{happy birthday OSR + a thank you!}

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it’s hard to believe that ONE whole year has gone by since i opened one sydney road!!!  wowza…what a year it’s been.  so many lessons learned (some the hard way!) and so many things to celebrate – including the one thing that has kept me going …YOU!

from the bottom of my heart, i want to say thanks for cheering me on, supporting me and being such wonderful friends, customers, readers!!  thanks too for helping me spread the word about OSR this past year and sharing with your friends & readers!!  i feel grateful that i get this chance to go after my dream and i’m excited to share with you all what i have in store for the next year!!  hope you’ll all continue along this adventure with me :)

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so as my thank you…enjoy the next 60 days…60 days of wanderlust, that is!!  check out all the fanfare over at the store site and make sure to get your passport – it’s your entry to the giveaway, gives you a beautiful postcard to print out, PLUS there are free gifts involved!!  the lovely janie from we heart paper designed the passport – it’s amazing!!

i thought it would be fun to look back and share with you the very first orders i got!  both orders came from friends i met via blogging and they made getting that first order a thriller – the joke was to see who would actually get in the first order!

by a nosehair, suze from daily suze snuck in, nabbing 1st place.  sandy from sandyalamode was right behind! (although, if it weren’t for a little first day glitch, she might have grabbed 1st!)  a big hug to EVERYONE! :)

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{i see london, i see france}

and i think we’ll stop there!  no need to finish that childhood saying!

i’m a complete sucker for union jack & all things london – now it seems i can’t get enough of french words!  i fear the only prescription is taking a trip there…(hint #2 for the holiday event!!  see hint #1 here)

since i can’t do that right now, i’m doing the next best thing…i’m guest posting over at aspiring kennedy today!!  you can see my desk – in it’s cleaned up state!!

have a wonderful weekend – it’s been raining all week here so i’m keeping my fingers crossed that we’ll see sun this weekend!

[images above:  tote bag from monki;  london in a box from muji;  cafe print from one sydney road; union jack from camomile hixon;  oui ring from dior]

{pip & estella pop up}

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i’m a HUGE believer in collaborating.  i think the saying “2 heads are better than 1″ is spot on.  and that’s kind of what happened with sana from pip & estella.  she contacted me via email almost 2 years ago about her store opening…who knew that all this time later, i would consider her a wonderful friend & big supporter/cheerleader of OSR! it’s even grown into a awesomely collaborative spirit between our 2 shops.

i can’t help but feel inspired and amazed by the creativity & talent she has.  and now she’s channeled all of that in to a pop up shop!!  i love that she’s taken her “buy the house” concept and made it a “curate your own house” for this pop up.  if you’re lucky enough to be near brooklyn, head there this weekend for the opening!  the pop up shop will run through 12/31. lots of beautiful vintage items to be had & snapped up!

congrats sana!!!

p.s. to learn more about sana, check out the interview i did with her!

p.p.s. i hear that the lovely maddy from mad hearts photography will be doing the photos for the event!!

{october photo shoot}

thanks everyone for your comments on my last post…i think i’m getting my groove back on!

as promised, here are some more photos from the photo shoot we did.  marcus & i just wandered over to our neighborhood park (it was a beautiful fall day…which to me means it’s still warm out!)  it was just about as i put the final acorn down on the image i was creating to say “wild” that we were visited by one of our fave dogs…who also happens to be a tornado of destruction!  oh dylan, you’re lucky you’re cute!

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{new for fall!!}

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whew, the hubby & i had a BLAST this weekend shooting these photos for the new fall items.  i thought if i titled it “nuts for fall” and “wild for fall” that it would make me enjoy fall more…the jury is still out on that but i’m absolutely head-over-heels for these new napkins & tea towels!!!!   check out the store to see more photos!

oh and wait until you see some of the outtakes…we were visited by a creature on the photoshoot…stay tuned!

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{talking about type}


happy friday!!  phew, this week went FAST!  (not to mention summer…this morning’s chilly weather has announced that fall’s-a-comin’!!)   i’m guest posting over at simple blueprint today – here’s a little teaser:  letters & words & sayings, oh my!

oh and good news…the popular EAT table linens are BACK IN STOCK!

have fun this weekend!  any good plans?  xo piper

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{first aid cool}

gotta admit that this is some cool first aid to have!   if only i had an actual first aid kit…the kind with awesomely designed bandaids.  does jonathan adler do bandaids yet?

[images above:  1 martha stewart;  2 catherine david designs;  3 dreamhouse;  4 izola;  5 lacklusterco]

{petit parc}

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it really is a petit parc!  this is the patio at chartreuse, inc where the art show was held…it’s absolutely beautiful, the one comment heard over and over that night (yes, i said it too!)…”i wish my backyard looked like this”!

it was a beautiful evening – although a bit hot & humid (when i say “a bit”, i mean that from the moment we got there i was literally melting – so much for doing my hair that night!).  but i didn’t let that stop me from having a good time!  i’m already looking forward to next year’s show!

thanks to everyone who stopped by – great to see & meet ya!

the lovely artists that evening:
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renee froerer
erin illustrates

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emily meluch
timothy logan

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{dancin’ to the jailhouse rock}

it’s friday, friday!  (cue that song that ends up sticking in your head…yes, you’re welcome!)

who knew that the old jail gray stripes could be so cool?  i’m definitely dancin’ to the jailhouse rock!!

happy friday everyone!  enjoy your weekend…any good plans?  we’ve got family in town but i’m also hoping to get in some kayaking…hint, hint mr. hubby!

let’s rock, everybody, let’s rock.
everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin’ to the jailhouse rock.
- elvis presley

[images above, clockwise from top left: shop sweet lulu;  west elm;  dwell studio;  live creating yourself;  one sydney road;  found via these tings take time (original source not credited)]

{a friendly reminder}

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to eat your greens!!  yep, that’s right, there’s a brand new print in stock.  matches perfectly with the eat your greens tea towel, don’t cha think?!

happy friday!!

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