Dec

{rue magazine mention & update}

christmas came early for me – what a treat to see the wine label tote bag in the new rue magazine holiday issue!! (pg. 16) i actually found out via a tweet from cailin of a white picket fence – gotta love social media, right?! so it was a fun surprise! and then whoo-ee…they quickly sold out!

but the good news is that i’m working with the artist to get them back in stock. she should be sending them out to me on friday so i hope to have them back in stock by next week – hopefully in enough time for the holidays if you’re giving them for gifts!

in the meantime, i’ve got the matching print to the tote bag! it’s a wine medley!

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bags/decorate + furnish/gifts

cool tote bag/modern home accessories/typography tote bags/wine label tote bag

Nov

{what’s new in store!}

have you ever wondered how i get things for the store? well, have i got a story for you! i came across this awesomely cool tote bag on not on the high street a couple of months ago & literally laughed out loud when i saw it. (you know i loves me a funny saying!) so i immediately blogged about it and then couldn’t get it out of my mind (you know, that little voice that keeps nagging you…mine kept saying “must get bag for gifts”, “must get bag for gifts” – apparently, we have a lot of wine lovers to buy for!! - that’s when i knew i had to have it for the store!)

smash cut to a few weeks ago, i emailed the funny gal behind the bag, U.K. artist sally beerworth, to see if i could get them for the store. (this is after chuckling my way through her website – seriously, if you need a laugh, head there now!!) she had yet to stock any stores in the U.S. so after a bit of back & forth to work things out, i was tickled that she agreed & that i’m now the first U.S. store to carry her work!! woot woot!!

her company, the joy of ex foundation, has an equally hilarious motto…”we’re here to ensure that anyone going through a break up doesn’t end up snorkeling in vodka…or cake mix!” she started writing to make herself laugh while she was going through a divorce – i’m always drawn to people who have a good sense of humor!

the moral is…it never hurts to ask!

psst…also new in the store…

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bags

cool gift ideas/gift ideas for wine lovers/tote bag sayings/typography tote bags

Nov

{just unpacked!}

i’m literally jumping up & down, squeaking with joy over these makeup bags & sachets!! i worked with carol at yorktown road to have these created specially for one sydney road!! i was on yorktown’s facebook page a month or so ago and noticed that she had created some striped bags. well, if its got stripes, then i’m all over ‘em!! so i contacted carol to see if i could have makeup bags & sachets created in a stripe pattern and i even got to pick out the colors! (notice the yellow & grey OSR color scheme in the makeup bag?? yeppers, i’m keeping one of those!!)

this is my first time working with a designer to have something created for me and i couldn’t be happier!! hope you guys love them as much as i do – because it’s not a problem for me to keep them all

they’ll be on the store site shortly!!

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bags/decorate + furnish/OSR news/style + fashion

cool gift ideas/cool modern home accessories

Oct

{mad for plaid}

plaid weekend bag

i’m going mad for plaid right now (seriously, how fun is that picture of the bike with the plaid throws??!) even my hubby is sitting next to me right now in his plaid pajama pants! so i can’t leave my store out of the action – we got in these new plaid bags (shown above) even cooler? they’re one of a kind!! once they’re gone, they’re gone!

[images above, clockwise from top left: tweed bag from one sydney road; forage bow ties; the estate of things' photostream; tartan bag from one sydney road; guess teach shoes; bess friday; j crew cashmere plaid scarf]

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art + photography/bags

modern home accessories/plaid weekend bag/tweed tote bags

Sep

{mix + match}

thought i’d pair up some recent pinterest finds! wouldn’t you join THAT book club??! oh, speaking of books…i’m reading a book called “what alice forgot” – i’m about 2/3 through – can’t wait to figure out what she forgot!

what have you been reading lately?

[images above, from left: gorgeous thread art by emily barletta; tote bag from not on the high street]

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art + photography/bags

cool tote bag/emily barletta/graphic tote bag

May

{just unpacked}

happy friday everyone! i’m kind of bursting with excitement over here – these linen market bags just came in and they’re just too cool!! love that it says “carry” on one side and “goods” on the other – can’t you see yourself heading off shopping with one of these lovelies? or better yet…a road trip! they’ll be on the store site this weekend!

have a wonderful weekend everyone – off to spend the rest of hubby’s vacation with him!

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bags

cool modern gifts/linen market bags/studiopatro bags

Apr

shake it up {splendor in the grass}

it’s back!! that’s right, after a long hiatus i’m bringing the shake it up series back! for those of you new to the blog, the idea behind the shake it up series is to do just that – shake things up! it’s all about adding a bit of creativity and spontaneity to everyday life (in other words – putting down that darn to-do list!!).

which makes it funny that we’re starting back up with a to-do list…but with a twist…a fun to-do list. one that’s inspired by april’s song of the month “splendor in the grass”. i created my own “splendor in the grass” to do list (shown above). so this weekend your mission is to:

create & check off an item on your own splendor in the grass to-do list (or just use the above one!)

i would love to see and hear about what you do. so grab your camera and take a pic of your splendor in the grass activity or to-do list! make sure you go to OSR’s facebook page and post your pics so we can all see!

have a wonderful weekend everyone! can’t wait to see your splendor in the grass activites!!

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bags/shake it up

cool modern gifts/shake it up/splendor in the grass

Dec

{coming soon…}

to the store!! get ready for january 3rd…gorgeous, new goodies will be in stock…including these lovely bags from yorktown and vintage items from pip + estella! here we come 2011!!

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bags

pip and estella/vintage decor/yorktown bags

Dec

{coming soon…}

we’re half way through the week!! i just wanted to pop in and let you know that i’ve added some new shots to the store website. coming soon will be a post on the gorgeous house where these pictures were taken…my friend sharon was kind enough to offer up her place…wait until you see her robin’s egg blue bathtub (think she’d noticed if i took it?!)

the things i want to share with you are starting to pile up – photos of my office (yes, we’re STILL painting the table), results of the survey, some behind the scene shots. unfortunately, my assistants (aka “the dogs”) have not been keeping up with the workload – they seem to be more concerned about when their next meal is.

AND, last but not least, get ready…these beauties will be in the shop shortly!!!

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bags/home accessories

emersonmade clutch/one sydney road

Sep

{does my bag look big in this?}

i’m thinking of doing a weekly post just on all the great things found via pinterest! like this hilarious GIANT tote bag from chip chop! here’s what they had to say about what you’d do with this big ole bag:

“planning a big day of shopping? moving countries? need a spare sleeping bag/tent/bed? carrying a lot of emotional baggage?”

gotta love a bag with a sense of humor! more of the bags found via chip chop…