Category: A La Maison
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Party Planning w/ Evite’s Jessica Bailey
It’s easy to plan a get together, it’s even easier to do it all wrong. A few weeks back, we got the 411 from Evite’s in-house Party Stylist, Jessica Bailey, on how to party plan the most efficient way. (That includes telling guests it’s time to go, without telling them, “it’s time to go.”) How…
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Cheers to Valentine’s Days!
Water Pressure 2 oz. AriZona Watermelon fruit juice cocktail 1 1/2 oz. light rum 1/2 oz. elderflower liquor Muddled fresh watermelon chunks, 2 thinly sliced serrano wheels and lime wedge. Garnish with serrano wheels and watermelon wedge Muddle together the fruits and pepper in a mixing glass, ad ice, rum and AriZona Watermelon Juice. Shake…
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On the first day of Christmas Freixenet Cava gave to me…
Here are some creative ways to turn this Brut into multiple gifts this season, and all year round. Because, I mean, who really only enjoys peppermints in winter? DAY 1: Personalize Your Present Need a last minute Holiday party hostess gift? Don’t panic – a bottle of Freixenet Cava is all you need. The matte…
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What’s your Possession Obsession?
Mine is a necklace of the Virgin Mary that I wore since childhood. A year or so back, I stopped wearing it for unknown reasons, yet it hangs delicately in my jewelry organizer in plain site. What I do remember is that the necklace brought me solace when I needed it most, to a point…
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Is Green Chef worth all the hype?
Since I’ve been doing these do-it-yourself stories, my apathy towards purchasing items from a store or online, has converted to wanting to at least attempt a recreation. But one thing I’ve strayed away from was cooking meals from a recipe as it just seemed too difficult, even with the subscription boxes. It wasn’t until I…
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WEEK 2 @ MNDFL | CONSTANT AWARENESS
As you know from last week’s interview, I’ve started meditating. Based off Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, aka the only remaining dictionary that hasn’t confused it’s sole duty for a thesaurus, defines meditation as “a discourse intended to express its author’s reflections or to guide others in contemplation”. Thesaurus.com even provides the synonyms “reflection”,“introspection”, and “self-examination”. Would I agree?…
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INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE | REHAM FAGIRI
You’ve moved into that new space that’s perfect for you (for now), but do to it’s sizing all those ideas of design grandeur just won’t cut it. Or maybe you’re on the opposite spectrum. You’re moving and have tons of stuff that needs to be sold, but just can deal with Craigslist or word of…
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CUPCAKES & CASHMERE X SHUTTERFLY
Cupcakes and Cashmere blogger Emily Schuman has teamed up with Shutterfly to curate a special collection of personalized home décor. Since her start in March 2008, Emily has encouraged others to live a more enjoyable life through the attainable side of fashion, food, beauty, and interior design. Now through this collection available only through Shutterfly,…
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HAPPY B-EARTH-DAY, MOTHER NATURE!
Who’s doing their part to conserve Mother Nature? Some work diligently every year to raise awareness to sustainable living, while others promote it and give back to organizations that devote time to creating sustainable living. Either way, both parties work hard to ensure she is here for generations to come. c/o The Maidstone in East…
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Etsy x American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History launched a collaboration with Etsy creating products that meld the creativity of Etsy with the collections of AMNH. Basically, imagine all those handmade goods but in natural history form available in the museum’s gift shop. No more bringing home mum a half-eaten rock lollipop because you couldn’t find anything more…
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Home Décor | Making Spaces
I’m what you would call a temporary hoarder. I accumulate items over time until one day I can’t take the clutter and pack it all up to donate. The thing about it is a few months later my room is back to where it was earlier. And I blame the space, or lack thereof, that…
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Carnegie Museum of Art Opens Temporary Van Gogh Exhibition
The trouble I had in my head has considerably calmed… I am completely absorbed in that immense plain covered with fields of wheat against the hills boundless as the sea in delicate colors of yellow and green, the pale violet of the plowed and weeded earth checkered at regular intervals with the green of the…