Over the past year I’ve been making quite a few rock necklaces. There’s one I made from the Virgin Islands, two from Montauk, one from Las Vegas, one I photographed at Stonehenge, and one from my trip around the UK and Ireland. (For the…
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NYC Apartment Update: Bedroom Plants and Temporary Wallpaper Closet Doors
For the past year that we’ve been living in our apartment, my bedroom has been frustrating me a bit because it just didn’t feel right. All of the hod podge furniture and decor just wasn’t coming together properly like it usually does. My stuff…
A few months back I was walking down Lexington Avenue to hop on the train to go to work when these blue drop earrings outside a bodega-like jewelry shop caught my eye. I’d been walking by this shop for almost two years and I’d…
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DIY Virgin Islands Rock Necklace
These days, if you go on vacation or a hike with me, there are always backpacks or suitcases that end up a bit heavier from the rock stowaways that make their way back to the NYC apartment. Recently went on medical school spring break…
Ever since I figured out that it is very difficult to kill cacti and succulents, I’ve been filling the apartment with them. So when Amy from Mod Podge Rocks came out with these new Mod Podge Peel and Stick Stencils and asked if anyone…
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Malachite Drop Necklace with Chain Accent
This past Christmas, my budding geologist of a little brother took notice of my interest in rocks over the past year and gifted me some pretty incredible rock + mineral beads. (He also included some coal in his gift, but I probably deserved that…
Ever since I discovered that it’s pretty difficult to kill cacti and succulents I’ve been collecting then around the apartment like a squirrel preparing for winter. Usually when I bring a plant into the apartment it commits suicide upon entering our threshold, but the…
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Glittering Rocks Statement Necklace
Last fall a coworker asked me to make a necklace for his friend who was moving out of the city. Recently they had gone on a trip to Barcelona and picked up rocks along the beach and he wanted me to use those in…
Recently we counted how many holes we’ve poked in our apartment ceiling to hang lights. The answer’s 9. NINE. And eight of those ceiling holes are holding barn pulleys. While it might be time to slow down on the hanging light fixtures, I learned…
I love depression glass and jadeite– but it’s really difficult to find a good deal on the stuff. Back when depression glass and jadeite were being produced, you could find the pieces in hardware stores or five-and-dimes as an incentive to buy a bag…