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February 20, 2011
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Light my fire! Dayna Decker Eco-Couture Candles.
February 4, 2011
CANDLE = ART
DAYNA DECKER LUXURY 'CHANDELS'
do i really need to say more?
k, i will…
How about lighting a candle and chillin' (or would that be warmin'?) to the sound of soft crackling firewood?
Yah, thought so. That's the clean-burning, eco-friendly wooden wicks.
This EcoWood Wick is set in a gel-like natural resin-based wax infused with botanicals encircled in a hand-blown, glass container.
Why EcoWood Wick?
- Organic and Healthy
- Burns Clean
- Emits a soothing crackling sound
- Intriguing horizontal “teardrop” shaped flame
- Remains rigid and upright
- Less post soot dispersion with diminutive carbon build up
- Longer Burn hours due to a cooler flame
Then there's the The Dayna Decker Couture collection, an elegant luminous black glass filled with their signature botanical wax embellished with alluring formulated by renowned perfumers. Comes in a sophisticated black box with gold embellishments.
Available in the following sizes:
- Medium Candle – $64.00: 40 hour burn time, 6 oz.
- Large Candle – $92.00: 100 hour burn time, 16 oz.
and go nuts over ALL Dayna's luxury home goodies here:
What’s better than kitchen beauty perfection? Lulu Powers shares her Top Kitchen Picks with us (and some yummy recipes.)
January 20, 2011
I have a fantasy life where I'm different really cool people. Lulu Powers is someone I work into heavy fantasy rotation.
Tastemaker, chef, style monger, author, and all around maker of a waaayyy more beautiful life, the lovely Lulu shares with us her fave kitchen essentials, easily accessible to us all (yes, even us) and yay, a couple of elegant recipes.
At night I troll her blog on my ipad in hopes that some of her magic sparkle beautiful life dust will rub off on me.
Until then, some of this stuff below it totally do-able!
1. Mrs. Meyers countertop geranium spray – I like to clean my counters with this and it smells good to boot.
http://www.thisnext.com/item/EBD8A987/FD809FDA/Mrs-Meyers-Counter-Top
2. Le Crueset pot – I love it, use it for soups, braising, slow cooking and it goes in the oven.
http://www.thisnext.com/item/490B9BFD/D76D3D5B/Le-Creuset-Cooking-Pot
3. 8 inch pink kitchen aid knife – the knife benefits breast cancer and it's the perfect size!
http://www.thisnext.com/item/9275622D/5D387344/KitchenAid-Cook-For-The-Cure
4. Kerr mason jars in all sizes – I use them to store everything. You can even use them as candle holders or a cocktail shaker.
http://www.thisnext.com/item/0D86A8C9/E1BDBD5B/Kerr-Mason-Jars
5. Cucina fragrant kitchen spray in ginger & sicilia lemon – I love the smell of this and like to spray it in my kitchen after I cook or spray it around the house before guests are coming
http://www.thisnext.com/item/CF51B2C7/4BA53A8C/Cucina-Fragrant-Kitchen-Spray
And here are two easy-to-prepare appetizer recipes that Lulu wanted to share:
Parmesan Pea Dip
Ingredients
2 cups frozen petite peas, thawed, divided
1 cup (4 oz.) Sargento® Artisan Blends® Shredded Parmesan Cheese, divided
1 cup frozen shelled edamame beans, thawed
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup parsley
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional: 1 teaspoon maple syrup or dash of hot sauce
1/2 cup olive oil
32 rice crackers
Directions
1. Put 1-1/2 cups peas and all other ingredients except 1/2 cup cheese in food processor and process until consistency is mostly smooth.
2. Add remaining peas. Pulse briefly to desired consistency.
3. Spread on rice crackers and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Apple Cheddar Rye Puffs
Ingredients
1 Granny Smith apple, cored, peeled and finely chopped
1 cup (4 oz.) Sargento® Artisan Blends® Shredded Double Cheddar Cheese
3 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. honey
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp. caraway seeds
1 loaf mini rye bread
Freshly ground pepper
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
2. Cut rounds out of rye bread using a 2-inch cookie cutter. Bake 5 minutes or until lightly toasted. Turn toasts over.
3. Combine remaining ingredients. Spread 1 scant tablespoon on each toast and bake for 10 minutes more. Serve warm.
“IN BOX” – an email from L.A.’s chicest interior designer Molly Luetkemeyer about her One Kings Lane tag sale!
November 5, 2010
As you can imagine, my IN BOX gets flooded with exciting events, invites and all kinds of juicy fashion, beauty and all things style related tid-bits.
Here's one from my dear friend the fabulista interior designer Molly Luetkmeyer about her tastemaker sale on One Kings Lane.
If you know Molly's work – then you'll be clicking around like crazy – credit card in hand.
If you don't know Molly, take a peek at her work…and…drool… (or weep in my case). Seriously, her eye for design is literally the most amazing I have ever seen and looking at the homes she's designed depresses me because I want to be living in them NOW.
Here's what was in my IN BOX.
Hello everyone!
I thought I’d give you a heads up that I am doing one of the tastemaker tag sales on One Kings Lane this weekend. If you are not familiar with them, here’s the skinny: One King’s Lane asks select designers to collect a trove of objects that reflects their design sensibility and then sell them on the okl website. All of the items are at least 30% less than retail (sometimes as much as 70% off) and are unique pieces. Since they are all one-of-a-kind, if you like it, you should grab it before someone else does. my sale goes live on Saturday morning at 8am pst and stays up through Tuesday at 8am pst. Here’s a link to the preview (if you are not already a member, you have to sign up for a free membership to view and purchase stuff.):
http://www.onekingslane.com/event.aspx?l=00010855062300000000
The other development on this end is that I have begun blogging. Every day I write about something cool that has inspired me and give design tips and on Tuesdays, I answer readers questions. I'd love any feedback if you have two seconds to check it out – www.mollyloot.com.
Tatine Candles – Katherine reports
September 20, 2010
CANDLES, CANDLES, CANDLES!!!
I consider candles ENVIRONMENT GROOMING.
The right scented candle can really create the right vibe. TATINE CANDLES
understands this.
I have one of the GARDEN FOREST INFUSIONS burning right now. Potent enough to transport me to a garden in the South of France in the
springtime, but subtle enough that I don't feel like I'm sitting here, well, smelling a
candle all day. I also love the look of the dark green heavy glass. Simple and beautiful.
I'm demanding with my scented candles. I want them to smell
great AND look great too. It's an added plus that all of
these candles are handmade, the fragrances are blended by hand for each batch and made with love.
The
award winning packaging is made from 100% recylceled material. The glassware is made from 40% recycled materials. Which of course makes these candles the perfect gift.
No risk worrying that you're picking a scent someone wont like when it comes to gifting because they all smell so amazing. I can definitely rationalize this
purchase ( 6 oz. $32). And I better because it'll now be a staple in my home.
An ENVIRONMENT that smells
pretty makes me feel pretty.
I got mine ROLLING GREENS ON BEVERLY BLVD. AND GARDNER.
Go to www.tatinecandles.com to check out the entire line there.
xo Katherine