shop love ~ summer lovin'

I'm lusting after Anthropologie's Summer window displays.  Here are just a few!

A shop can't survive without creative merchandising.  It's one thing to be able to buy the right merchandise, but it won't matter if it isn't displayed properly.  It's a real art and I have been fortunate enough to work with some really great people who taught me a lot about their craft.  Not that this means I'm even on the same wavelength as the Anthropologie team, but a girl can always dream...

natural always feels better

One of a kind linen scarves made in the U.S.A.  Not inexpensive, but not your typical scarf.

Three women, Mary Ruth Hedstrom, Jane Ryan and Lynn Krauss, have shared their love of textiles, painting and things Japanese and Scandinavian for more than ten years.  A year ago they all fell in love with linen and now have this fantastic company, South Street Linen, based in Portland, ME.