Monday, February 23, 2015

New Spring Linen Clothing & Soft Knits Are In...

If you have enjoyed wearing our tunic and legging sets you will love the spring line that is in. Soft blush pinks and greys are so pretty for early Spring. We are also mixing one of our favorite linen clothing lines that ties in great with the layered look.
All linen garments are made from 100% natural source linen fabric that has special washing process garment dyeing. This process creates a sophisticated look that is easy and comfortable to wear. The slight color variations or minor slubs (color shading) are characteristics of the fabric, giving this garment its natural beauty and comfort.
If you haven't tried on our tunic & legging sets you need to! So comfortable and just arrived in is more of their super cute sweaters, dark denim tummy tuck leggings, and other knit tops that go with the layered look. A company that is famous for their seamless basics in the softest stretchiest knits as well as their casual clothing. They actually make you look and feel skinny!

This soft aqua linen tie up skirt is 100% linen and so beautiful! 
The soft and stretchy tunic top is what is worn underneath to give a seamless smooth look and also longer length for more coverage. Looks great layered with their soft leggings which are available in a cropped soft grey.
These 100% cream linen gauze tops with large pockets are so cute with the denim leggings and soft long tunic tank underneath(shown above).
Also a great top to be worn with the dark grey leggings or soft grey cropped leggings...
Here it is again shown with soft cropped grey leggings..all legging have a high waist tummy tuck so they are always comfortable and fit well.
This two tone grey pointelle duster is so soft and pretty mixed...

These ruffled linen pants are so perfect for spring...I can see a fitted black or white tee or bright tunic tank with them. Layer as you wish!

Soft striped boatneck drop shoulder sweater...so cute with the cream tunic underneath and grey leggings.
Here is the light mesh sweater in a soft pink with the cropped grey jacquard leggings and cream tunic tank underneath...
Keep on layering and mixing....
Our linen tops come in this beautiful soft aqua that is so cute mixed with our new leggings...
This linen v-neck with rimples comes in grey and white...especially cute matched with the ruffled linen pants. These lines are some of our favorites! They are comfortable, versatile, and the price points are great! We welcome you to try them you will love mixing and matching and adding to your collection.

Friday, February 13, 2015

Happy Valentine's Day!

We hope someone wraps something up sweet for you on Valentine's Day!
"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for a smile is the beginning of love." -- Mother Theresa

Valentine's Day Party beautiful!!!

Red, white and pink can mean only one thing: Valentine's Day is here! This home is ready to celebrate the sweetest day of the year and is so beautiful to celebrate a day of love. Love the mix of red and pink tulips and the mercury red glass hearts tucked here and there it was much fun to bring it together!


Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Clementine Hunter Collection

The memories of the things Clementine Hunter loved and observed during her life on the Melrose Plantation are portrayed on this lovely collection we recently had fun displaying. Her famous paintings of cotton pickings, washdays, pecan pickings, weddings, baptisms, funerals and other scenes of life on Melrose have made her works an important part of American history. The Clementine Hunter ceramic collection is entirely made by hand and hand-painted. No two pieces are alike. Each piece has its own distinctive shape whose textured surface allows you to feel the passion in her work. Hang them on your wall, display them on your bookshelf, use them as a centerpiece for your table or make them your favorite serving pieces for any occasion.
 Shown above is "BAPTISM ON CANE RIVER" Clementine Hunter depicts the ritual of baptizing new church members in the Cane River. This was always a celebrated event in Natchitoches, Louisiana. "PICKING AND HAULING COTTON" Clementine shows picking cotton and hauling the cotton to the gin on a horse drawn cart. "COTTON WAGON" Clementine records the horse drawn wagon hauling cotton from the fields to the gin as it was done for hundreds of years prior to mechanization coming to agriculture. "PECAN PICKING" Clementine depicts the large pecan trees and the hard work of thrashing the trees and bending down to pick up the pecans.
 "ZINNIAS LOOKING AT YOU" Each summer the Zinnias were in bloom at Melrose Plantation. Zinnias were Clementine Hunter's favorite flower.
"GOOSTER HAULING FLOWERS" Clementine Hunter has a Gooster hauling a cart of Zinnias, her favorite flower.
Louisiana’s most famous artist, Clementine Hunter, was born in 1886 at Hidden Hill Plantation below Cloutierville, Louisiana. At a young age, Clementine moved to Melrose Plantation where she lived and worked until her death in 1988 at age 101. Clementine first worked in the cotton fields and pecan groves until Miss Cammie Henry, the owner of Melrose, brought her into the "Big House" to clean and cook. It was here that she came in contact with visiting writers and artists, including New Orleans artist Alberta Kinsley, whose work inspired Clementine to try painting. Without formal training, she produced colorful memory paintings that captured every day life on Melrose Plantation. Her paintings are recognized as a narrative telling the story of plantation life during the time before mechanization came to agriculture. Her pictures of cotton pickings, washdays, pecan pickings, weddings, baptisms, funerals and other scenes of life on Melrose, have made her works coveted around the world. Clementine Hunter is considered one of the most important self-taught American artists of the 20th century. Her works can be seen in the Smithsonian Institution, The American Folk Art Museum and countless other museums and private collections.
With every purchase made, a portion of the proceeds goes to the Clementine Hunter's estate to further promote Clementine Hunter. All ceramics are food, microwave and dishwasher safe.

The Secret Garden

“Is the spring coming?" he said. "What is it like?"..."It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine...”  -Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
 Love these estate stone St. Francis figures for the garden and especially love this large and wonderful European-style metal water fountain...a beautiful accent piece for that special spot on your patio.
 This sweet garden girl is wonderfully large and detailed holding a bouquet of flowers...what a wonderful gift she would make for the avid gardner. I can see her peering out from a rose garden or tucked in a bed full of herbs.
 Our love for bell jars will never end...they hold sweet bird's nest, potted violets or pansies, a stack of saucers and teacups, or maybe a collection of black and white photos...use your imagination!


Burnished Metal Pendant Lights

Inspired by retro styled Neo Industrial fixtures, our metal-shaded pendant lights are large, interesting and wonderful. With an aged and burnished finish we can see them placed over a kitchen island, in a study over a desk, or would be so neat lighting a large pantry or nook in your home...
These can easily be wired into a ceiling but also come with a plug for instant gratification...for instance you could hang one of these over a buffet and if you have a large mirror or hutch on top you could easily run the cord behind and plug it in.  Yet the cord would still be hidden..the thoughts of a woman ;-)

The Smell Of Spring

The Smell Of Spring. Infused with fragrant hyacinth and chock full of beautiful chunky botanicals and spring flowers, a beautiful ribboned bag full of springtime goodness! A longtime staple for us and wonderful scent to uplift your spirit and home...

A Flower Fiesta!

 The shop is overflowing with Spring colors....vivid purple iris, bright yellow and orange tulips, bright white and green snowballs and hydrangeas, green hops and orchids, yellow daisies, green fern and succulents... It's a flower fiesta and you are invited... we finally have them all out and it's a "pick me upper" if the winter blues have got you down.




Spring is the time of plans...

“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” -
 Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
We are busy revitalizing each room for a new season ahead who is ready for Spring? We are especially with the beautiful weather we have been enjoying so much! Our little mantle is dripping with Spring goodness!! Bright yellow and orange tulips, long branches of snowball bush twigs, green and twisting fern garlands....Some of our favorite things? These estate stone geese that look like they are from an ancient plantation garden...large and expressive they would be wonderful by a pond or tucked in your backyard.
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