I don't know about you but one of my resolutions this year is that to get my personal calendar organized so that I won't forget another birthday again. If you're anything like me, I start out each year with good intentions and my mid-March I'm flying by the seat of my pants when it comes to sending out birthday and anniversary cards. I think I've found the solution though with Jack Cards.

On Thanksgiving day I pulled the classic kitchen error. While scrambling to get everything on the table, I put a pan that had just come out of the oven into the sink. Then, without thought, turned around to wash said pan and picked it straight up with my bare hand.

Thanksgiving dinner consisted of a wrapped hand with ice, soaking it in tea (tea is suppose to take the sting out). It wasn't until post-dinner when I was contemplating an ER visit that I remembered a product class I took in my past life as a Salon GM. Nioxin's hair system consisting of a conditioner called Scalp Therapy was also toted as a burn remedy and we used it often in the salon when stylists burned themselves with curling irons.

You may recall seeing Robert Reader's work when we found him in Etsy's photography section last month. Robert sent us some new images today telling us about a new series he posted to Etsy which is based in oversize Poloroid reproductions that measure 11.5" x 9".

If you're a L.A. transplant like many of us around here, you may miss small town holiday festivities or maybe you're just a sucker for holiday cuteness. If so, be sure to check out Belmont Shore's Christmas Parade this Saturday Dec 1 in Long Beach 6-9pm.

Generally attracting 45,000+ viewers and over 100 entries it's not the tiniest of parades but it does give a good dose of holiday cheer. If Long Beach is too much of a haul, Los Angeles County also has an events calendar of festivities around the city.

There is just something that makes our hearts sing when it comes to large doors and gears, so when we saw the two combined for this home we did a little snoopy dance.

Chicken Point Cabin and was designed by Olson Sundgerg Kundig Allen Architects. The property which located in Northern Idaho, is far from what we had envisioned spudsville to be!

Restoration Hardware must have known that we had completely forgot about them, because today in our mailbox was not one but two fantastic catalogs. [we know it's not green but we are whores for a glossy catalog or two... ok six.] The second of the two catalogs, is purely

A big thanks to everyone who came out to join us at Modernica for a fun evening of snacks and meeting our community. Without further ado the winners are...

As someone who is allergic to patterns if it deviates from a stripe or polka dots, I wouldn't describe myself as Brocade Home's ideal target audience. It's all really beautiful, I just can't seem to make sense of how to make it fit in my world. But good news for both of us I did just get their holiday catalog in the mail and they have some really lovely small gift items that might help me build up my tolerance to pattern.

Some of the favorites, the Electronic Cases available in three sizes that fit a [small] small cell phone or nano, [medium] larger cell phones or standard ipod, or the large which fits a Blackberry. Available in 3 colors: peony, silver, leaf $39-$59

Oh look up in the sky... It's a wine glass, it's a chandelier, It's a wineglass-chandelier!

If you've wondered where you're going to put 10 people in your apartment and have enough room left over for the buffet table this glass cluster chandelier might be the perfect solution. As described on the site, "Upside-down wine glasses make up this chandelier. The stemware is meant to be used and then rehung."

Ok, well not Angela herself came to dinner but the good folks that work with Ms. Adams asked if we would like to test drive the new pretty serving trays that we covered recently here. We said yes! without giving it a second thought.

A serving tray of this magnitude demands a dinner party be thrown in it's honor. We called a couple friends and said risotto and cocktails and they said how soon can we be there?