Author Archives: Jane

Favorites: May 2016

May is one big buffet of bittersweet this year. Right on schedule, nature is exploding in a barrage of pinks … we spent a sunny weekend in Paris … it’s light until 9pm. But at the same time, high school graduation is NEXT WEEK. And the emotions of goodbyes are washing over me. With some […]

NSS 2016: The Ultimate Planner

The National Stationery Show wraps up in NYC today, and while I wasn’t able to attend in person this year, I’ve been tracking the goings-on from afar. A standout was the introduction of new planners from two of my favorite stationery companies (and people), Sugar Paper and Appointed. If you love a good planner — […]

Susan Branch: Author Extraordinaire

Some people have all the luck. And then some people have both luck and talent. Susan Branch is one of those people; a natural artist who writes like a close girlfriend and lends an undercurrent of sweetness to everything she does.* My introduction to her work was her very first book, Heart of the Home […]

New from Laura Stoddart

Filed under “Patience Rewarded” is a lovely assortment of new paper goods from Somerset-based artist Laura Stoddart. Launched back in January at Top Drawer London (I was giddy with anticipation in the run-up to the show), the scale of her new drawings differs slightly from her earlier style (the people are slightly bigger these days), […]

25 Years

Today my husband and I celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary … and as someone who writes a lot about fashion, and flowers, and stationery (and has a terrible sweet tooth), I thought it would be fun to put together an inspiration board for my wedding, if I were getting married today.* Dress  from Oscar de […]