Blog love continues...

I was so flattered to have been on the wonderful Mostly Mod's "7 blogs, I love oh so much". I've been asked to list my 7 blogs. There are so many wonderfully, creative, inspirational blogs out there, I'm hard pressed to chose 7 because if you asked me tomorrow, I'd have a totally different list, but for today, here they are...

Even Cleveland

The Lil Bee

Please Sir

Absolutely Beautiful Things

The City Sage

Nibs

Kiss the Paper

Part of this chain blog love is as follows, the nominated is allowed to put the picture on their blogs, link to the person who awarded you, nominate 7 others and link to the blogs. Leave a message on those people's blogs to make them aware that they've been nominated. 

Some Christmas Cheer from around the world

What I love about these Christmas designs is that they are all DIY. 

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1. This is Glamorous, 2, Style Court 3, Habitually Chic, 4. Absolutely Beautiful Things

A cold winter's eve

There is something about winter that I just love. I even love the coldness of it all, the guilt free evenings in front of the television, the dark afternoons, the first snowfall, getting into a good book, bundling up in big sweaters, I love it - for now. A perfect cold winter's eve might unfold like this...First, build a fire...

Snuggle up with your favorite person in a gorgeous Hudson Bay Blanket Get the backgammon set out.

Get some cookies in the oven.
Pour yourself a nice glass of red...

This week in New York...

This week in New York, make your way to The Jen Bekman Gallery - they are having a draw-a-thon to benefit 826NYC. I thought it was such a great idea. If you can't make it you can follow along on their blog. The gallery is selling the work, right off the walls at recession prices from $50 to $1,000. 

On the Fringe

According to Bill Cunningham at the Times, Fringe is back in full force, on boots and bags. Coincidentally, my sister's handbag company, LAB Creations has some fab fringe bags in this year's collection. Here are a few for your viewing and purchasing pleasure. Happy Monday! 

Fringe clutch bag

The Popular Bali Bag

Gift Guide under $40

I've seen some great gift guides lately, so I compiled a little list of things I've seen on the way to work, on line, in window displays etc...so here I present Sugar Pie's Under $40 recession proof gift guide:

For the legal eagle in your life..
Legal paper weight $22.00 MoMa Store

For the cosmetic junkie...
Par Avion makeup bag $40 Kate Spade

For the architect...

New York in a Bag $15 MoMa Store

For the dancer...
Flash dance style leg warmers $12.50 The Gap

For the hell of it...
Glitter Ball $9 MoMa Store

For your lips, best lip balm ever
Dr. Harris Lip Balm $8.50 Bigelows Chemist

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

I bought two boxes of Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec's fabulously cool wall art/screen/just really cool to play with art, called Algues in French. I played around with the plastic tree branch like toys, it was like lego meets high end art..Found them at the wonderful MoMa Design Store.

Take me to the Moon

Gorgeous moon shots..I first saw them on unruly things. I love the brightness of the moon, for some odd reason these images make me nostalgic.

Bon Appetit

They say everyone should have at least one dish they've perfected. That dish has eluded me but I can keep trying...so how about some Roasted Winter Squash and Parsnips with Maple Syrup Glaze and Marcona Almonds from Epicurious

Or Ricotta Hotcakes anyone? From NIGELLA

Closet envy

Need I say more? From Domino Magazine