Highlights from our wreathing workshops last weekend at @mettoweemint in picturesque Southern Vermont.
Carter and I just had such a wonderful time with both classes kicking off the holiday season and it was amazing to see the creativity flow and the huge variety of festive wreaths that were produced over the course of the day.
We can’t thank Sarah, Edward and their wonderful crews enough for inviting us up and making us feel so welcome at their festive nursery and greenhouses. It was truly a memorable experience and we can’t wait to visit everyone at @mettoweemint again soon!
Please join us this Saturday and Sunday in Millerton, NY for a CELEBRATION OF CRAFT, COMMUNITY + CARE at THE BLACK BARN WINTER MARKET @skyrisefarm
This intimate, indoor/outdoor, pre ticketed gathering is a one-of-kind way to herald the beginning of the holiday season and the arrival of Winter with its festive atmosphere and unique energy that fosters a sense of connection and seasonal celebration amongst makers and guests!
Beautifully set in a pine draped vintage dairy barn, the market features art, objects, gifts and goods by some of the Hudson Valley’s finest artists, makers, farmers, chefs, bakers and purveyors! From incredible goods, to food, drinks and sweets for purchase, as well as fireside grooves, interactive photo opportunities, making stations, community fire ceremonies and more, the experience is not to be missed!
Selected 2024 participants represent a special group of creatives that are elevating their craft through a sense of mission, vision and purpose wholly unique and wonderfully experienced. We are endlessly inspired by the process and offerings of each one of them, and we know you will be too:
Allswell Creative (@allswellcreative), Erica Recto Art (@ericarecto.art), FORM + LIGHT
(@formandlight), Foxtrot Farm + Flowers (@foxtrotfarmflowers), HETTA (@hettaglog), HORT+ POTT (@hortandpott), Jefferson Hayman Studio (@jeffersonhayman), JRN
Pottery(@jrnpottery), K/ller Collection (@kller_collection), KHEM Studios
(@khem_studios), LAUREL + ASH Farm (@laurelandashfarm), MQUAN Studio
(@mquanstudio), OBSERVED (@weareobserved), Olga Joan Studio (@olgajoanhome),
SORD Studios (@SORDSTUDIOS), & TREAD WELL (@and.treadwell), TUETAL (@tuetal.co) and TULSI by Tara Hogan (@tulsibytarahogan).
Surrounded by abundant fire and serving up warming food and drink, our talented friends Molly Levine of Westerly Canteen (@westerlycanteen),
Rebecca Grossman and Lucas Smith of ILSE Coffee (@ilsecoffee) and Ariel Yotive of Vitsky
Bakery (@vitskybakery) who will be offering a selection of simple, seasonal fare for guests
Go to www.blackbarnmarket.com for details and tickets to the sexiest market in the Hudson Valley
We’ve wrapped up our first family Thanksgiving at Arkwood, packed up our botanical studio and we’re heading up to Vermont for this weekends wreath workshops at @mettoweemint
We’re excited to kick off the season with our festive friends up north and spread the cheer with other creative folks in such a picturesque spot. We’re looking forward to meeting all the participants and sharing our adventures in VT with you soon!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and enjoy this most special of holidays!
The Day of Toms
Our first collection of fresh foraged and garden grown wreaths that are now available in our online shop, along with an assortment of festive curated compliments for the home including our signature Wintertide Candle.
Follow the link in our profile for all the details on these handcrafted symbols of the season and to peruse all the joyful uncommon goods we’re offering this year.
We hope you enjoy these harmonious and naturally elegant first pieces with more wreaths and surprises to come to our online shop throughout the holiday season.
Our first collection of fresh foraged and garden grown wreaths are now available in our online shop along with an assortment of festive curated compliments for the home.
Including our Wintertide Candle.
Follow the link in our profile for all the details on these handcrafted symbols of the season and to peruse all the joyful uncommon goods we’re offering this year.
We hope you enjoy these harmonious and naturally elegant first pieces with more wreaths and surprises to come to our online shop throughout the holiday season.
The Perfect Sunday Read. We at last received our copy of our dear friend’s @christian_douglas_design @thebackyardfarmco new book The Food Forward Garden, and we couldn’t be more excited to dive into the pages this weekend.
We’re huge fans of Christian’s knowledge and eye, and it couldn’t be better timing than now to get this book. Carter and I have a huge design we’re working on for the backyard and although I always incorporate edibles into my plantings I haven’t done a focused garden for food and that’s just what we are looking to do in some sections of the new design.
Christian’s new book will no doubt be the guiding light on this subject for us this coming winter as we dive into all the fantastical elements of a food forward garden here.
Pick up your copy online or wherever books are sold, the perfect gift and you’ll want a copy for yourself too!
Amongst all the natural decor we add to our home for the holidays there are certain vintage pieces that I collect and love to display including holiday themed candles, little wooden cabins, and these fragile chenille wreaths from the 1940’s. Over the years I’ve picked up these wreaths including a few electrified ones at markets and thrift stores when I see them. These lovely old faded symbols of the season with their tattered ribbons and tinsel bring a warm sentiment and a smile each time I pass them for the short time they are on view.
What type of vintage Christmas item do you enjoy collecting and displaying in your home?
And if you’re interested in more holiday vintage, check out my friends
@vintageholiday
@megillicutti
@magpieethel
A weekend ahead of trimming trees and crafting wreaths with @carterbates
