My Creative Blog [07/08/16

  • First female aviatrix

    Blanche Scott was the first American, female aviator. She was born in 1885 in Rochester, New York and early became an enthusiast of the automobile. In 1910, she became the second woman, after Alice Huyler Ramsey , to drive an automobile across the United States and the first driving westwards from New York City to San Francisco.Th…

  • I'm cheating on Design Star...

    ....with Bravo's Work of Art. Meet my new boyfriend. Miles. Love his art pieces, his sleepy eyes, and his quiet, off-centered-ness. He's cute, no? Have you been watching....? …

  • I Was Once Broken... Jewelry Made From Broken Calendar Plates

    Jewelry made from antique broken calendar plates...Antique calendar plate from 1909 with lots of damageI have a great love for these old advertising calendar plates....they seem to be one of those things that combine everything that I love in one package: it's a plate, it's old, it's got a beautiful floral transferware design on i…

  • this gets me excited....!

    absolutely beautiful thingsI love Anna Spiro's style — white interior walls and white upholstery. I have especially admired how she introduces color; her mix of pillows adds just the right amount of color. But I have had a terribletime at trying to do the same thing. My living room upholstery is also white canvas and I would love …

  • Fab Find Friday

    Well, here I was thinking that I was so ahead of the trend when I found Serena & Lily, but then the blog celebrity Nester posted this about them yesterday. It turns out I'm not the only one who knows about their fabulousness, but I still had to share my favorite items from this home decor/furniture store. My mom received their cat…

  1. Alec Lawless [The Victorian Pharmacy]
  2. Miller Harris Article from Yesterday's Evening Standard
  3. British Vogue September Scents of Time
  4. Perfume and Fragrance in Literature
  5. Reglisse Noire by 1000Flowers
  6. Preciousness
  7. Baby Shower Day!
  8. Somerset Life
  9. Vintage Lace Cuffs & Tattered Roses
  10. Vintage Lace Flea Market Totes