Hold Tight {it is worth the work}

Hold Tight {it is worth the work}

{I surprised my family with a weekend in Denver…I didn’t even tell Kelly} Sometimes I wish I could slip back into time and be a small child that can’t sleep on Christmas Eve with an excited heart. As a child you are oblivious of other things going on...
The Winner of the $850.00 Prize Package Is…..

The Winner of the $850.00 Prize Package Is…..

Thank you for your wonderful response to our Thoreau Collection! I love that you also love all the French treasures and special fabrics. Many bags have sold out but we are working on getting more made for the new year. If you didn’t get a bag yet don’t...
Good Things Happen on 12/12/12 {Huge Giveaway}

Good Things Happen on 12/12/12 {Huge Giveaway}

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. -Henry David Thoreau Thank you for your beautiful response to our Thoreau Collection! We sold out of a few of our bags in one day! We thought we had produced plenty and...
The New Collection Is Here!

The New Collection Is Here!

{all new bags} {The Julia French Messenger Bag} I am so excited to tell you that the new collection is here! Welcome to The Thoreau Collection… {Vintage Clothes} {Grainsack Market Bags} {The wool Aubrey Ruffle Tote} {The Emerson Handbag} {French Linen Market...
Holiday House Walk 2012 {Welcome To Our Home}

Holiday House Walk 2012 {Welcome To Our Home}

Welcome to our home! I am so excited that you are here. First of all I wanted to thank my sweet friend, Jennifer Rizzo, for asking me back this year to show you our home all dressed up for Christmas. I love that Jen puts this house walk together and it is such a fun...
Launch Delayed {and other matters of National Security}

Launch Delayed {and other matters of National Security}

Good evening everyone! Well, there is a first time for everything. Tomorrow we are not able to launch our new collection because my whole family has been fighting the flu since last Thursday. Every. Single. One. With Christmas boxes exploding all over our home we have...
Preparing Our Hearts {It ain’t always so simple}

Preparing Our Hearts {It ain’t always so simple}

I can’t believe that tomorrow is December 1! How can it be so close to Christmas and a brand new year? I have thought a lot about our month of December and what I really desire for our family. Part of the plan has been built upon two of my three that fight and...