Yellow Elm

I'm hoping you've all read this post about the Local Art Gathering on April 9th. Elizabeth from Yellow Elm is one of our featured artists at the event. Here's a little about Elizabeth and her art. Enjoy!

Yellow Elm is the work of artist Elizabeth Blanton. She crafts each piece by hand, layering wool, pouring soap and boiling water over it, and scrubbing until the fibers interlock to make felt. Inspired by the soft texture and unique qualities of felt, Elizabeth first made several large felt wall-hangings. Then she decided to make a few brooches as gifts for friends, and Yellow Elm emerged as a result.

Elizabeth has a degree in graphic design.

Yellow Elm handmade felt fashion accessories are one-of-a-kind. Each headband, clip, and bobby pin is created from wool, with every fabulous detail added by hand. Each piece is a unique work of art, made for the woman with style as extraordinary as she is.

Check Me Out! I'm Famous!

Click here to see the extremely talented Christina Sawicki's blog post today. She makes FAB jewelry and is going to be a part of the Local Art Gathering which I mentioned here. I LOVE it when I get a shout-out on a blog:)

A Local Art Gathering

Please see the info below regarding a FAB event and friend and I have put together. This is a GREAT way to support our local economy and to support local, independent artists. There will be wearable art as well as art for your home and garden and all at affordable prices. Be sure to check out my blog over the next few weeks as I will be posting more info about these talented ladies!




Join Palmetto Home & Garden for a Local Art Gathering on Saturday, April 9 from 11AM until 3PM.

Featured artists include:
Christina Nicole Studios
Zoa Art
Crave Studio
Sew Sew Lovely
Yellow Elm
Art by Sarah Kargol

Please join us for this special event just in time for Easter, Mother's Day, graduations, and summer weddings. There will be everything from pottery for your home to jewelry to pocketbooks all handmade by local artists. This event will be cash or check only. Please contact Kelley Price Smith or Heather Wilson Summers via facebook with any questions.

Flare, Flare Everywhere!

I have ALWAYS loved flared jeans. My absolute favorites were some Joe's Stardust that I got in NYC about 3 years ago. I wore them til I couldn't hide the holes any longer and then, sadly, had to retire them. I am THRILLED that flares are back with a vengeance! I still like skinnies to cuff and wear with flats or to tuck into boots when it's cooler but, flares just "had me at hello".
Please check out The Sartorialist for some super cool flares in NYC, Paris & Milan. For you local peeps, check out The Gap at Haywood for the flares shown above! (vintage flare, twill flare, and wide leg trouser jeans) They also have some called SUPER FLARE in the store but I can't find them online. Trust me, they rock!

p.s.
Gap stores are offering 30% off your entire purchase until Sunday! Click here for deets!

Gap Give and Get THIS WEEK!

Thursday starts Gap at Haywood's Give and Get program. That means 30% off of your entire purchase and 1 of 4 non profit groups gets 5% of what you spend. It's a win-win situation! The discount also applies to purchases at Old Navy, Banana Republic, Banana Republic Outlet and Gap Outlet. AND (as if all of the above isn't already enough!), Gap at Haywood will be opening early at 8AM on Thursday for all of you early birds!

Click to enlarge the coupons, choose your non profit, print out the coupon, and you're good-to-go!

Taking The Easy Way Out

Okay, so I'm totally being lazy and just posting a link to my friend's blog.........but you have got to check out this Kimono Dress from Target! I got it last year in gray and in red and wore the heck out of it! Much like Michelle says in her blog, I wore it with cuffed jeggings and flip flops during the day, then put on wedges and an obnoxious necklace for a dressier look at night as well as layered a long sleeve tissue tee under it, paired with the same jeggings (no cuff this time) tucked into tall boots when it got cooler. And just to give you an idea of size, mine are Mediums.
Thanks, Michelle, for reuniting me with this dress! (you should be able to link to the dress from her blog)

Purple Love

Purple is my favorite color so when I saw this Chanel dress on Diane Kruger, I knew I would be posting about it. LOVE the color and the details in the top as well as the pick up skirt. (not sure if it's technically a "pick up" skirt but, that's what i'll call it). I think she's a really pretty girl and has a great body but, in most pictures her shoulders are a bit broad compared to the rest of her body. In this dress, though, her shoulders look very proportionate to the rest of her body.

photo from here.

New York Fashion Week In A Nutshell

New York Fashion Week In A Nutshell

BEHOLD! BHLDN is Here!

Finally! From the people who gifted us with Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters, B H L D N is now here...gorgeous wedding gowns and accessories for the bride who wants a little something different. I like every single dress but these are some of my favs.....

I Love Wednesdays At The Gap!!

Picked up these little numbers from The Gap at Haywood today. With the "40% off Wednesdays", additional 30% off all sale items, and some customer rewards that I had, here's what I spent from top to bottom:

Vintage Shirred Shoulder Tee (got 1 in gray and 1 in plum): $12.50 each
Drape Panel Top: $28.72
Dolman Hardware Tee: $7.57
Shirred Shoulder Cardi (in wassel): $13.40

Now can you understand why I LOVE WEDNESDAYS AT THE GAP?!?!