West Elm DIY Event

Last week was the West Elm event I hosted & so many wonderful ladies showed up! It was such a blast to show the girls "how-to-create" the DIY painted mugs! It's simple, yet fun.

Firs,t we kicked off the event with some delicious mini-cakes by Sherry's Shortcakes - these are delicious Vegan mini-bites made up of organic ingredients. Then we served up some hot Chocolate - which was perfect for the chilly weather that evening! I then explained to the girls how to create their own painted mug & everyone loved it! So much talent - & perhaps even future artists?? I MINGLED with the girls & then we gave away 2 (framed) Cocoa & Hearts paintings, 20% off MADE BY GIRL + this gorgeous agate jewelry box!  I'm so grateful to have been able to collaborate with Wes Elm here in New York City - & super grateful to all the girls who came out to be part of this workshop!

The images were shot by photographer, Christine Han - all the way from Brooklyn. This girl was everywhere & shot all these amazing moments for us! She also has a cool food blog called 'Pantry Confidential' - which I think you food lovers will enjoy!

All in all, it was a packed house - (good news!) so hopefully I'll get to host something there again soon! If you see a pic you want to instagram - feel free to TAG it: #madebygirl & #westelm.

Where's Waldo?

Champagne time - thanks to my friends!

Images above by Christine Han

This last image is a quick shot my husband took of me & my friends who came out to share this moment with me! Love you all!

Don't forget to keep an eye out for NEW paintings being added to the Cocoa & Hearts gallery this month!!!

Did you attend the event? How did you like it?

MADE BY GIRL IN STYLE AT HOME

MADE BY GIRL is currently featured in the September 2013 issue of Style At Home! My gold + silver  LOVE Candy prints were photographed in a beautiful home by Janis Nicolay in the article titled "Next to Neutral" by Beth Hitchcock. So grateful!

Check out StyleAtHome and be sure to pick up an issue and find my prints!!

DON'T FORGET - we are having a SALE - 15% off at MADE BY GIRL - use code: JULY15OFF

Cocoa & Hearts

So cute to see one of my Cocoa & Hearts paintings in the newest issue of Framework Magazine - featuring Erin!

Erin is the talented makeup artist behind The Sparkle blog & she also contributes to the Glitter Guide. Thanks to both of you!!

Do you have photos of your Cocoa & Hearts painting?? Email me & maybe we'll feature it on MadeByGirl blog!!!

-images by Christie Graham

HGTV Magazine!!

Awesome to spot my Deeply Madly in Love print in the newest HGTV magazine. It's featured in Roxy Owens NYC apartment - she's from Shop Society Social! For the entire tour you'll have to pick up the issue - should be out this Tuesday! 

-image via HGTV magazine

Life & Style Event at Henri Bendel

Last week I attended the Life & Style magazine panel event & let me just say, it was the first time I had been inside Henri Bendel. I know, I know....I hadn't lived in NYC for the last few years & now I can tell you I'll certainly be back. If you haven't been, you have to go!

So, the event went nicely, met a few people, mingled and got to see some cool flats from a company called Yosi Samra, the flats fold in half & are super chic! I should be getting a pair soon & will let you know how I like them. Enjoy!

Love this cute lips scarf - so beautiful in person too! We included it in the Love Letters digital mag issue as a matter of fact!

Is that LouAnn the countess? Yup.

With the gals from Life & Style.

The most amazing dark chocolate at Henri Bendel.  Dark chocolate & 24K gold. YES, it's edible.

Oh & it cost me a cool $10.

BAM!! Quick self-shot & cut off half my head by accident.....

Update:
They sent me some flats a couple days ago & they're  sooo cute! Super versatile, comfortable & they fold in half to fit right into my purse! These are the Crocodile Samara in black in case you're wondering.

-most images by jen ramos

A bit of MadeByGirl news

A few things - we've updated the homepage of MadeByGirl for the Holidays! There are several cute pics, check them out when you can. Also, thanks to Kelly from Fabulous K for the zebra paper inspiration - we had to add it onto our page as well! 

Funny story, I walked into Paper Source (where I bought it from) & the girls at the counter were excited to meet me, telling me they read my blog! Too cute!  
 
Paper Source is awesome, I've been using their wrapping paper for Holiday gifts for a couple years now. LOOOOOOOOVE them! 

If you don't have a paper source in your town, I'm crying for you now. Check them out online.
 

MadeByGirl has also been featured in several Holiday gift guides this year, I can barely keep up! I'm super grateful to all the editors!! Here are a few I didn't highlight yet that you should def check out! 

DON'T FORGET!! If you're going to order in time for Christmas - you have to order by December 16th (USA) - unfortunately the deadline for overseas past on the 12th. Happy shopping!

Mami talks - 3 Amigas Holiday Gift Guide

Emma Magazine

Heart Home Magazine UK

 We'll be adding some new items to MadeByGirl 

in the new year - stay tuned!

And last but not least - it was cool to be able to gift a few prints to the gals over at Blogshop! 

Thank you for the cute pics ladies!

'To & From' Gift Guide

Holidays are serrrrriously approaching - and that means Gift guides are popping up everywhere. Bloggers are putting up what they want & what they suggest we buy for others. Well, a blogger friend of mine Meg Biram (who's style I love) together with Katie from Modern Eve put together a pretty extensive Holiday 2012 gift guide called 'To & From' that included bloggers & tastemakers - and they asked me to be part of it.

So, if you weren't asked to be part of it, then you're not a tastemaker. Just kidding of course! 

Anyhow, my picks are below, and then I decided to do something different & choose my favorites from what other bloggers selected! Check it out! To see what each item is you'll have to visit To & From.

If you're running out of ideas, check out 'To & From' - you're bound to find something cool to give, your friend, wife, dad, kids & so on!

Thank you girls, glad to be part of this! Happy Holidays!

Thank you to these Blogs!

Welcome back this Monday morning! BIG thank you to all these blogs who have featured MadeByGirl or Cocoa & Hearts! I'm always so thankful! Check them out when you can!

 

If you feature MadeByGirl or Cocoa & Hearts  - email me & you could be in the next round of thank you postings!