A Tribute To Brown

September is here, and it's the perfect month to pay tribute to one of my favorite colors - brown!  Whether it's found in a cozy scarf, a soft leather chair, a piece of rich chocolate, or a cup of delicious cocoa, brown is both warm and comforting and sensual and exotic.  I'm probably genetically programmed to like it; my eyes and hair are brown, too. ;-)  Have a fabulous weekend!

I really think Cameron should go back to brunette!  Stunning!  Her blue eyes really pop with brown hair.

A Bit of Velvet & A Dash Of Lace

I'm a Magnolia Pearl Girl all the way.  The brainchild of the very talented artisan Robin Brown, Magnolia Pearl offers clothing and home decor the likes of which you've probably never seen anywhere.  To quote Robin herself, "Magnolia Pearl Couture is is what Victorian style would have been if Queen Victoria partied with Janis Joplin and Alice in Wonderland."  I've followed her business online and in magazines, but hadn't bought her book...until now.  It arrived two days ago, and I just devoured it.

A Bit of Velvet & A Dash of Lace is the definitive book about her "style" and takes us on a tour of her Texas homestead.  In it, she shares bits of her childhood - she grew up with hippie, artistic parents whom she credits for nurturing her own creativity - and talks about the humble beginnings of her business (she created a purse...a woman in a grocery store literally bought it off her back...she made more bags which sold immediately...and the rest is history).  But, the real purpose of the book is to show us how she lives at home; and, if the style resonates with you, how to recreate it in your own abode.  If Shabby Chic and Victoriana were thrown in a blender...well, you get the idea.  I adore it. 

Find the book here and her website here.

Robin Brown and her husband, John Gray