Mother's Day Gift Ideas

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Tomorrow my family and friends are participating in the March for Babies.  Our wish is for healthy full-term pregnancies for all moms and babies.   If you would like to contribute to our March of Dimes team click here. 

Wishing every mom out there, especially my mom, a very happy Mother's Day!

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"No language can express the power, and beauty, and heroism, and majesty of a mother's love.  It shrinks not where man cowers, and grows stronger where man faints, and over wastes of worldly fortunes sends the radiance of its quenchless fidelity like a star." ~Edwin Hubbell Chapin

I'm Off...

...to Turks and Caicos!

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"Too much work, and no vacation,
Deserves at least a small libation.
So hail! my friends, and raise your glasses,
Work's the curse of the drinking classes."
~Oscar Wilde

Auld Lang Syne

Wishing you a new year filled with much happiness, health, love and laughter!

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Cheers!

Elizabeth

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right" ~Mark Twain

Lovin'

Romantic.

Touch O Glam.

Over the top.

Cozy and Rustic.

Good things come in small packages. 

 Traditional, colorful and eclectic. 

For image sources and more, visit my Pinterest boards.  

Take some time to soak in the magic of the season.  Only 9 more day!

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want."  

~ Oscar Wilde

Christmas Vacation

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I'm off to finish up my holiday shopping, wrapping, baking, packing, etc.  Promise to check in whenever there is a free moment.  

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"Christmas gift suggestions:  To your enemy, forgiveness.  To an opponent, tolerance.  To a friend, your heart.  To a customer, service.  To all, charity.  To every child, a good example.  To yourself, respect."  ~Oren Arnold

Christmas, Now and Then

I love how history repeats itself in every aspect of life.  Just look at the similarities of these images printed nearly 60 years apart. 

From Good Housekeeping, December 1951

By David Stark for O at Home

Do you see what I see?

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style." ~ Billy Baldwin 

On The Scent

Ever since Jo Malone discontinued "my" scent (honeysuckle jasmine) I've been on the hunt for a replacement.  While in Capri, I purchased a bottle of Carthusia Lady.  It's an absolutely lovely aroma, but does not suit me for daily use.  This past weekend I found my everyday scent.  It is subtle yet sexy.  Santa, add Jo Malone's Pomegranate Noir to the wish list!

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting." ~ Christian Dior

Happy Holidays!

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a new year filled with love, laughter and joy!

Beth, Chris, C.J., Henry & Riley

Dear Santa

Dictated by C.J. 

Typed by Mommy

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"Let the wild rumpus start!" ~ Max, Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak

Christmas Covet List

My entire family is under the false assumption that I am difficult to shop for.  This very blog is a living testament to the thousands of goods I dream of.  While some items may fall under the "indulgent" category, I can assure you not everything I want is followed by multiple zeros.  The frosting on the "Christmas morning cake" would include any of the following.  Wink Wink Santa.

Calendar - Ornament - Books -  Candle - Necklace  - Giraffe Bowl - Boots - Pillow - iPhone Cover

Turtle Shell Bowl - Bubble Sphere - Gloves - Throw - Umbrella - Purple Calendar 

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift."  ~ Pierre Corneille, Le Menteur

So Be Good For Goodness Sake

Pomegranate Martini - Eggnog - Pave Ring  - Devil Pencil Sharpener - Candles - Bottle Stoppers - Sparkle Aprons  - Tights 

Cookie Apron - Ruby Ring - Garden of Eden S&P Shakers   

Which hostess are you?  Naughty or Nice?

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"When in doubt, wear red."  ~Bill Blass

Broach Wreath

Here's a little holiday sparkle for your Sunday evening...

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How spectacular is this wreath made of vintage broaches? 

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal." ~ Lenore Hershey 

Holiday Room of the Day

I am OBSESSED with the holiday season.  What does that mean?  Brace yourself for Christmas image overload during the month of December.

Today I am obsessed with this citrus Christmas tree by the fabulous Tobi Fairley.  Those chairs are CDJ worthy as well!

Merry Weekend!

Cheers!

Elizabeth

“I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad”  ~William Shakespeare 

Holiday Cottage

What's cozy and contemporary and Christmassy all over? 

 Ballard Designs’ creative director Jill Sharp Brinson's 1930's Atlanta cottage.  

  It evokes a cozy Cotswold's feeling, while remaining fresh. The dash of glamour is the cherry on top!  To view more images of the home, click here. 

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart."  ~Washington Irving

Bewitching Interiors

A few orange interiors to admire this Halloween.

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Cheers!

Elizabeth

"Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble."
 ~ Shakespeare, Macbeth

All Hallows Eve

Happy Halloween from the CDJ House!

Cheers!

Elizabeth

"'Tis now the very witching time of night,

When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world."
~William Shakespeare