perfect house warming gifts from west elm

candles

wish I had more time with this candle island. I was in another heaven while putting this up-someplace like Santorini!

who wouldn’t love to have their home smelling good all the time?  These scented candles look and smell great. The colors are so elegant and make a perfect gift for any occasion, they can also make a great wedding favor.

handwoven modern weave baskets @ west elm

handmade woven baskets

I just put up this visual at west elm this past week and I must say the baskets look great and sturdy, we have them all over the store. West Elm is committed to collaborate with artisans using handcraft techniques from all over the world and each product collaboration is a beautiful story – check it out here and at your local west elm store. I also did one for candles, will be posting pictures soon.

halloween bags

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Have you tried to get a halloween costume for your one year old that is a bit unique? Well good luck finding them unless you are willing to shell out tons of money for a costume they are going to wear for a couple of hours at best. I for one was tired of finding the same old costumes every year, they are really cute but you couldn’t wear one and be the only cute monkey or teddy bear out there. So I decided to stitch one my self. I found this DIY owl costume on a blog and added my own colors and changed it a bit but the obsession didn’t end there I took it a step further and stitched this halloween bag because my son was only a year old, he doesn’t know to carry any bag let alone ask for candy and fill it up. So I stitched this with the left over material with a long handle so he could wear it as a messenger bag and also added velcro at the opening to keep the candy from falling out now isn’t that thoughtful!