Gatherings

snacks for our iced tea party!
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How to Throw a Back-to-School Shower

As much as I love summer, there’s something about those back-to-school vibes that still give me a chill (in a good way) and make me want to swap out my sandals for cable-knit tights. Growing up, there were two annual events that always softened the blow of summer’s end: the annual fall shopping trip I […]

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Design

Girl Power

Of all the controversial trends that have taken over our Pinterest feeds this year — mom jeans, millennial pink, furry everything — there’s one that we’re 100% on board with. Girl power is hot right now, and when every other graphic tee or Instagram post touts a message of female empowerment, we don’t mind in the least. Best […]

oktoberfest party
Gatherings

This is the Ultimate Oktoberfest Dinner Party

You may remember Anna Crelia and Rhoda Brimberry from a couple years back when we interviewed them for our Besties series. Since then, these sisters-in-law turned business partners have been growing Loot Vintage Rentals to become Texas’ largest vintage rental and event styling company. We’ve been lusting after their chic, refurbished finds for years and now […]

Health

Has Millennial Pink Jumped the Shark?

First we called it “blush”, then we called it “Acne Pink” (after the clothing studio nailed the shade with their signature shopping bags). Finally, the internet decided that this shade demanded it’s own hashtag: meet #millennialpink.  If design history has taught us anything, it’s that when a single color becomes ubiquitous across fashion, interiors, and graphic design, it’s destined to […]

a gorgeous summer table
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This Israeli Menu is Perfect For Your End-of-Summer Party

There’s nothing I love more than hanging by the pool at my apartment complex. This time of year, we’ll often set up shop out there early in the afternoon and camp out until long after dinner time, enjoying wine, beer, and freshly grilled food for hours. The only issue? Our building, like all public pools, has […]

DIY Travel Gallery Wall
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An Italy Reunion Happy Hour

It’s hard to believe that already a month has passed since our epic team trip to Italy. It was such a special week for our team, and a time that really bonded us closer than we’ve ever been before. Travel has a way of doing that. There were so many inside jokes, funny moments, and […]

the best brunch ever!
Gatherings

How Our Two Favorite Ceramicists do Brunch

Almost every surface in Samantha Heligman and Eliana Bernard’s Austin home is covered with their ceramic creations — vases, trays, plates, drink ware — you name it, they’ve made it. I met up with the studio mates turned roommates for brunch, and the girls traded in their ceramic tools for kitchen tools as they whipped […]

camille styles backyard
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Pool Party & Pig Roast at Camille’s House

There are few things I love more in life than spending a weekend in the swimming pool with friends, and come summer months we try to squeeze in as many of those days as possible. But for this year’s Fourth of July fête, we decided to go whole hog with the menu, pun intended. I’d long […]

summer entertaining
Gatherings

Eden Passante Cooks As Colorfully as She Lives

To enter the world of Eden Passante is to embrace the sweet life, both literally and figuratively. Treats like Pineapple Coconut Rum Popsicles and Homemade Rose Lollipops blend seamlessly with honest tales of motherhood and travel into one happy mix that’s guaranteed to make you smile every time you visit her site. Eden invited us into her […]

Gatherings

This Dinner Party Makes Us Want to Travel to India ASAP

After returning from our trip to Italy earlier this month, we were all bitten by the travel bug, and it seems we’re not the only ones! Sisters Katie and Erin of MIRTH Caftans designed their entire Spring 2017 collection around a recent trip along the coast of India. Their line features some of the chicest […]

watermelon & mint lemonade
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A Fourth of July Picnic with Target

Last week, Phoebe and I headed to Houston to celebrate Fourth of July early with our friends at Target, along with a fun group of blogger and editors – and their kids! We decked out this rooftop spot as the ultimate summer picnic: think bright colors and patterns, food fresh off the grill, and a do-it-yourself snow […]

summer dinner party
Gatherings

A Picturesque Backyard Dinner Party with Rui Nakata

We’ve been major fan girls of Rui Nakata’s food-filled Instagram feed for a while, so when we realized she lives right down the street from us in Austin, we knew we had to snag a seat at one of her famous backyard dinner parties. Rui and her fiancé Anthony share a love for garden-to-table cooking (they grow their […]

fourth of july brisket
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A Very Texan Fourth of July

When we teamed up with Stubb’s BBQ to create a Fourth of July gathering that’s all about the best Texas-style brisket, I knew just who to call: Jeff Trucksess is known as the grill master among our friends, and I’ve been pestering him for ages about spilling his secrets on the blog. A few of us […]