Sample Sale Highlights for the week (Furla, Rachel Pally

Monday - Cole Haan for men and women at Rue La La; Rachel Pally at Haute Look; Jan Leslie cufflinks at Gilt men - great gifts!

Tuesday - Furla at Gilt; Nanette Lepore at Rue La La; Breville appliances at Haute Look - great gifts, we have the big juicer and it's fantastic!

Wednesday - Tory Burch, Geren Ford at Gilt; RJ Graziano jewelry at Gilt Fuse;

Thursday - Jessica Kagan Kushman jewelry at Gilt Fuse; Marc by Marc Jacobs for men at Gilt Men;

Cheaper than Williams Sonoma...

I just made a discovery - William's Sonoma has these great silicone cooking utensils and like everything else, are kind of expensive, as is shipping. I was poking around on Amazon the other day and I found these (which means free shipping -because how can you not order $25 worth of stuff?)

Check them out -



And this brilliant bowl scraper that only Crate and Barrel have, and in white -




And really cute spatulas that would make nice little gifts -

Hostess Gift Ideas

I have some trouble, even as a professional shopper, figuring out exactly what to bring as a "hostess gift." Take this past weekend for example, Greg and I went down to San Diego to visit a friend and meet her baby while she was visiting her mom (otherwise she lives very far away) and I had no idea what to bring them beyond the baby gift. I think something like this cute measuring cup set would make a lovely gift for a house you are visiting:




They come in several colors so you can choose according to the recipient's taste.

A beautiful cookbook is also a great gift idea, something special like one of these -


Of course if you can plan in advance, homemade jam, cookies or bread (or anything else you'd want to prepare) would make a perfect gift.

Have fun!

Bridal Shower Gift

I am in Chicago this week for my sister's first bridal shower, so in the spirit of showering, check out my favorite pot ever -




Everything made in it somehow tastes better and it cleans so easily, AND it will come with a free Le Creuset baking dish. Sounds good to me.