December 2011
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Taste Love: Frog Hollow Tavern
For my last night in town my mom and stepfather treated me to a delicious Southern night out at Frog Hollow Tavern in Augusta, GA. The farm to table concept is nothing new in foodie cities, but chef Sean A. White’s vision is an oasis in a sea of old school standbys. Located in the gentrified center of downtown Augusta, Frog Hollow takes its moniker from the historic area in which...
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Mad About... Thymes Frasier Fir Reed Diffuser
Hi, my name is Thymes Frasier Fir Reed Diffuser, have we met? If not, you should take me home now and enjoy my crisp wintery wonderfulness.
No, but seriously, have you heard of this stuff? It’s amazing. Its lovely green, citrus, and wood notes will make you swoon. It adds a festive, warming element to your home that works for both the holidays and the entire winter season.
In the weeks...
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Sulla Mode: Simple Shoes. Get them while you can!
It is with great heartbreak and sadness that I write this post as a farewell to one of my most loved staples of my comfy, thrown-together wardrobe. I have had a love affair with Simples for about 7 years now when my hubby bought me my first pairs for a super awesome “Christmas of Shoes.” He gifted me multiple pairs of these super heady kicks made of 100% organic and recycled...
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A Home: Modern Fire
A twist on the traditional source for heat. Cool whites and grays set off the warm tones of natural heat.
(L to R, clockwise: 1; 2; 3; 4)
My favorite is no. 4. I love the new take on the old wood stove.
-R.M.
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Taste Love: Molly's Delicious Holiday Party
Recently, I joined a book club with several fabulous women in Atlanta. Some of the girls I have known since I moved to Atlanta six and a half years ago, others I met at the first meeting I attended. Regardless of how long I’ve known each, it’s a great group of ladies and I’m happy to have the chance to hang with them at least once every thirty days.
Each month, we choose a book...
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Mad About: Log Bowls
Over the years of honing my decorative skills I have become obsessed with having pretty bowls placed strategically around my home. As a total right-brainer, I am one of those mixes of people who crave organization, but sometimes lack the wherewithal to create an orderly system for small objects and, more often than not, the motivation to put them in an out-of-the-way place. Bowls are the...
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A Home: Lounging
Lounge: lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way
- Sutton
(1 vine wall, 2 sunset views, 3 sunshine bright couch, 4 sky lights)
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Holiday Gift Guide /// $0-$20
1. Hand Embroidered Arrow Earrings 2. Letterpress Hotdog Thank You Card Set 3. Lattice & Hearts Pie Top Cutter 4. Handmade Green Tea Castile Soap
1. Super Stretchy Aztec Bottle Sweater 2. Wild Man Beard Conditioner 3. Star Wars Coffee Mug 4. Bacon Salt Set
1. Octopus Plush Toy with Mustache 2. Lonely Cardinal Raw Edge T-Shirt 3. Rocky Color Wood Cone 4....
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Easy Like Sunday Morning: 12.18.11 (part one)
The Sun
Have you ever seen anything in your life more wonderful than the way the sun, every evening, relaxed and easy, floats toward the horizon and into the clouds or the hills, or the rumpled sea, and is gone— and how it slides again out of the blackness, every morning, on the other side of the world, like a red flower streaming upward on its heavenly oils, say, on a morning in early...
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Taste Love: Seasonal Cocktails
- Sutton
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Holiday Gift Guide /// $21-$50
1. Suede Peeled Paint Cosmetics Bag 2. Porcupine Quill Earrings 3. The Creature Eco Orb Kit 4. Not Your Mom’s Dinner Party Table Topics
1. Travel Dopp Kit Made From Repurposed Bike Tires 2. Cardboard Buck Jr. Trophy 3. Leatherman Juice C2 Pocket Multi-Tool 4. Block Headwear Gloves with Thumb and Finger Slit
1. Eco-Friendly Bamboo Mosaic Puzzle 2. Desktop...
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Sulla Mode: Winter Night Style
A look I am loving for winter nights: blazers, delicate/sequined shirts, skinny jeans, and very high heels. For girls (like me) that don’t dress up often, it’s the perfect combination of ladylike and tomboy. Though it isn’t quite dressy enough for all winter evening occasions, it fits for many. Think NYE concert, dinner and drinks with friends, and non-office holiday functions.
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Holiday Gift Guide /// $51-$75
1. The Green Petal Recycled Plastic & Resin Necklace 2. Orvis Ruffle-Edge Buttoned Wrap 3. Dipped Rope Bracelet 4. Wooden Bottle Display Crate & Bottles
1. Malin+Goetz Dark Rum Candle 2. Tanner Goods Leather Sunglass Case 3. Hand Carved Mustache Comb 4. Orvis Monogrammed Leather Pocket Journal
1. Kid-Sized Wooden Banjo 2. Felt Food Breakfast & Dinner Set ...
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A Home: Creative Holiday Trees
While many of us have ample room in our home for a Christmas tree, not everyone does. But just because you don’t have the room for a massive Griswald tree, doesn’t mean you can’t deck your halls with some festive decor. Here are some creative trees, just the right size for any home big or small: 1. A tree made using an old book… beautiful and eco-friendly! 2. Pinecone trees…...
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Holiday Gift Guide /// $75-150
1. Gold & Turquoise Leaf Necklace 2. Eco Indian Throw 3. Good Luck Necklace 4. Istanbul Vase
1. Cottage Dolls House 2. Snow White Tutu Dress 3. Fun Ride Deluxe 4. Adjustable Easel
1. Beacon Boots 2. Homebrewer kit 3. Bike Pouch
Stay tuned for more of our gift guide countdown in the coming weeks. Don’t forget, all of our recommended gifts are made in...
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Eye Candy: Holiday Sparkle
Clockwise from bottom left: Icing everywhere; Park pretty; Vineyard holiday; Tree bling; Clock tower twinkle
Let’s face it, the holidays can certainly be stressful. Between the mall traffic, gift-giving, office parties, and forced family time, it’s often easy to forget that magical feeling this time of year can bring. For me, it’s as easy as a sea of twinkling lights to send...
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Mad About: Baby Wit, for the Coolest Baby in Town
From the day I found out I was pregnant with Jack Townes I knew that I had a unique little spirit blossoming in my belly. As I’m sure many mothers do, I imagined that my child would be an individual unlike any person the world had ever met. I knew he was going to enter the world with a personality that would set him apart from others, that would shine on rainy days and bring happiness to...
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Sulla Mode: Sweet Sweaters
After the initial sadness of saying good-bye to my flip-flops passes after temperatures drop, I get excited for cold weather layering. Time to dust off our old faithful cold weather wardrobe piece: the sweater.
Sweaters are so versatile. They can be worn with or without an outer layer and can easily be worn over other layering pieces to be removed when inside temps escalate. I adore them. I...
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A Home: Haute Holiday Decor
1.Chevron Christmas; 2.New-school Menorah
As we go full speed ahead into what is often the most decorative of all seasons, I thought it would be nice to share some alternative versions of the traditional trimmings we see year after year. Wouldn’t you, our quirky, crafty, classy, individual reader, like to eschew the conventional colors and tableau of the holiday season while still...
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Color Candy: Holiday Spread
Who knew that a little red and green would go so far?
(L to R clockwise: Peppermints; Poinsettias; Lights; Cookies; Holly leaves)
Wishing you the very best December and final month of 2011. May your senses be overloaded as much as your hearts.
- R.M.
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Holiday Gift Guide /// $150+
Cowboy Boots by Justin $164.99
Xipilli // Jewled Princess necklace from POUND $225
*Dainty Dish reader coupon code: 20% off entire purchase from POUND Jewelry with coupon code DDGG11
Three Bud Vases $150
Sarong $150
Backyard Tipi $275
Iglooplay Tea Pods $565-$1,150
Rustic Wagon $249
Karaoke Machine $155
iVictrola for iPad $150
Leather iPad Case $190
Creekbank Tripod...