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locals only – sat 25th, 11 – 4 0

To make room for new inventory, tomorrow, Saturday, 11.25, select sacs* will be available at the Le Feu de L’eau sample sale!  Go see our friends, grab some candles and put them in your sac!

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(*select = no new styles, no new color ways, no sacs currently found in local stores!)

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Fall in: what’s up! 0

L1000705fall in! there’s finally a crisp chill in the air. on the east coast, it’s sweater wearing, apple picking, leaf peeping season in full affect. time for some seasonal news.

Save the date: In December, I will be returning to the Echo Park Craft Fair, on 12/9th and 10th. Get tickets and information here.

Meanwhile, production is churning along, so place your orders soon for holiday deliveries; for instant gratification,  the website has been recently updated for your online shopping convenience.

happy fall season!

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Spring has SPRUNG: East Coast + West Coast fairs! 0

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to ALL my New York, tri-state, New England friends,

4 days! count down to another fun weekend at the Basilica Farm & Flea in Hudson, NY. 

Farm & Flea is a great event, wonderful vendors, the Basilica is a beautiful space and Hudson, a gorgeous area.

Come thru. Make a day or weekend of it.

I’ll be there selling a range of sacs, cross bodies, key cases and carryalls.

Tell your friends and look forward to seeing you there!

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and to my West Coast peeps, SAVE THE DATE: May 13 + 14; I’ll be at the Echo Park Craft Fair, the following weekend, in Los Angeles, with more of the above mentioned and some surprises too!

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Deck the Halls in Ojai this Saturday! 0

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come celebrate the season, support local, independent makers, find treats for yourself and others while having a wonderful time doing so! this will be my last ‘event’ of the season; i will have everyw’air sprays and a nice assortment of sacs too. look forward to seeing you at the ojai rancho inn holiday market, this saturday, december 17, 2016, 12 – 7 pm.

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t’is the season: the Echo Park Craft Fair is this weekend! 0

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another season, another fantastic line-up. check here to buy tickets, here for more information about the participants, artist interviews, new vendors, new added fair features, etc. hope to see you there!img_0014

a special thank you to domino magazine for this beautiful shot of sac 1 canvas/natural hanging on a rack with rachel craven dresses – a familiar scene from nature. #likewedo. I will definitely have some canvas combination sac 1 and sac 2 and rachel will definitely have some dresses and textiles at the EPCF.

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everywair sprays are back! in preparation for the season of traveling, gifting, stuffing stockings, housewarming, I spent 3 super delightful and productive days deep in everywair spray production mode at the le feu de l’eau candle factory. when taking care of business with jo and wendy, working hard felt like hardly working. thanks ladies! see them at the EPCF this weekend, too!

look forward to seeing you there!

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Upstate Diary + Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market Thanksgiving weekend Hudson NY 0

I am pleased to announce that I will be selling at the Farm & Flea Holiday Market, this weekend November 25, 26 and 27th at the Basilica, in Hudson, NY. (more about the Basilica, here.) As a way to introduce a few participating makers, my dear friend Kate Orne wrote and photographed a portrait series in her journal, Upstate Diary, including yours truly!

photographed by KAte Orne for Upstate Diary

photographed by Kate Orne for Upstate Diary

Farm & Flea Holiday Market at Basilica Hudson will be my first (and only) east coast craft fair this season before I head back to Los Angeles for the Echo Park Craft Fair. So, do make the adventure to scenic Hudson, NY this holiday weekend. The location is perfect for a day trip as it is literally across the road from the train station. I am so looking forward being there and seeing all of you!

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BASILICA FARM & FLEA HOLIDAY MARKET 2016

FRIDAY Nov. 25, 2-5 pm: Early Bird Kick-Off + sales
FRIDAY Nov. 25, 5-9 pm: Black Friday Soirée with cocktails + sales
SATURDAY Nov. 28, 10 am-6 pm: Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market
SUNDAY Nov. 29, 10 am-5 pm: Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market

$5 for the whole weekend // children under 12 FREE!

110 South Front Street
Hudson NY 12534

See you there!

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windcliff ranch 0

One particularly glorious day, before the official start of spring, a group of us, old friends and new, gathered at one of the most spectacular locations, to shoot some photos for my lookbook (more on that, later).  Located way high in a Malibu Canyon, Windcliff Ranch boasts varied terrain, with sweeping canyon, valley, mountain and ocean views. Awesome, is an understatement. Breathtaking comes close. See for yourself.

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Spectacular, no?

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Our hostess was my dear friend Valerie Lefranc and was luck would have it, her daughter Adele, was back home for a spell, so that was an extra added treat! Born in the south of France, Valerie lived in  few other right places at the right time -we met in NYC in the late 1900’s! This canyon has been home for the better part of 20+ years. She is a great steward of this vast landscape, nurturing every square inch, every blade of grass, every rock and rubble, highlighting views and secret nooks, sharing all it’s beauty with all who have the honor of visiting.

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A model, then stylist, Valerie has turned her creative hands to jewelry-making. While supplies last, look for her choice coveted pieces at In The Field, in Ojai.

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To be continued…oh, and did I mention, you too can have your own Windcliff Ranch get away experience?

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epic yard sale! this friday saturday sunday 9 – 3 0

it’s become a tradition; every year I get together with my friend tricia (of estate sale company LA) for an epic, blow out yard sale! see you there!

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epcf dec 12 + 13, this sat + sun! 0

so looking forward to the Echo park Craft Fair this weekend!

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as always, another wonderful variety of makers and offerings and food treats too. be sure to pick up this and many other gorgeous posters by claire neheim of plant planet. for some pre-game background and to whet your appetite, check out some artist interviews here and click on the names here, to learn more about who makes what.

get tickets here.

fyi: some of things i’ll have

sac WH hi res sac natural canvas:natural foldover and sac brown_h-1

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sure hope to see you there! xo

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vanishing west: chris darrow 0

chris darrow is (in my circles) the emperor of the inland empire; an axis of the claremont folk music community and prolific member of one of it’s most renowned artistic families. no documentary about the late 60’s -70’s so-cal music scene (20 feet from stardom, pbs’ troubadour, bbc’s laurel canyon, and more) is complete with out some choice chris commentary. generous and inspiring, chris is a multi-hyphenate: multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, session musician, member of several seminal southern california bands (kaleidoscope, nitty gritty dirt band to name just 2) and photographer.

this weekend i went to a reception to celebrate his show, Vanishing West, a selection of his photographs of signage and facades, the kind we take for granted until we look out our car window and see less and less of them, of these days. there are tons more photos in his archive that he intends to compile into a book.

cd, looking forward to that!

(excuse the glare, enjoy the pix!)

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los guys, jp plunier with chris darrow at the reception for his show: Vanishing West, now on view

Monday – Friday December 7th – 11th – 9am – 1pm or by appointment
Friday December 11th – 6 – 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday December 12th & 13th – 12noon – 3pm
Monday – Friday December 14th – 18th – 9am – 1pm or by appointment
Claremont Heritage
840 N. Indian Hill Blvd. (office)
Claremont, CA 91711
T (909) 621-0848
www.claremontheritage.org 

here are just a few my fav darrow tracks, a soundtrack, if you will, for your own vanishing west road trip.  check out and enjoy more here

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save the date: dec 12 + 13 0

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see you there!

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give THNX! 0

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whittling with yo and friends 0

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thank you yo and danielle king for a wonderful, creative and meditative afternoon.IMG_3677

 

 

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re-up: patience pays, wait. 0

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sac 1 sac 2 finishing touches, then on their way for shipping out online orders! patience pays. 

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lovely photos of sac 2 chocolate and natural, also available at the apartment, by the line.

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these sacs are special selections of dear friend and multiple sac owner, moon juice‘s amanda chantal bacon and interiors + jewelry designer, sophie buhai.

thank you ladies! xo

 

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at the newly opened, west coast outpost of the apartment by the line, on melrose place.beautiful dreamers choc

 a fav pic of the beloved hot, hot chocolate sac 2 courtesy of oroboro store, available here.

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sunday in topanga with friends 0

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a lovely sunday afternoon in topanga.  first stop, a visit to danielle king at canyon gourmet where I met up with heather taylor (and family); there, we restocked our wares. i dropped off sac 1, sac 2 in canvas and natural leather, plus the small carry-all market tote. i love the table with heathertaylorhome linens, tea towels and pillows set with the latest candle offering, citrus, from le feu de l’eau . very enticing.

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next, a quick drive up the hill, danielle treated us to the most delicious impromptu luncheon chez elle; featuring her favorite bounty from canyon gourmet, the farmer’s market, and a few choice delicacies from gjusta. yum and thank you very much! lovely ladies takin’ care o’ business and having a grand time doing it. so easy. i love california living.

 

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vogue says: the box bag is back! and i agree. 0

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the box bag is back! in august vogue.    ph: bruce weber.    ed: tabitha simmons

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sac 1.5 white, out and about, in nature.

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jenny kayne + sac 1 sac 2 in june angeleno magazinemerci ab

sac 1 sac 2 at merci, in paris.

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mona moore in venice,ca

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epcf X moca: opening sat 14 mar 3 – 6 pm 0

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moca|store.   250 s grand ave, 90012.   see you there!

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be courteous.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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