Golden Sunshine

Blanca Monros Gomez diamond ring, $176

A wee little burst of light to accompany your Monday morning coffee, made by Brooklyn jeweler, Blanca Monros Gomez. Not only do we love Blanca's jewels, we love that she works exclusively with recycled gold and ethically mined stones.

Don't stop till you get enough.

We don't have sales often (read: never), but when we do, we don't mess around. Sale starts today.

The Gleaners

I met Margaux, of the Black Spot Books, and her friend, photographer and story-teller, Katie, in Philadelphia a few years ago. They honest-to-goodness seem to find magic wherever they go. I would love to fall down a rabbit hole with them, but until I do, I'm so pleased we have Margaux's book necklaces at the shop.

Walk on the mild, wild side

Digby & Iona rope ring, available in silver ($130), vermeil ($150), and 14k ($1200)

This ring is perfect for the man who wants some quiet, subtle razzle-dazzle in his wedding bands: traditional silhouette, unexpected rope etching.

Wrap nicely

12' spools of French silk ribbon, $7

I think that it's fair to agree that, unless your father was a dentist (like me) and you got irrationally excited about the "me and my llama, me and my llama, we're going to the dentist today-ay-ay-ay" bit, the best action video on Sesame Street was a visit to the Crayola factory (my mother took us on a day trip there, so obsessed we were.) These rolls of ribbon are an adult alternative to the jumbo 96 color box of Crayolas- my logic being that one spool of silk ribbon equals 96 choices of colored wax.

Youth in Revolt.

I know it may happen sometime, but so far I am super not tired of Michael Cera's shtick.

Peanuts!

Do your salt and pepper shakers have paintings of peanuts juggling? No?

Oh... then you must have the kayaking/shaking maracas peanuts. No? Really!? Sheesh. How can you have peanut-less salt & pepper shakers when peanut-full ones are so readily available.

(Maho Kino hand painted peanuts S&P shakers, $18)

Still Life with Bottle Openers

heart in hand bottle openers $12, mermaid bottle openers $14, peanut salt and pepper shakers $18, Saipua soaps $8

Lest you think we'd present you with only one way to open your bottle, evidence that we offer 2 ways to open your bottle.

Sing blue silver.

My first concert. 1983. Madison Square Garden with Katie Stockwell and her dad. Simon came out in a chauffer's cap to the sound of shattering glass. I died. Right then.

*My friend Amanda says this song is the equivalent of someone saying, "Take your pants off."

O, ye, be not too blue! There is important work for thee to do!

mermaid bottle opener, $14

Sweet lady of the sea, do you look so sad because autumn draws near? You will keep us company all winter long, doing the Lord's work, easing our way closer to the libations we love so dear.

lovely.

via lelove.

In the event that Linea Carta's designs weren't enough to induce you to forever swear off paper towels, in lieu of their linen tea towels, they've gone and taken some perfectly styled photos, which might induce some more major lifestyle changes. Like getting rid of 90 percent of your possessions and moving to a small coastal town rich with both history and bohemian leanings.

Kris Kristofferson.

(looking a bit like James Franco here)

My man.

The son of an Air Force general, Kris walked to grade school barefoot in Brownsville, Texas. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Pomona College, studied William Blake and Shakespeare at Oxford, became a U.S. Army captain, was assigned to teach literature at West Point and then abruptly dropped out of the Army to become a songwriter.*

I love me a squinty eyed, bearded, song writin', guitar-wieldin' man. I was forever sold after he told Sinead not to 'let the bastards get you down' after she got booed at Bob Dylan's birthday concert.

*from Ethan Hawke's interview in Rolling Stone

Something old, something new, nothing borrowed, lots of blue

I can't wait to share with you what we found over the past few days- a charming mix from new vendors, old vendors, and those who we've been thinking about for quite a while. I am particularly excited about what will be my official new housewarming gift for my lady friends. Hint: I've been doing lots of hand-washing in anticipatory excitement. I love turning the mundane into a ritual.

Sleeping Beauty, frm Animation Backgrounds

I'm off with Rony to find new goodies for the store- fun, fun, fun!

Hollister Hovey's exquisite guide to exquisite eating in Williamsburg

Guy Trebay argued in his NY Times article this weekend that the male potbellies widely spotted "in the vicinity of the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene, the McCarren Park Greenmarket and pretty much any place one is apt to encounter fans of Grizzly Bear" could be partially blamed on contrarian natures rebelling against having a toned and taut President. Mr. Trebay, that's just silly. If you spent your mornings at Roebling Tea Room and your evenings at Marlow & Sons, you too would have a most deliciously acquired potbelly.

Tipsy Cake and Chocolate Cream

gift wrap, $4

Oh, and this one, too. Perfect for hanging in the kitchen or the bedroom if you've got a serious sweet tooth.

Insane in the membrane?

gift wrap, $4

Do some expert self-diagnosis with this phrenology chart/gift wrap.

Mercury Rising

KGB poppy earrings

The pink sapphires and tourmalines cascading down the large poppy earrings have such a sweet coolness to them- in an instant, these earrings can turn the laziest outfit, on the hottest day, into a well thought out composition.

But I haven't given up Samoas

vintage Girl Scout bracelet, $16

Truth: I was a Girl Scout, and I loved it. It appealed to the same instinct in me that loved Little House on the Prairie and All of A Kind Family. That is, until 5th grade, when I realized that being a Girl Scout on Long Island in the 80s was going to make my life incredibly difficult amongst girls clad in neon and Z. Cavarricis, so I sadly said goodbye to all that. Thanks to Rony, for helping me stroll down memory lane by unearthing this bracelet.

While the mama Cat's away,

in a darkened library tuesday woke, card by jezebel, $3.50

Camille Hempel mouse necklace, $210

we mice shall play!

check ya later.

Very shortly I won’t need to apply a scent to smell like the beach. Off to Cape Cod for a week for our first, real, family vacation. Or, as my husband is wisely advising we call it, a family "TRIP". Jezebel will be manning – or ladying* – ye ole Brooklyn fort while I’m gone. I think I may even accidentally leave my Blackberry at the house a few times.

* ladying? ew.

Ye olde wacko books.

Ah, so you like your books weird and old-timey? Well good citizen, here you go.

Old Aunt Elspa's book is for those who...

call children "chubbies", don't care to
differentiate between F's and S's...

and like to confuse, and slightly frighten
said Chubbies as they learn to read.

This itty bitty pocket book is useful when you need
to send a specific message to someone via flowers.

Need to let someone know you would like to be buried in the woods?
Well, obviously just send a persimmon. What could be clearer?
And everyone knows that nothing expresses indifference
like a beautiful bouquet of Pigeon Berries.

This beautiful hard cover book houses such classics as...

"The Fox and the Visor Mask". Loved by all.

All books are 19th and 20th century reprints from the UK. From $8 - $40.

Know what I mean?

Sweet and sour

Elisa Solomon lion (and lamb) ring, silver with diamond eyes $190

Digby & Iona silver lion ring $130 ($150 in 18k matte vermeil)

Opposite sides of the same coin. Is my cat the only one whose tail stands straight on end when the lion roars in the intro to old MGM movies?

Beauty is truth, Truth beauty

Ach Ach Liebling bow necklace $30

My friend's husband rails against the non-functional bow. I see his ire and I raise it with the essential function of beauty. Take that, friend's husband.

We were hunting jewelry yesterday, a mild form of the sport, in which the blood shed is nil, but the bounty plenty. Fall shall bring a horn of glittery plenty to our wee store.

i hate perfume. (i really do.)

Today I tried "At The Beach 1966" on at a showroom and it is just beyond perfect. All day I found myself sniffing my wrists. Sublime. From one of Williamsburg's finest.

bowling is not boring.

We went bowling last week to bid our fair Deirdre goodbye.

Deirdre and Leigh (aka Jezebel). Leigh is too much of a refined lady to bowl.

Check out Deirdre's prim bowling style!

The catbirds, with some serious Williamsburg O.G.s in the background.
This picture proves definitively that Brooklyn is the best place on earth.

Yum.

Kate is actually in a bowling league! Note her perfect form.

Clarissa is a beautiful crazy bowling spaz.

See?

I, normally a terrible bowler, bowled a 122, my highest score ever. Turns out that a few Salty Dogs really helps one's game. Fittingly, Deirdre, whose party it was, won the second round, also with a 122.

We'll miss you, D!!!