Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 24, 2009, 10:25 am
So you’re not going to spring for the $1000 wine dispenser, eh? Typical. Let me show you something that will make your wine taste (almost) as good, for 3% of the cost:   the Vinturi Essentia...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 23, 2009, 9:11 am
My lovely neighbor, with whom we carouse quite often, only drinks white. I only drink red. At the end of the night, some of both bottles remain. What’s a subdivision to do? Before I mention ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 23, 2009, 8:53 am
Dear Readers, I’ve received several e-mails recently asking if I was preparing a holiday gift guide (you can read last year’s here).  In a word:  no. Not that I don’t want to sho...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 20, 2009, 11:32 am
The limited edition “LOVE” journal from Dogeared Jewels & Gifts is a gem of a notebook bound in re-purposed leather. Inside you’ll find 36 recycled paper pages to inscribe with love ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 17, 2009, 10:12 am
Hanging this soft, taxidermied monster on the wall is a logical followup to displaying a gnome in your foyer, don’t you think? Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog in my head, this made more...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 17, 2009, 9:57 am
I’m adding these golden gnomes to my holiday wish list. My design philosophy is all about shock and awe, obviously. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog there’s no place like gnome
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 13, 2009, 10:03 am
I have been a fan of John Derian ever since spotting his delicately decoupaged glass trays and paperweights at Chelsea Passage in Barneys NY. The lovely vintage books and ephemera Derian uses are his ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 12, 2009, 2:42 pm
Does your boring Moleskine come stuffed with 10 artist-designed postcards, 100 lined pages for journaling, and 150 blank pages for sketching, not to mention a lovable marshmallow man on its cover? I ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 12, 2009, 9:50 am
Won’t these pretty sparrow hooks make all your drab winter coats look better? Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog sweet tweets
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 11, 2009, 9:04 am
Every evening at Casa Misosouper, between the hours of 7 (when the kids go to bed) and 9 (when we go to bed–we do have a newborn, after all), we collapse on the couch.  And drink wine.  And wa...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 9, 2009, 8:43 am
If you sidled up to me at a bar wearing this shirt, I’d probably snort. Then I’d shake your hand and buy you a drink. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog dorktastic
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 6, 2009, 9:33 am
Forget the holidays; I’d decorate with these twinkly David Stark-designed bulbs year round. (How else will the aliens know where to find us?) Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog if you dis...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 6, 2009, 7:25 am
So cute!  So useful!  I love these. You may have seen products from The Bambu Company along the aisles of your local Whole Foods recently. I’m a fan of their sustainably grown and harvested, ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 5, 2009, 9:51 am
Facing facts:  I’m a bit of a floozy for modern, graphic textiles.  While the furniture in Casa Misosouper is low-slung, low-key mid-century modern, the pillows, upholstery, and fabrics explod...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 4, 2009, 8:05 am
I’ve written about my love affair with steampunk jewelry before, and luckily, Misosouper has a brand-new sponsor that’s creating what I think are gorgeous exemplars of the style. The hand...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 3, 2009, 8:50 am
Now that Halloween’s over (boo!), Casa Misosouper is forced to find new activities to keep the little one busy.  Curious how the line “why don’t you sort your candy by colors?”...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Nov 2, 2009, 9:55 am
Dear Readers, Last year, I stood in an aqua taffeta dress sniffling in my wilted daisies, while another Orlando blog waltzed away with the big prize.  I won’t stand for being just a bridesmaid...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 31, 2009, 8:35 am
Almost every weekend this past summer our family ate corn on the cob. My toddler daughter loves corn and gets a kick out of eating it typewriter style. I found these adorable Butter Baby Corn Picks th...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 30, 2009, 2:30 pm
A heavy stone nestled in a bed of fluffy, hand-crocheted gold wire.  Could this ring be a more beautiful juxtaposition of light and dark? Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog nesting
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 30, 2009, 2:18 pm
This bag, handmade by Miami-based Lucha Workshop, is : a) huge.  Which means I can stuff my traveling nursery in it with room to spare. b) denim.  Which means it will be virtually indestructible. ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 21, 2009, 9:07 am
Our sweet baby has finally arrived. She is on the big side of preemie. She is happy, healthy, and home, but needs lots of attention. Thanks for being patient, and as always, awesome. Post from: mi...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 16, 2009, 9:43 am
Now that my daughter is sleeping in a big-girl bed, we are in need of a newer grown up modern nightlight. The room is a fusion of vintage family heirlooms and modern storage pieces and a “Woodla...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 15, 2009, 8:30 am
When it comes to baby gear, second kids often get the shaft.  (Which conjures up images of a poor third baby I know, who slept in a dresser drawer because the crib was ruined.)  The stuff you bought...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 15, 2009, 8:06 am
I’ve got babies on the brain:  mine and everyone else’s.  But as my daughter would say, what about the big kids?  These stick-on, peel-off animal chalkboard decals would make a new big ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 14, 2009, 8:08 am
Tiny, pale hands get me every time. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog redrum
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 14, 2009, 8:01 am
As of today, I am 36+ weeks pregnant. And this, part of artist Matthew Carden’s Small World Series, perched on the edge of a most beautiful burgundy abyss, is what I’d most like to do. P...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 9, 2009, 2:10 pm
While I don’t usually feature techy-type services on this site, The One About is different.  For starters, I powwowed with Justin, its creator, in the program’s alpha stages, and some of ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 8, 2009, 10:47 am
I recently visited the KangaRoom outlet store located in San Francisco. KangaRoom was founded in 2006 with the vision or providing functional, fashion forward, unique storage solutions for every aspec...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 7, 2009, 1:45 pm
In case you missed it, here’s last week’s series on custom portraits.  All reasonably priced, all reasonably approximating you. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog custom portraits r...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Oct 7, 2009, 1:25 pm
How I wish I’d come up with that title, and its premise:  once a month for six months, Ladies and Gentlemen will ship you a vintage children’s book, for your entertainment and edification...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 25, 2009, 8:19 am
Miniature gardens open up a child’s world of imagination. My daughter is intrigued with fairies and loves the terrariums at her school. I was searching for some modern and cleverly designed vess...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 24, 2009, 9:02 am
It impresses me that a necklace this dramatic rings in at a relatively reasonable price.  (Also available in single flower versions, if you can’t swing all that beaded bling.) Post from: misos...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 24, 2009, 8:39 am
Sinister and sweet.  Just like you. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog green eyed monster
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 23, 2009, 12:54 pm
This week at our house, one of my daughter’s fish fought the garbage disposal in a battle as sordid as it was strange.  (The details are too depressing and guilt-laden to even recount; let̵...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 21, 2009, 6:51 pm
I saw this wall-mountable, aluminum chair a million years ago in Domino Magazine (RIP), and had all but forgotten about it until this evening, when I was crouched in an eight-month-pregnant pretzel tr...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 21, 2009, 1:27 pm
Run, Run, RUN over to Bailey Doesn’t Bark, where all Re Jin’s delicately awkward porcelain wares are 50% off, with code BDB50OFF. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog because nothing s...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 18, 2009, 12:48 pm
A modern rug design at a very retro price. (While the rug pictured is rectangular, the actual rug is round, which makes it even better, in my humble opinion.) Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 17, 2009, 12:54 pm
With this cell phone flash, your drunken bar pictures can now see the light.  (Only $3.99, marked down from $14.95.  At what price dignity?) Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog get lit
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 17, 2009, 7:59 am
Choosing, printing, and gluing pictures to this frameable family tree (which fits in an IKEA Ribba) is so much more fun than just scribbling in the names. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog outg...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 16, 2009, 12:26 pm
(click images for sample pages) These journals–meant to be filled out by a loved one, then returned–remind me of the slam books of our youth.  But kinder and keepable, instead of the sor...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 4, 2009, 1:37 pm
This writable slate clock lets you easily customize what time it is, which means that any hour can be wine o’clock. It’s probably a helpful time-telling tool for children too, but that...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 4, 2009, 9:51 am
An adorably masochistic piece from Cragmire, an Orlando artist who works at the very worthy United Arts of Central Florida (an organization greasing the wheels of our local cultural scene) and co-foun...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 3, 2009, 12:04 pm
Gorgeous and easy:  my kind of gadget.  Discover more great tips at TheFind! Now that summer is over and the kids are back in school, I’m determined to be organized for the busiest time of ye...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Sep 1, 2009, 9:37 am
I am not a light packer.  When my best friend came to visit me in NYC for a weekend, with only the canvas backpack she carried on the plane, I was appalled.  Had she brought two emergency pairs of u...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Aug 31, 2009, 1:32 pm
The cliché is true:  magnets (along with such gourmet delights as real butter and squeeze cheese) do make your life better. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog magnetic fields
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Aug 28, 2009, 10:24 am
If you’re still in the market for a shower curtain and like the idea of standing nude in front of an entire metropolis, check out this fantastically detailed London Underground map.  Its linear...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Aug 26, 2009, 9:42 am
I found this wicker dog basket for a friend from Chicago that was on the hunt for a bicycle seat for her pup.  I’d buy it for myself, but my dog would tip the front of my bike over, and my cat ...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Aug 25, 2009, 2:11 pm
Bikes are sexy.  The end. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog i really, really like to ride my bike (and yours too)
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Aug 25, 2009, 12:37 pm
I usually don’t post things that are transmitted through mass e-mail, because hey!  You probably got that message too.  But:  the grey/yellow combo of this NYC shower curtain is so cheerful c...
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Anna P. posted an article on misosouper, a shopping blog - Aug 24, 2009, 9:01 am
This feather is completely hand-cut from rice paper.  I’m in awe. Post from: misosouper, a shopping blog i’m betting that this is not the craft my daughter will bring home from school t...
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