Dear Santa . . .

~ image via etsy ~

Santa, I've been so good this year!

Finding this little guy in my stocking would NOT upset me!

Here Comes The Season !

My girl, Alanna Cavanagh, has 

a new Holiday Tea Towel available online

exclusively for The Bay!

Walter's donning mistletoe and 

ringing in the season!

Message In A Bottle . . .

What a sweet gift idea!

Bottle & Branch in Chicago

One of my girlfriends is an award winning miniature gardener.

These little gardens from Bottle & Branch remind me to 

get pics this summer to share. She always brings

one of her table-top gardens with her and I 

always forget to take pictures!

She's one of my New England gals, 

but her son is going to Clemson next year!

Maybe I can get her to come do a workshop for us at 

RooneyRobisonAntiques! Would you sign up?! 

Bring your Garden Club? 

A Closer Look . . .

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{Coral & Tusk}

are they cute or what?!!

"Designer and founder Stephanie Housley is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. She has been living and working in New York as a textile designer, specializing in woven fabrics. Stephanie spends several months out of the year in India, designing textile collections. Her experiences with textiles and crafts in her travels have inspired her unique and sensitive handling of color and surfaces. Stephanie started Coral & Tusk in 2007 with her husband Chris Lacinak." ~ from their website ~

{images from Coral & Tusk by Kate Lacey}

Look closely...

they're all hand-stitched on linen!

Closer... see the whale in the pocket... the little crab!

SO wonderful!

These amazing pocket pillows are by Coral & Tusk and 

I discovered them in Selvedge Dry Goods.

When I saw this feather one...yep,

 the to-do list just took a hit!

I'm smitten with the feathers on Selvedge,

but when I hit Google and landed on Coral & Tusk's website, 

there was so much more to love!

THE OYSTER PILLOW! NEED!

The Pirate Patch kills me!!! LOVE! 

Every little boy needs a Pirate's Patch!

From the Lucky White Elephant handtowel to the sparklers, 

I am totally smitten!

Click over to their website and make a wish list!

I don't think we can have his sweatshirt,

but this hedgehog scarf might make it into my cart!

(Guilty as charged... just checked out and sitting by my mailbox!)

I think I should have ordered a pirate patch too, oh no!

I borrowed all of the images for my collages from their website.

If you borrow them, please link to Coral & Tusk as well.

Note to people: My scarf arrived and I'm thinkin' I'm pretty cute! I mean the scarf is...you know. FYI, it's a little darker color than it appears online. Kind of a dark khaki/tanish color. I will sport this year-round like a necklace! Love my hedgehog!

Feeling A Little Lost ?

{Miami Photographer: Craig Denis via Houzz}

Well, my search is over.

I still haven't found the source for my wallpaper in the upstairs hallway, but I now know what I want over the fireplace in the family room or in the two empty spaces on the wall over the painted HandyHusband bookcase. We got in a few maps in our last shipment from England @ Rooney Robison Antiques, but they went flying out the front door with designers about two seconds after we got them tagged and on the floor, but it sent me hunting.

I've found a fabulous source!

~ Majesty Maps & Prints ~

Go poke around on their site. They have tons of inspiration!

{interior design: Katie Ridder}

{Interior Design: Timothy Whealon Interiors via Veranda}

I love the really big ones in tiny moldings.

Majesty Maps & Prints has a wonderful ~ inspiration vault ~

Image found Little Augury via Katie Did

I LOVE the paneled screen with the maps!

I've got a simple antique screen that has never been utilized other

than to hide junk in my junk room studio. We found it in New England

and I removed the yucky old fabric covered panels and always intended to

paint the wood I replaced them with, but I love the map idea better!

I also LOVE how they've framed these old pages and hung

them with no space between.

...It's beautiful here too...

{Bronxville Townhouse: Cheryl Tague}

I followed all the links and emailed for 

the maps I'd be over the moon for if they had them for me.

So whether they had small or large, I've got plenty of ideas now.

{Metropolitan Home via ElleDecor}

{interior image House Beautiful via Trouvais}

The collage of Italy is CRAZY FABULOUS!

{Ralph Lauren Home via Habitually Chic}

And so is this chair, not to mention the chart with the 

measuring thingy drawn on it. 

(I know, it's a mechanical drawing compass, but I like thingy better.)

We've also got some wonderful leather trunks @ RRA

So, if you love to travel and have special places that have meant THE WORLD to you, is there a better way to remind you daily of your trip? This is also a wonderful idea for an anniversary gift. HandyHusband doesn't read my blog very often (only when I remind him to), so I can tell you I'm hoping my hunt is over by our anniversary in June. I'm off to The Map Shop on East Morehead in Charlotte to see what they have. Martha's Vineyard (where we got engaged), Massachusetts/Rhode Island Coastline (every summer of our life together), Kenya (our honeymoon), Madrid (visited  PrettyStuff while she was abroad... I know I run the risk of her snatching that one right off the wall, but it would also be a pretty special heirloom, right?).

Don't forget about helping me find my wallpaper too!

Anybody? 

many crush hugs to Chic Coles for posting the link to Majesty Maps & Prints!

Smack Dab In The Middle . . .

Ok, so a lot of guys are caught between a rock and a hard place on Valentine's Day.  Damned if you don't - Damned if you don't do enough.  They don't want to make a big deal out of it, cuz "it's not like a birthday, but if I give her just flowers, she'll think that's too easy." And then heaven forbid they have to create a presentation. 

Here's an idea for you Cowboys in Texas!

Right smack dab in the middle of Austin & Houston @

~ Beadboard Upcountry ~ in Brenham

A beautiful red orchid by Herve Gambs, a French Floral designer, in an elegant Chanel-like presentation box named the COFFERET PRESTIGE with a petite spray of the Bois de Cashmere fragrance to spray on the 
orchid as a room fragrance...or yourself.

I hear they have a few left and my girls @ BU suggest

disguising an engagement ring!

You Charlotte folks just need to head over to

~ Cottage Chic ~ on East Blvd., as they've got a wonderfully

well-edited collection of gifts for gals!

A Spicy New Neighbor !

Y'all know I work @ Rooney Robison Antiques in Southend, right?

I'm the blogger girl there, and couldn't resist reposting this!

Please help us welcome our new Southend merchant to the neighborhood!

The Savory Spice Shop has moved into our old stomping ground, Atherton Mill, and will be hosting their GRAND OPENING this Saturday, January 21.

There will be cooking demonstrations, savory tastings, grab bags

and gift box drawings!

Assorted Silver flatware, Silver Plated Serving Spoon $110

8pc Lazy Susan $225

During the holiday season, 

we were smitten with the assortment of spices!

Whether our customers were buying sugar sifters, 

salt shakers or serving dishes,

we suggested a trip to The Savory Spice Shop to embellish their gift.

Set of 8 Sterling Individual Salt & Pepper Shakers $275

We still think it's a great idea!

With Valentine's Day right around the corner,

think PINK and "gimme some sugar."

We'll help you select the perfect gift and no doubt 

send you down the street to SPICE IT UP!

French Sardine Plate $275, Assorted Bistro Staffordshire (Priced Individually)

Set of 6 Silver Oyster Forks $250, Assorted Oyster Plates $65-$235

We can't say enough about their excellent customer service

and would like to thank them for being so helpful with 

our customers that we sent on a spice hunt!

Imari Coffee/Tea Service, c1870-80, $650

 Georgian Tea Caddy $460, Rosewood Tea Caddy $450

Visit The Savory Spice Shop for a wonderful selection of gift box sets!

...The Savory Spice Shop...

YOU'VE BEEN CRUSHED BY YOUR NEW 'HOOD!