Monthly Archives: November 2009

Etsy Home Inspiration

November 19, 2009 Posted by Linsi Brownson under accessories, etsy
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Here are some fun ways to spruce up your decor before the holidays, courtesy of the artists at Etsy.

Postcard Label 14inX14in(35cmX35cm) Napped Cotton Pillow Case(Cover, Slip)
Mail yourself a pillow with a postcard label from VintageJamie

Modern Animal Clock - Owl
Guess Whoooo’s coming to dinner? Adorable owl clock by Decoylab

i heart robot pillow case set - light grey
add these to your guest bedroom to make your guests feel welcome. I heart robot pillowcases by mengeseldesign

Shaggy Bucket 001
store books, remotes or your weekend project in this shaggy bucket from Shaggy Baggy

block print quail towel hand printed
Having guests in the kitchen means having extra towels around…I love these quail towels from artgoodies!

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The Menu

November 18, 2009 Posted by Linsi Brownson under food, Gather, holidays, my house, Seasonal
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This week I’ve been menu planning for our Thanksgiving feast. We will be serving turkey, but we mostly stick to vegetarian fare in our home so I’m on the lookout for interesting twists on traditional veggie dishes, and I’ve come across some awesome recipes that I just had to share.

For Starters
This sounds delicious, simple and it’s pretty cute (the perfect combo). Recipe is from the October issue of Southern Living.

A new spin on the classics:
Carrot Soufle

recipe from House Beautiful

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Mushrooms & Spinach

from Sunset Magazine. Click here for the recipe

Browned Butter and Hazelnut Mashed Potatoes, also from Sunset mag


And for the morning after…

French Toast Bread Pudding! This is a Barefoot Contessa recipe from a recent issue of House Beautiful. I’ll be serving this with fresh squeezed orange juice mimosas. Yum.
If you want a recipe for anything that wasn’t included or linked let me know and I’ll send it to you. Happy cooking!
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in the library 11.16.09

November 16, 2009 Posted by Linsi Brownson under food, Gather, holidays, inspired library, Read, Seasonal
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I’m still a-buzz with excitement over hosting Thanksgiving this year! This week I will be working on planning my menu, so The New Thanksgiving Table is a perfect book to add to the library. It has some beautiful food images, but the bread and butter (pardon the pun) are the amazing recipes inside.

Check it out.


Find it at Amazon, along with these other holiday books:

Thanksgiving 101: Celebrate America’s Favorite Holiday with America’s Thanksgiving Expert

Williams-Sonoma Entertaining: Thanksgiving Entertaining


Betty Crocker Complete Thanksgiving Cookbook
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weekend project

November 13, 2009 Posted by Linsi Brownson under accessories, do-it-yourself, my house, Projects
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I stumbled across this picture in a magazine recently and was awed by their casual elegance. Unaware of the price tag (not even going to guess), I decided to embark on the project of trying to create my own version of these…or at least one of them. I’ll start with the small one.

In other knit pillow news, if you prefer that classic cable knit sweater look ~which I fall in love with every year about this time~ there are plenty of surprisingly simple patterns out there to create the sweater pillow of your dreams. I found this one at the AOK Corral. It comes with fairly descript directions and a beginners guide for those of us who are pretty fresh to the knitting world (I’ve actually known how to for years, but never graduated beyond the very long scarf project).

I’ll let you know how my project goes and feel free to send me feedback on yours as well. Happy Weekend!

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great finds

November 11, 2009 Posted by Linsi Brownson under accessories, etsy
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I love it when I stumble onto great websites and blogs, and I love sharing them too. Researching for a recent post, I ran across a company called Abitare that sells unique housewares and gifts. I really have a thing for pottery molded from other objects (like Lorena Barrezueta’s sweet collection of classic takeout containers) so I was immediately drawn to the ceramic tin can containers here.

Porcelain Canisters

Among many great gifts under $50 was the copper tortoise grater- super cute and functional, just the way I like it.

Copper Grater-Tortoise

and these sea urchin bud vases would be great on a bookshelf or a tabletop.

Glass Sea Urchin

be sure to also check out the blog, with lots of daily inspiration!

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