colorful and more graphic attempt at interpreting a 'note' from these cities.
I would be thrilled to open any one of the pieces from the Wanderlust Collection or her Muse Collection. Here are some of my own picks from the collections.
from Wanderlust- these bracelets are so pretty. I would wear these two together. The first is her ANKARA bangle and is 3/4" wide, while the second one is called Istanbul & is 1 1/2" wide.
& added to the Muse Collection are these bedside clocks- they are just under 2 inches.
& just to hold you over when you can't wait a moment longer for her new book Charlotte Moss Decorates ( below at l.) or you've plumbed the archives of her blog, caught up on her WSJ contributions-
get my favorite of all Charlotte's books- Winter House, It is a perfect companion for the colder months and in the spring her Decorates book will be waiting.
thanks so much Charlotte for taking time to help celebrate the holidays at Little Augury.
see more Charlotte on her website here
& see more of the Halcyon Muse Collection here.
Madeline Weinrib's Holiday
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In 2003, Joan Hornig developed a way to combine her passion for jewelry, education and philanthropy through the creation of the Joan B. Hornig Foundation. The foundation's mission is to provide support for registered charitable organizations throughout the world.Those choosing to purchase Joan Hornig designs are meant to derive pleasure not only from the jewelry, but also from the meaning of giving back. All profits from each item are donated to charity. Purchasers are able to direct the donation to a charity of their choice, in their honor, by following the steps outlined on this site.( from the Joan Hornig site here)
Madeline's choice from Joan Hornig is a beautiful jade bracelet, called "Nuts & Bolts of Giving" & the proceeds from it will go to Madeline's favorite charity Project Mala.
Madeline loves this special edition book by Federico De Vera
Objects features de Vera’s stores and living spaces, with essays by Ronald S. Lauder, Diane Dorrans Saeks & Michael Maharam. de Vera-composed still lifes, with essays by Paul Smith, Bruce Weber and Lori Goldstein- make up the Jewelry book.
other exquisite pieces from the Gem Palace are available at Capitol in Charlotte North Carolina here, and the Gem Palace in Jaipur, along with other locations in India.
A new limited edition lithograph from Rene Ricard makes Madeline's list. The lithograph is available at the Larry Gagosian Gallery in New York, with a fantastic online shop here and at 988 Madison Avenue.
Candles make beautiful gifts for the holiday season-any time really. This one- a wax bust of Marie Antoinette, bust de cire, from Cire Trudon, with shops in New York and France
Just in case your lean to edible gift giving- Madeline has you covered. Three of her favorites are:
Every year the interior designer Timothy Whealon sends chocolates to Madeline. "Not only is he amazingly talented but so thoughtful to send these. We all look forward to them every year." They are called Hughes Home Maid Chocolates and they in Oshkosh, WI, since 1940. (yes, it is Home Maid, not Home Made)
I love this pick from Madeline. A subscription to HANDEYE -a magazine that she reads.
& lastly Madeline loves to send abundant bouquets from Magnolia Flowers & Events in New York -like this one of glorious paper whites.
Little Augury graciously thanks Madeline Weinrib for this truly heavenly host of gift suggestions for readers.
come and follow Madeline Weinrib as she shops this year-
Madeline on an elephant from her recent trip to India - "An elephant ride with Dera Amer would be a fun present if you knew someone who was taking a trip to Jaipur, India over the holiday season.”
It looks as if they can arrange anything your heart desires.
It looks as if they can arrange anything your heart desires.
Here are two gifts from the Neue Galerie. Both are quite glamorous. Madeline has added to the Neue Galerie artisti collection with a rug and cushion design of her own too.
Kurland Ice Cooler
Designed ca. 1790
Produced by Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
White Berlin porcelain
$1,295 here
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the decadently divine Red Berlin lipstick
inspired by Otto Dix portrait of Anita Berber, 1925
In 2003, Joan Hornig developed a way to combine her passion for jewelry, education and philanthropy through the creation of the Joan B. Hornig Foundation. The foundation's mission is to provide support for registered charitable organizations throughout the world.Those choosing to purchase Joan Hornig designs are meant to derive pleasure not only from the jewelry, but also from the meaning of giving back. All profits from each item are donated to charity. Purchasers are able to direct the donation to a charity of their choice, in their honor, by following the steps outlined on this site.( from the Joan Hornig site here)
Madeline's choice from Joan Hornig is a beautiful jade bracelet, called "Nuts & Bolts of Giving" & the proceeds from it will go to Madeline's favorite charity Project Mala.
Madeline loves this special edition book by Federico De Vera
Objects features de Vera’s stores and living spaces, with essays by Ronald S. Lauder, Diane Dorrans Saeks & Michael Maharam. de Vera-composed still lifes, with essays by Paul Smith, Bruce Weber and Lori Goldstein- make up the Jewelry book.
shop here for the Deluxe 2 volume set with slipcase, organic cotton book bag and original artwork by Federico de Vera Signed and numbered limited edition of 500.
Madeline loves this pair of carved amethyst chandelier earrings with diamonds, set in white gold designed by Munnu of the Gem Palace Jewelers in New York.
Madeline loves this pair of carved amethyst chandelier earrings with diamonds, set in white gold designed by Munnu of the Gem Palace Jewelers in New York.
other exquisite pieces from the Gem Palace are available at Capitol in Charlotte North Carolina here, and the Gem Palace in Jaipur, along with other locations in India.
A new limited edition lithograph from Rene Ricard makes Madeline's list. The lithograph is available at the Larry Gagosian Gallery in New York, with a fantastic online shop here and at 988 Madison Avenue.
Candles make beautiful gifts for the holiday season-any time really. This one- a wax bust of Marie Antoinette, bust de cire, from Cire Trudon, with shops in New York and France
Just in case your lean to edible gift giving- Madeline has you covered. Three of her favorites are:
Lady M Confections their signature cake Mille Crepes has no less than 20 thin,
hand-made crepes layered with an ethereally light and creamy custard.
Read more & shop here
MarieBelle’s signature hot chocolate in their gorgeous tins
shop here
Every year the interior designer Timothy Whealon sends chocolates to Madeline. "Not only is he amazingly talented but so thoughtful to send these. We all look forward to them every year." They are called Hughes Home Maid Chocolates and they in Oshkosh, WI, since 1940. (yes, it is Home Maid, not Home Made)
shop here
I love this pick from Madeline. A subscription to HANDEYE -a magazine that she reads.
subscription information here
& lastly Madeline loves to send abundant bouquets from Magnolia Flowers & Events in New York -like this one of glorious paper whites.
shop here
Little Augury graciously thanks Madeline Weinrib for this truly heavenly host of gift suggestions for readers.
be sure to read more Madeline selections from her own Atelier here
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