Lela Rose Fall 2014
Yesterday morning was the happiest of mornings. I woke up still reeling from a magical Saturday night with friends and family celebrating our engagement and somehow got my swollen feet back into my...
View Articlefamily portrait for paperista
A sketch for my friend Antoinette, the lovely owner of fabulous Minneapolis based paper shop, Paperista. She was one of my first buyers at the National Stationery Show a few years back and I admire her...
View Articlewedding shoes
introducing the SS 2014 Inslee 85mm collection. sold exclusively NO. WHERE. I am at my wits end. If you were to track my browser history over the last month it would be a constant shifting cycle...
View ArticleIt’s March, time to head to the patisserie
Ok, I’ll admit it, I am biased. I think March is the best month. I was born in March. Girl Scout cookies come out in March. The depths of winter are behind us in March and all that is glorious …...
View ArticleHappy Spring
First day of spring has arrived! Time to go buy flowers and Instagram them!
View ArticleEscapist Sketching
Hello. According to iPhone weather, there is a 50% chance that it will be snowing by the time I leave the studio this evening. And there is a 100% chance that I’ll be angry about it. I think it is …...
View ArticleEscaping part 2
Goodmorning! So, on Tuesday I posted about escaping to an imagined town on the Riviera in the hopes of escaping the cold and willing spring to come faster and guess what… the forecasted snow that we...
View ArticlePuppies and flowers and scallops, oh my! It must be April!
Happy April! Time to tend to spring flowers and run through spring showers and shop shop shop for spring clothes galore!
View ArticleUpdate from the front lines of wedding shoe shopping
I come to you with a report from the front lines of the war against 5 inch heeled wedding shoes. I stand before you victorious. I know you all have been on pins and needles, waiting for this report....
View ArticleCity Child
How cute is this little munchkin wearing Oscar de la Renta? So… with my wedding mere weeks away I keep getting asked “are you going to stay in NYC after you’re married?” and “are you going to have...
View ArticleIt’s May, it’s May! It’s time to get married!
The wedding month has arrived! I know you all have been counting down the days along with me, right? This is an illustration of me, (after my shin-elongation surgery and skin grafting to become...
View ArticleMeet June
Hello! Meet June, she’s going to make a mango and avocado salad with a lime vinaigrette later today and her entire wardrobe is comprised of white and varying shades of nautical blues. And yes – I am...
View ArticleSave The Date for George & Kate
As I officially pass the Bridal Baton on to every other girl who has yet to walk down the aisle, I’d like to turn your attention to one of my recent Save-The-Date commissions and remind you all that I...
View ArticleAn Impossible Story
Why is this man sleeping partially on a chair, partially on a Threshold for Target tufted bench?… You know those people? The ones you see once a year or once every six months, by chance, passing on the...
View ArticleAn Impossible Story, Chapter 1
Are you ready for chapter 1? remember as you read the coming posts, i warned you, this story is shocking at times, you may be tempted to think “this can’t be real” but my friend, it is very very real…...
View ArticleAn Impossible Story, Chapter 2
hell hath no fury like a woman with bedbugs… When my fiancé returned that evening, the scene he entered into was one of sheer annihilation. I was the focal point of this scene. He had just...
View ArticleAn Impossible Story, Chapter 3
I realize I owe you a story about my mother. But first, it is important that I introduce another character in this impossible story. The PackTite Unit… Morning came, and with it an exterminator named...
View ArticleAn Impossible Story, Chapter 4
Chapter 4 is brought to you by the month of July. Don’t forget there’s still time to get the 2014 calendar and enjoy it for half the year at half the price! As you will recall, from Chapter 3, The …...
View ArticleAn Impossible Story, Chapter 5
Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home… as long as home happens to be in Nolita. So. When I left you, things were looking up. We were walking on the sunny side of the street. The bedbugs …...
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