Dallas-area friends,
Hold off on that monster grocery shopping trip until March 19th! Whole Foods Market Lakewood will be giving 5% of the days net sales to Dwell With Dignity!
Find location and hours of operation here. Be sure and stop by the Dwell With Dignity table and say hi!
Funds will go to support the upcoming Thrift Studio on April 18th through May 18th.
Shopping and giving at it’s best! Now I’m off to make my grocery list!
I have another great opportunity for all of my blogging buddies! It’s time for another inspiring Bloggers Luncheon at Royers Round Top Cafe in Round Top, Texas!
I’m so excited that this luncheon will feature my precious friend, Carley Seale, owner of The Gypsy Wagon in Dallas. You’ll love her story about how she grew-up going on adventures to Round Top with her beloved mom and how it influenced her life today. I adore Carley and you will too!
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This event will be the third Round Top blogging event and it just keeps getting better! We always look forward to Bud Royer‘s delicious fare with the highlight being Bud’s world-renowned piece of decadent pie for dessert!
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I would love to see some of the bloggers that attended the first event at Rachel Ashwell’s beautiful residence and B&B, The Prairie. Let’s have a reunion, lovelies!
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As you know, space is limited so please secure your space here quickly! I can’t wait to see you there! Let’s make another memory!!
My third trip to the Design Bloggers Conference was the best! I’m delighted to finally sit down and tell you about my time there this year!
My soul sister, Amy Lee, of House of Wentworth and I kicked off the week with a dining experience we’ll never forget! Having dinner with Adam Japko, founder of the Design Bloggers Conference and writer of WineZag wine blog, is always a treat, but this time it was extra special! We were joined by one of the speakers at the conference, Richard Auffrey, The Passionate Foodie, who happens to be a Certified Sake Professional…a dream dinner companion when you’re headed to LA’s hottest Japanese restaurant, n/naka.
I knew when we walked in the door and Richard started speaking Japanese to the waitstaff that we were in for a treat! We enjoyed a 3.5 hour tasting menu that was visually stimulating and full of taste and texture combinations. Simply splendid! A night to remember, for sure!
Find Richard’s review of the night here.
OK…enough about food…I’m suppose to be telling you about the Design Bloggers Conference, right? *focus*
Oh, shoot…One more diversion…
Before the conference kicked off, I paid a visit to the flea market on Melrose with Kim Turner of Dwell With Dignity. This year I went more to people-watch than purchase and I wasn’t disappointed.
This year’s conference kicked off at HD Buttercup, LA’s brick and mortar emporium full of goodies from around the globe…both modern and classic…all displayed in the old Helm’s Bakery building. As wonderful as HD Buttercup’s collections are, we were all distracted by reuniting with friends that we had met at past DBC gatherings or were meeting for the first time, yet virtually visit daily on their blogs. Imagine the chatter!
For the next two days we heard from some of the world’s most admired design industry influencers, social media experts, world-reknown bloggers, prominent published designers and editor in cheif’s of some of the nation’s most read magazines. The biggest highlight was seeing my precious friend, Amy, share of her recent success in seeing her chair designs come to fruition through her collaboration with Plexi-Craft. Find out more info about these beautiful chairs here.
Look what happened for two days during the conference on Twitter! #DBC2013 trended No. 1! Very cool, no?
I’ll never forget the words that flowed from Barbara Barry , one of my favorite speaker, as we all sat mesmerized by her melodious voice and inspiring thoughts on beauty. There’s no doubt that she has us all viewing the world in a different way…
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Amy and I had lunch at The Ivy after the conference was over and Barbara’s influence had me finding beauty in the seeds and grain of the roll on my plate…
…and finding much more vibrance in the roses on the table… Thank you Barbara!
Another highlight was having the privilege to meet Grammy winner, Patti Austin. I have such fond memories of listening to her music as a teenager and young adult. She has one of those voices that causes rememberance to resurface and sends chills down your spine.
I was delighted to find that her gorgeous voice is second to her warm spirit and generous heart as I learned of her non-profit, Over My Shoulder Foundation. Founded by Patti and Dawn Carroll, lyricist and Executive Director of OMSF, their mission is to promote mentoring and “mentorology” (the art and science of mentoring) through music and design. Find out more about this non-profit here and see the video she shared of a 2011 performance of Dawn’s song performed at a Martin Luther King Celebration in Boston. Warning: Could induce goosebumps!
It was a trip to remember. New friendships formed…reunions happened…and inspiration flourished…
I now have a new soul-sister…Irene Turner. What a delight to give her a physical hug instead of communicating online!
We adore Andrew Joseph
and fellow-Texan, Clinton Smith, Editor of Atlanta Home and Lifestyle mag.
(l to r) Mitzi Beach, me, Amy Lambert Lee, Elle Cole, Shelly Mabry Rosenburg
The connections are strong at DBC and I’m so thankful that I was able to go back for the 3rd time! Next year we all head to Atlanta and I can’t wait to see what is in store!
This photo kind-of sums up the week… As we were leaving a fabulous party at the Harbinger showroom in West Hollywood we requested the photography skills of Bethanne Matari, PR Maven at Currey & Company, to get a party pic of Amy, Stacy Kunstel of Dunes and Duchess and this was the result. Complete and utter BLISS!
$10 for a chance to win this beautiful chair is money well spent!
This give-away was announced yesterday at the Design Bloggers Conference in LA as my good friend (and neighbor) Amy Lee, of House of Wentworth, announced her new collaboration with Plexi-Craft. She’s designed a beautiful acrylic chair line and gave us a sneak peek of two of the designs. Both of those chairs were given away to two lucky winners. A third chair will be raffled off and all proceeds will benefit Dwell With Dignity.
Leather Sample – Edelman
Buy your raffle ticket here! The drawing will take place on March 15! Good luck!
Find all of the details about Amy’s new line here. Congratulations, Amy!!
I’m so excited to announce this exciting opportunity for fellow bloggers! In June I pitched this idea to my good friends at the Dallas Market Center
I will join 4 other bloggers, whom I will announce soon, to host the first ever “Sneak Peek” blogger’s event - A behind the scenes look for bloggers. This event is limited to 50 bloggers, so please don’t delay in signing up! You’ll have the opportunity to network with fellow bloggers while you’ll be the first to see the latest trends in home and gift products during Dallas Market Center’s January Market. You’ll leave inspired with an incredible amount of information to share with your readers!
Oh…did I mention that the agenda begins with champagne with John Gidding, of HGTV’s Curb Appeal? and you’ll be seeing a cooking demo from Curtis Stone? and while you’re enjoying yourself, you’ll be helping families escape poverty and homelessness through design, as a portion of your registration will benefit Dwell With Dignity!
Find the agenda and registration information here.
Will I see you there?
I’m a bit obsessed with the design of this Giotto block filled with Schmidt Brother knives that are made exclusively for West Elm!
Just in time for the holidays!!
Find it here. Schmidt Brothers 14 pc. milled steel set with Giotto block, $349
Thank you for all of your well wishes after my health scare last week! Those of you that communicate with me keep me going and encourage me to continue to bring you my favorite finds!
At the top of my list of favorite links this week is a list of “must have” beauty products to grab one your new trip to the French Pharmacy…my second favorite place to shop in Paris only to the flea market!
A thank you from Marilyn…
This iPhone cover would look great on a hot guy!
Oh, my! The cutest little linen macaroon shaped trinket box ever! I’ll take a baker’s dozen! At $10 each, these should be found in all stocking on Christmas morning!
Have you planned your Thanksgiving table?
Potterybarn inspired monogram ornament DIY
I want a bowl full of these little yarn ball bookmarks! Let’s make some together!
Let sleeping dogs lie on the cutest dog portrait pillows ever!
This sliced applesauce in the slow cooker recipe sounds perfect for a fall weekend!
Happy Friday, ya’ll! Who’s starting to think about holiday cooking? I would love to hear about your favorite Thanksgiving tradition or recipe! Let’s share!
XO! Kel
Designeditor‘s idea of blowing up black and white prints is genius!
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Simply chose a favorite print…save it to a disk…take it into your closest print/copy shop and ask for an engineering print… and Viola! You have a graphic piece of art, ready to frame, that cost less than your daily cup of Starbucks!
Get your free download of this Seagull or a brownie camera here and don’t miss her suggestions for great things to snap and blow up!
Here are a few other examples of prints that have been enlarged on engineering paper…
I’m anxious to experiment with Instagram prints and old vintage family photos! What would you like to blow up?
Thursday night I have the honor of being on the Host Committee for Thrift Studio’s Preview Party and you’re invited!
Thrift Studio is a fund-raiser held twice a year to support the mission of Dwell With Dignity, the non-profit made up of Inte
rior Designers and volunteers dedicated to providing soothing, inspiring homes for families struggling with homelessness and poverty.
Thrift Studio is a not-like-any-other-thrift-store THRIFT STORE that is open for 30 days only. The pre-party gives you the chance to see and purchase items prior to ANYONE!
Please consider joining me! Here’s the scoop…
WHAT: Dwell with Dignity Thrift Studio Preview Party
WHEN: October 11, 2012 – 6:30PM – 9PM
WHERE: Dallas Design Center, 1100 Slocum Street, Suite 280, Dallas, 75207
HOW: Buy a ticket and come to the party. $125 per person, includes drinks, food, and valet parking
WHY: Because it feels good to give back and parties are fun!
Get your tickets here.
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