Pure Joy Paperie

Just before we moved into our new digs Liz Joy from Pure Joy Paperie shared this adorable Rowayton poster on her Etsy site! We decided it couldn't have been a more perfect way to share that we were moving to our favorite town!

Photo from Pure Joy Paperie

But we wanted her to tweak it just a little to fit better as a 'We've Moved' card and it came out so perfectly! We also got her anchor address stamp and couldn't have been more thrilled with the way the whole thing turned out! We're also getting a big Rowayton print to hang in the new house. 

Address removed - but you get the idea : ) 

Liz is also now offering custom home watercolors which are super adorable - check out her new home renovation journey on her blog Pure Joy Home. 

Photo from Pure Joy Paperie

And just in time for the holidays she's launched a line of holiday greeting cards and until Thursday she is offering 25% off! If you don't have your photo chosen yet you can still order your cards and decide on the photo later by emailing lizjoycreative@gmail.com. It's never too early to start getting organized for the holidays - get this checked off your list and it's one less thing you'll have to worry about so you can kick back and relax in December {yea right!}. 

I've got my eye on this one - to stick with our anchor theme. Check out all her offerings for holiday cards here! Be sure to check out the custom return address stamps as well! 

Happy Shopping! 

Give Thanks in Style

We are communally hosting Thanksgiving this year in Chatham so we're keeping it super low key since we'll be in a rental - paper plates anyone?! But it's fun to daydream about how you'd celebrate if you were pulling out all the stops. Maybe I'll find a way to bring a few of these details up with me! Happy Thanksgiving to all! 

For the centerpieces:

I adore everything about this arrangement - especially the birch vase

Pheasant feathers always play heavily into my moms holiday decor - I think she'd love these

For the placecards:

Loving these gilded mini pumpkins - so chic!

Rosemary always reminds me of Thanksgiving {and how much I hate it}
but these placecards are too cute

Show your family you are thankful for them - I love this idea!

Use these as placecards or send your friends and family home with a party favor!

For dessert:

These just make me smile 

Mini apple pies - darling!

I would make these as my own personal dessert
as a reward for hosting :)

To remember what matters:

Start a great table conversation 

All images thinks to Pinterest - and my "Fall for Fall" board 

Juliska Party Recap

I had a great time last week at the Juliska Holiday Hostess event featuring blogger Catherine Tompkins of My Life in Parties! Tasty treats from Dough & Co. {more details on their Thanksgiving orders tomorrow}, beautiful flowers from Greenwich Orchid, great gift giving ideas from Juliska and fun paper goods by Catherine. Here are some of my favorite photos from the night! It was also really fun to finally meet Lindsay from Vineyard Loveknots! We realized we were buying all the same adorable gift tags and notecards from Catherine, see below! {I also just saw her post on this event when I linked her blog and realized we pretty much wrote the exact same thing about each other : ), hi Lindsay! Her photos are also much better so check them out}

Amazing flowers from Greenwich Orchid. I loved the elephant place cards and the mix of Julikas bamboo styles with the feather napkin rings, perfect for Thanksgiving!

Mmmm, Dough & Co cookies! {more details tomorrow}

Another great table setting, I especially loved the furry owls!

One of my favorite vignettes, the guys gift guide - such a good idea and great gifts for the men in your life. Didn't think you'd find guy gifts at Juliska right?

Christmas is coming! Love the burlap with plaid placemats, the charming Juliska holiday china and the cute pillow in the background!

Letterpress stationary - stocked up on gift tags and notepads! Available at Juliska while supplies last. 

Juliska will be putting their amazing Christmas ornaments out this week as well, a must shop! 

465 Canal Street, Stamford CT 

www.juliska.com 

Fresh Direct

I feel like I might be late to this train but I've just subscribed to Fresh Direct and its amazing! If you haven't joined yet I highly recommend it. Some afternoons there is nothing more fun than wondering down every aisle in the super market dreaming up meals to make for the upcoming week. Other nights after a weekend away and a long day back at work the very last thing on earth that I want to do is go grocery shopping. In comes Fresh Direct! Log on and start shopping - order by 5pm and your order could be at your door as early as 6am the next day! You can create a list for weekly basics, specific recipes, party ideas or shop off your old orders so you could be in and out in minutes. Going out of town? Enter your order on a Friday, choose a scheduled delivery of 6-8am on Monday morning and you'll wake up to a weeks worth of groceries! You can also get two months of free delivery as a first time subscriber. I'll still enjoy my Sunday trips to the store but when we're out of town this is 100% my new go to. This time I went for basics but I'm looking forward to trying some of their pre-made foods, fresh pastas, marinated meats and meal kits. This is also amazing for new moms, have all your groceries delivered so no one has to worry about going to the store, and stock up on ready to heat meals so no one had to worry about cooking!

www.freshdirect.com/invite/adarekiely - shop through this link and receive $25 off your first order. And be sure to sign up for the two months of free shipping! 

Voila! Packaged by fresh foods or grocery items. Right to your door. 

A quick Monday night meal - healthy chicken parm, whole wheat pasta and broccoli

I'm hoping to order up a bunch of specialty items next time to start testing our Ina's new recipes

I'm also loving following one of my favorite bloggers, Jenny Steffens, as she does "A Month with the Barefoot Contessa". Read about the recipes she has cooked thus far. Barefoot Contessa Project

Grays Lane

I'm really enjoying new online magazine Grays Lane. It's a magazine about food and flowers, beautiful clothes, lovely homes and elegant entertaining. Although it's focus is on the Main Line and the greater Philadelphia area, the beautiful content can be enjoyed by those all around the country.

I'm certainly looking forward to their new Fall issue!

The Summer 2012 issue of Grays Lane magazine

Ashley Whittaker Designs

Just had to give a shout out to my beyond talented cousin whose most recent project here in Greenwich is on the cover of House Beautiful this month!!!

Check it out on Quintessence!
http://quintessenceblog.com/2012/08/ashley-whittaker-does-pretty-perfectly-in-house-beautiful/

Also check out her other projects on Facebook here!

Congrats AWD, we're so happy for you! 

Happy Fourth!

We're off to Nantucket today and I can't wait. Looking forward to great fireworks, yummy food, lots of beach time, reading and spending great qt with all my favorite family. I'm guessing most of you will be doing the same so I won't be blogging for the rest of the week but if you're in CT and looking for something fun to do here are some of my favorite posts from last summer! Happy 4th!

Flea in Rowayton

Downunder Paddle Boarding

Clever Summer Desserts

BLT Pasta Salad and July 4th 2011

Rowayton Seafood

Summer Wines

2011 Summer Reading List

July 4th 2010

FFC411 Faves!

Yay!! I'm so excited - we're live with out first FFC411 ad! And from one of my favorite bloggers and etsy purveyors - Shorely Chic! I adore all of Liz's fab beach chic finds and I'm so happy to have her as our first advertiser. Please head over to the info panel on the right and click on her ad to see all her wonderful goodies!

Some of my very favorites...

I must have these! Notecard Set - $22.50

Straight to my heart! Poster - $34

Custom iPhone cases, a summer must! $44

If you are interested in advertising on FFC441 please email us at fairfieldcounty411@gmail.com. And for our readers, please know that we only plan to feature small local businesses that we know and love or have researched extensively! 

Welcome Liz! xx

Girls Night

Tonight is our monthly girls dinner and I wish I'd had the chance to make this darling cheese platter before our get together! I found it on pinterest and think it would be such a fun idea for a wine tasting too. Check out the how to's on Wit & Whistle.

Is Your iPhone Ready for Spring?

With a mild winter and spring-like days already aplenty, I've decided to turn my attention toward full spring ahead. I've got the itch all the sudden to buy bathing suits, update all my monogrammed totes and stock up on the new brightly colored summer shorts. And just as I was assembling all my must haves, I stumbled across these darling iPhone cases from one of my favorite blogger/decorators Shorely Chic. Wouldn't they be the perfect way to let everyone know you're ready for spring? And they are sure to make you smile every time you send a text or check your facebook. Available through Shorely Chic's Etsy shop, all styles can be monogrammed as well.

Too cute! Shorely Chic also has a line of stationary coming out later this spring. I can't wait to see what adorable designs she'll include!

*Book Club Update - I'm loving Rules of Civility, I hope some of you decided to read it as well!*

Do You Pinterest?

I'm embarrassed to admit until sometime last week I wasn't even exactly sure what Pinterest was. But now it's fair to say I'm 100% hooked! I love seeing all the beautiful images everyone pins and it's such a great way to catalog all the things you're interested in. I have boards going for home, party, wedding, fashion and cooking ideas. It's the perfect place to start if your redecorating your home, planning a wedding, having a baby or just want all your favorite images in one place. If you're on Pinterest message me your user name so I can follow you! And if you'd like an invite to join just message me your email.

A few of my favorite pins...

Home Ideas

Beautiful Flowers 

Style Inspiration 

Delicious Food

www.pinterest.com

A Very Easy Valentine

A love this idea I saw on Chic Geek for simple and adorable valentines!

All you need are paint colorways from your local hardware store and a sharpie! Pen a love note on the back and you're ready to send! Aren't these darling? You might have to frequent a few stores so they don't get mad at you for stealing all their paint swatches.  

I also think these are darling but might be a little too labor intensive for this girl!

Or keep it short and simple with these darling stickers. Perfect to slip in the lunch of a loved one. Make your own or buy them from Twig and Thistle. Note - order today for delivery by Valentines Day!