At Our (Easter) Table
One of my favorite things about holidays is having an excuse to go a little over the top with table settings. For Easter this year I wanted to create a simple brunch, with the special touches a holiday...
View ArticleIn the Kitchen: Easter Brunch (Part 1)
For the final posts in the Easter table series we're getting down to the important stuff- food and drink.To keep the meal as simple as the rest of the table I choose a few easy recipes that wouldn't...
View ArticleIn the Kitchen: Easter Brunch (Part 2)
Unless this is your very first time at Gather and Hunt, you probably know that the Old Fashioned is my drink. For the Easter brunch menu I wanted a cocktail that was a little outside the usual mimosa...
View ArticlePondering a Change (and I need your help)
{Image via HGTV}As I prepared to write this post, I found myself searching through old images on my computer. I came upon photos from the very first day that Dear Darling Vintage, the company Melissa...
View ArticleA Curated Life: Work in Progress
I think it's easy to look at pretty, styled photos of other people's homes and think- if only I could just get my home to look that good, then I'd be happy. After all, what we see online and in...
View ArticleSomething Old/Something New
One of the unfortunate side effects of vintage goods becoming popular in the mainstream is that it's become harder to find great things, and when you do, they can be absurdly expensive. While I've...
View ArticleRooms to Live In
As I prepare to begin shooting all the inventory photos for the new shop, and in turn prepare for our home to become a bit of a disaster for a few days, I wanted to share another new feature- Rooms to...
View ArticleFinds to Fancy
This week has been all about preparing for the soon-to-open Gather and Hunt online shop. Inventory has taken over our home, my afternoons are spent shooting hundreds of photos, and I'm scheming up some...
View ArticlePause
I've decided to take the week off from blogging. Between prepping everything for the online shop and the seemingly endless hunt for full time employment, I'm spent. My creativity is on pause, so rather...
View ArticleWork In Progress: Office
Remember this Curated Life post? Well I liked the idea of sharing areas in our home that are a work in progress so much that I decided to try it as a regular feature.Today's space is my office, which...
View ArticleSomething Old/Something New
As you may remember from the Easter At Our Table post, I've been gathering up vintage enamelware dishes. The simplicity of the design, the clean black and white colors (my preference, though they also...
View ArticleFinds to Fancy
Since I haven't been at the thrifts or estate sales much lately, I thought I'd try something new with Finds to Fancy- a little round up of things I'm fancying (that I think you might too) from around...
View ArticleDIY: May Day Treats
Did any of you celebrate May Day as a child? I don't remember doing it regularly, but I know there were several years where we made little baskets out of construction paper, filled them with treats,...
View ArticleIn the Kitchen: My Favorite Guacamole
With Cinco de Mayo coming up, there are probably hundreds of guacamole recipes floating around the blog world right now- all claiming to be the best, the most amazing, the guac that will change your...
View ArticleAt Our Table: Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is one of my favorite excuses to have a party. Though I am as caucasian as can be, I've always had a love for Mexican culture(s), especially after visiting Quintana Roo and the Yucatan...
View ArticleIn the Kitchen: Perfect Party Margarita
Margaritas are always popular in our house- we make them often and have come to like them better at home- mostly because we are now margarita snobs and to get a good one out can cost a pretty penny. As...
View ArticleDIY: Solid Perfume
I first encountered solid perfume in a vintage Avon locket- it didn't smell very good at all, but it did seem like a great idea. Turns out, solid perfume has been around since ancient Egyptian times-...
View ArticleOut and About
It's a very exciting week around here- some of our very best friends are coming to visit! As I've been exploring options for what we should see and do while they're in town, I've realized that I really...
View ArticleSomething Old/Something New
{Via}Colored mason jars have certainly been making the blog rounds lately, and I know that whenever I had vintage ones in stock, they sold in a flash. Such a perfect shade of turquoise, the vintage...
View ArticleLanguage of Flowers
Mother's Day seemed the perfect occasion for the next Language of Flowers post. While many mothers will receive flowers this Sunday, you can send your mother (or the mother of your children) a specific...
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