Can you believe fall is here already? How should we celebrate? I know...how about a sale at the shop? I've taken 15% off of all home goods and holiday items, so if you see something you like, snap it up while you still can! Best wishes for a lovely fall!
I'm thrilled to report that items from the Picnic by Ellie shop can be found on the pages of September's N.E.E.T. Magazine! How exciting! If you haven't yet checked out the September issue, you absolutely must. It is as dreamy and inspiring as ever, and I'm thrilled to have products from the shop included among such loveliness!
And speaking of the shop, I've made a small update to the Jewelry section, including some vintage pieces, some basics in gold and silver, and some bold pieces. And there is more on the horizon in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
*Thanks for your interest in the yard sale on eBay! It has been a success! I have decided to take some time off from the yard sale to do some much-needed work for some much-needed shop updates (I'm only one girl, after all!), but I will let you know when I list yard sale items in the future. The yard sale has been great fun these past few months! Thank you again for your support!*
Happy Earth Day!
Wishing all of you a lovely, bright and beautiful weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Love,
Ellie
This picture would be so much better with a huge piece of chocolate cake on one of those plates...
Anyway, I found these dishes a few weeks ago at the thrift shop. They're marked "Taylorstone" on the underside, made by Taylor Smith & Taylor. The shop had a whole set of these dishes, but most of them fit too well into the chipped and cracked category. So I was thrilled to walk away with these two sets of cups and underplates in lovely condition (and lucky I could buy them individually!) I love the versatility of this vintage pattern; it feels current, fresh and seasonless. Great with cookies and cocoa on a snow day or covered in coconut cupcakes at an Easter brunch. Even the graphics have a sort of "flower or snowflake?" feel to them. And since yesterday we had snow showers side-by-side with daffodils and trees trying to blossom, there seems no reason to choose. You have to love April!
Could you resist these faces? I've been admiring kokeshi dolls for some time now (though I've never owned one). Their sweet expressions and delicate detail combined with their storied past make them irresistible, I think. While we were away, we stopped in a shop that had a great collection of these vintage dolls, and it was hard not to leave with the whole shabang. In fact, I was originally going to buy one...and we see how well that turned out. I'm usually not a doll fan, but these girls are different. They're sweet, but not precious. They're cute, but not cutesy. They just work. Anyway, I've just added one of these little girls to the shop, along with a chalet music/jewelry box and an Enid Collins box bag (apparently to celebrate all things wooden!) Stop by, if you'd like! Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
...and getting back into the swing of things with new ideas and new perspective. Sometimes a little time away is all you need, I guess. I hope all is well with each and every one of you. As always, thank you so much for stopping by my little blog. I'll check back in very soon!
I've been bursting to show you this sweet vintage whale trivet that I just added to the shop. Look at how happy those little whales are! You can't see it in the picture, but the lower left corner is marked "DEC 1977." And 1977 just happens to be the same year Save the Whales was founded. Pretty cool, right?
Have a wonderful week, everyone! I'll check in when we return!
XO,
Ellie
