December 04, 2017
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We have just received some new goodies that make wonderful gifts.
1. Olive trees- we love to give something living, as the gift only grows with time. These olive trees are wrapped with a lovely burlap and twine. Also shown in this picture is part of the incredible assortment of platters we have received from Astier de Villatte. They are truly special pieces.
2. Paperwhites! We have planted our paperwhites and they should start to show their little green tips in the next day or so. These make wonderful hostess gifts or a gift for yourself to make your table pretty!
3. Olive wood honey dippers, citrus juicers and mortar and pestle. There's nothing like beautifully made useful objects and tools.
4. Olive oils with herbs and spices from Italy. There are three types- bruschetta, pesto and caprese. We've tasted all of them and they are delicious!!
5. Herbs de Provence- a classic! Wonderful to have in the kitchen... and we love the little pots these come in!
December 04, 2017
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We had a wonderful weekend seeing and hearing from everyone! Thank you to all who came to our holiday party! We <3 you!
December 01, 2017
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We hope to see you tonight for our annual holiday party! The shop is full of treasures and gift ideas (plus more boxes to unpack today!!) ... the wine is mulling, and we are about to pick up all the beautiful cakes. We can't wait top see you!
November 30, 2017
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Cutest cuties <3 <3 <3
November 28, 2017
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Astier de Villatte makes the most beautiful ceramics- every piece feels special. Each piece begins with black earthenware that is then formed by hand (no rollers, etc.) ... and then covered in porcelain. In the past, we have shared a video a friend of ours made on Ivan Pericoli and Benoit Astier de Villatte- the two founders. What we love about these two is their sense of inventiveness- they are always adding in something unexpected (like Marie Antoinette's head on a dish as an incense holder... or a series of Snoopy objects and dishes)... which makes their whole selection of ceramics so interesting and desirable. We just received a large (very large) shipment from them- just in time for the holidays. These pieces make such great gifts- a piece is wonderful on its own... and it's also fun to add to a loved one's collection with a piece that feels special to you. We received a large amount of beautiful platters, bowls, mugs, pedestal dishes (including a two tier and three tier- not shown here), little dishes, platters with feet, tiny dishes with John Derian roses printed on them- to use as spoon rests, jewelry trays, coasters, you name it... also pendant light fixtures... and a large range of new incense. How incredible is the long fish platter in the picture above with the little staffordshire-like statue on it!? There is also on slightly bigger- a shark platter! We are blown away in awe every time! <3
