November...

berries from my Thanksgiving table setting

The last two weeks have been a lot of fun, if also a little blurry! This time of year, it seems as if time starts ticking in thirty-second notes. It all started with Thanksgiving - filled with family, friends and delicious food. This week, it's back to business, which I believe should be spelled BUSYNESS for obvious reasons! Yesterday, while I was running around on 47th Street trying to beat the clock in time to miss the tree lighting crowds at Rockefeller Center, I took a time out to see the windows at Anthropologie where a winter wonderland is alive and flourishing.

love the paper lanterns...and the sly fox

wildlife...

these trees are all made with tissue paper...as in, the kind we use for wrapping gifts! They look so real...

these guys have glittery ears...

the tree before the lighting...

Finally, yesterday was my Dad's birthday. I'm a lucky girl to have this guy for a Dad...I may not have hit the Powerball, but it doesn't matter...I hit the parental lottery and that's priceless!  Here we are playing poker... Happy Birthday, Dad...I love you. 

It's almost the weekend...I'm off to Connecticut for a trunk show. Hope you are having a happy Thursday!  

xo

holiday scramble...

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I've totally fallen off the blogging bandwagon the last couple weeks. I'm up to my eyeballs in production -- filling orders for some people who must have been VERY good this year! I'm also doing trunk shows every weekend in December...AND, I'm most excited to be participating in the amazing relaunch of the renowned and well loved store, Zona in SoHo. If you shopped in NYC in the 80's and 90's, you will remember Zona as THE go-to destination for the most original curated selection of artisan treasures from all over the world. Needless to say, I am feeling much like the guy in the pic above -- a little overwhelmed and starved for time but very delighted to be making new work and preparing my little Florida bungalow for Thanksgiving guests this weekend.  I'm taking the rest of the week off from even thinking about blogging. I wish everyone a joyful holiday with an abundance of all things delicious, happy and healthy. 

Warmest xo

Stephanie

 

Weekend snapshots...

A peek inside the studio from the weekend...

our succulent plants are growing like crazy...

laying out stones, pearls, opals...

laying out our oxidized flowers...

baroque pearls & diamonds...

playing with our collection of vintage and ancient beads...

a couple finished pieces ready to go to new homes...

when life gives you succulents...you paint them!

Happy Monday!

Happy Weekend...

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I haven't really felt much like blogging this week. Like so many people, my thoughts have been with my family, friends and countless strangers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut who have suffered so much this week. Some lives have been changed in unimaginable ways and my heart goes out to them. Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away, but this week's storm is a stark reminder of how fleeting life is and how important it is to be thankful for the bounty in our lives. 

I hope you all have a happy and safe weekend.