Wordless Wednesday

Williams-Sonoma Agrarian - Seed to Table

Raised beds and planters by Farmer D Organics and a vintage galvanized English dolly c. 1920-1940's (in Europe they used these to clean their clothes).

I love these Slate garden markers, Sophie Conran gardening tools and Beekman Seeds.

Ambatalia denim apron, Blithe and Bonny avocado hand cream (made in Santa Cruz and they use old book pages to print their labels for the glass jars), canning and preserving tools and DIY cheese kits. 

Beehive kits, fresh goat cheese made from the DIY cheese kit, Williams-Sonoma chef and fresh lemon curd meringues.

Seeds from Fire Escape Farms (she lives in San Francisco and developed seeds that would thrive in the city) and my new lettuce bowl where I planted romaine lettuce, sun gold cherry tomatoes and the Fire Escape Farms edible flower seeds.  I'm also wearing my garden utility apron, that is made by Ambatalia.  Molly makes these aprons from sustainable fabrics that are manufactured in the United States. 

How fun are these Cocktail Garnish Seed Bombs! I think these would be such a fun gift to give along with two vintage cocktail glasses! The instructions also include a cocktail recipe to go along with each garnish that you will be growing! (image via Williams-Sonoma)

Chalkboard labels that can be reused on your jars! (image via Williams-Sonoma)

I was invited a couple weeks ago to go to a preview event at Williams-Sonoma for their new Agrarian line.  It couldn't have come at a better time, since we had just moved into our new house and I was looking into planters to set up a vegetable garden.

Williams-Sonoma's Agrarian line supports a lifestyle of healthy living - connecting the virtues of the homegrown and homemade to your everyday table.  Their new line includes live plants, gardening essentials, DIY kits (cheese, kombucha, mushrooms) to canning, beekeeping and they are even selling chicken coops.

What I loved about a lot of the products that they have added in this line is that they are from local vendors that are making sustainable products. They have all the things you would need to be able to start your own herb or vegetable garden even if you have limited space like most city dwellers do.

Right now they only have a limited amount of stores selling the Agrarian line across the United States (the closest for us in the Bay Area is Palo Alto at Stanford Shopping Center).  But everything is available online along with some great tools that will tell you what to plant and when for the area that you live in! 

Loving Lately - Bar Carts

South Seas Bar Cart by Serena & Lily

The Madison Mixer by Society Social

The Madison Mixer by Society Social

The Sedgewick by Society Social

The Tipple Trolley (I would get it in gold, yellow or turquoise) by Society Social

The house is really starting to come together (still a lot of boxes but we are getting there).  One of the two big items left on my list is a chest of drawers to put at the top of the stairwell, to prevent curious little ones from looking and consequently falling over the railing.  The other is a bar cart for our a corner that lies between our living room and our dining room.  I have been trying to find a bar cart at the Alameda Flea Market, but haven't been so lucky yet.  I was looking at some of the other options out there (Serena & Lily and Society Social), if I didn't go the antique route. What do you think of these choices? Any other fabulous ideas out there for me?

P.S. Hoping to start shooting the new house room by room, so I can share it with you soon!

Wordless Wednesday

Cat Seto: Mom, Inc Book Launch Party

Cat's boutique/studio on Polk Street in San Francisco.

Melissa Davis and Katie Hill of Ruby Press and myself (dressed for the rain). image via Stylenik

Cat's bright and cheerful office space in her boutique.

Cat's boutique with design studio in the back.

Cat Seto and Kristin Philipkoski of Style Nik.

Kristen demonstrating how to do a fishtail braid on Becca Blanco of Ruby Press. 

Amazing donuts that I was unable to taste because I was on my three day cleanse.

Cat & Meg Mateo Ilasco's new book! 

Come stop by and meet Cat and Meg in person along with some other local design moms that will be showing their collections!

I was invited to the book launch party that Cat Seto had at her boutique/studio on Polk Street a couple of weeks ago for her new book that she co-wrote with Meg Mateo Ilasco, Mom, Inc.  I met Cat at a spa event at Bay Club the month prior but didn't realize that not only was she a blogger but a designer, illustrator, writer and mother! 

Cat's studio on Polk Street in Russian Hill also serves as a boutique for her gorgeous stationary and products (clothing, candles, jewelry, kids clothes, etc) that she adores.  

Cat just co-wrote a book with Meg Mateo Ilasco (Creative Director behind Anthology Magazine, Craft, Inc., Creative, Inc. and Crafting a Meaningful Home) about how a Mom can run a successful business from home!  Hoping this will give me some good insight into balancing my photography business, blog and family.

Tomorrow night (Wednesday, May 9th) Cat and Meg will be having a release party at West Elm in Emeryville from 6-9pm.  It gives you a chance to meet them in person and also meet some other Mom entrepreneurs that will be showing off their collections.  

I'm hoping to be there on the earlier side, who will I see there? 

Warby Parker - Gotta Wear Shades

I am SO EXCITED that Warby Parker is now making their sunglasses with prescription polarized lenses!!  I just received my five home try-on pairs of sunglasses, so I need your help.  Which one or two do you like? At $150 a pair including the prescription lenses, I might need to get two pairs.  Much better than the normal $300-$400 I have paid in the past for prescription sunglasses. 

I need to send them back this weekend, so I need to make a choice - what do you think?

Wordless Wednesday

What's In Your Carry-On?

I am lucky enough to be guest posting over at Hey Caryl for her new series, "What's in your carry-on?" today!  Caryl is an amazing event planner at Roar Events and she is a lifestyle blogger that shares all of the things that she is passionate about.  I had the privilege of meeting her at Altitude Design Summit in Salt Lake City and we have found out that not only do we both live in the Bay Area, but we share a lot of loves for the same things!  Head on over to say hi to Caryl and to check out more about what I bring in my carry-on bag! 

image via Hey Caryl

Owen & Mason {Bay Area Baby Photographer}

You might remember this adorable little guy from when I took his pictures when he turned one a year ago.  I was lucky enough to be able to take his two year old pictures and take his new little brother's baby pictures!