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Ideas for Victorian Inspired Holiday Gatherings
Though we can't say our own table manners are up to Victorian code, we do like to borrow a bit of Victorian holiday magic to brighten up my home during the winter season. Something about the creativity they implemented in decorating, making...
Ideas for Victorian Inspired Holiday Gatherings
12 Small Acts of Self Care To Consider
I am finding lately that the definition of self care for me personally means so much more than just exercising, eating well, and drinking enough water. I've found it also means taking the time to live the little things and...
12 Small Acts of Self Care To Consider
How To Make Mini Dried Flower Bouquets
I have always delighted in the timeless beauty of flowers and most especially those of dried flowers. As much as I adore fresh flowers...(certain blooms have moved me to near tears!) I find myself always drawn to the everlasting beauty of...
How To Make Mini Dried Flower Bouquets
Visiting Rack & Cloth Cidery in Mosier, Oregon
Our brick & mortar's soft opening was on Saturday, the 2nd of November, and that evening my husband asked what I wanted to do the next day. I told him I didn't want to make plans, I just wanted to...
Visiting Rack & Cloth Cidery in Mosier, Oregon
Lookbook / Savouring Moments
Le femme adored has a lovely little go-to cafe where everyone knows her name and her drink of choice. She tucks herself into a corner with a beloved book, getting lost in a world both familiar and delightfully foreign... In...
Lookbook / Savouring Moments
So Soon! Adored Vintage SOFT Opening!
Time has been an interesting companion these past few months. In many ways it seems just like yesterday that I chanced upon the availability of our new shop location (it was in early August) then signed a lengthy lease... and...
So Soon! Adored Vintage SOFT Opening!
Keep Calm & Carry On: A Brick & Mortar Update
If I were to tell you I've now reached Master Yoda Level at multitasking, I would not be lying to you, I wouldn't even feel like I was being facetious. As someone who is often quite hard and critical of herself I...
Keep Calm & Carry On: A Brick & Mortar Update
Postcards from Petit Trianon in Versailles
Last week I was in Paris for work... first off, let me pause and pinch myself because I can't believe I got to go to Paris for work! I was attending a tradeshow in Paris to find new brands and lines...
Postcards from Petit Trianon in Versailles
An Invitation to Slow Down and Breathe
Joyeux Septembre! We hope this little post finds you well. As you'll see, it's a bit different from our usual newsletter. Every now and then, we like to take a step back from the whole selling part of shopkeeping and...
An Invitation to Slow Down and Breathe
Lookbook / Jacqueline in the Garden
Our newest model, Jacqueline, had just returned from a summer spent in France and England and we were so excited to shoot with her and also ask her about all the wonderful new things she had experienced in Paris and...
Lookbook / Jacqueline in the Garden
Field Trip: Picking Pears on Sauvie Island
One of the reasons we love living in Portland are the numerous small farms close to the city that allows you to pick seasonal fruits and vegetables (and also flowers!). Today, we headed out to Sauvie's Island, a small island...
Field Trip: Picking Pears on Sauvie Island
As-Is Sale! / All Funds Donated to Charity
It's that time of year... ...when the summer winds waft through our windows and all one wants is a clear mind and clearer schedule to simply enjoy the season's bounty. It's also the time that we here at AV headquarters...