Austin-based Raven + Lily is a lifestyle brand featuring jewelry, paper goods and bath products that are produced by women in developing world communities. Raven + Lily recognizes that 70% of the world’s poorest people are women and have dedicated themselves to empowering women through design partnerships and sustainable economic opportunities. Today and tomorrow, you can shop…
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DIY: Necklace Organizer
Jewelry is awesome, but organizing it is not. It’s actually a complete pain in the ass. I posted about my planter jewelry solution awhile back, but my new place called for a new solution. Don’t worry, the planter now sits in front of the door to my apartment holding scarves, mittens, and hats plus keys…
A Home for My Jewels
I have been going crazy in my loft apartment trying to find a great, space-saving way to store but display my jewelry. My earrings benefited greatly from a picture frame holder (pictured below), but my necklaces, bracelets, and scarves are more trouble. Finally, I found the perfect solution! It may not look like much, but…
Redesign!
What say you, interwebs? To accommodate the Austin and Aspen posts, I thought it’d be prudent to have three posts displaying in the primetime spot on the site. If you RSS read, you do not probably care. If you don’t, however, hello!! Since the new design is all suave-eh, say adios to my sweet but…
Mid-Day Break: Collectic Home’s Re-Design Seminar
RE-Designing is the latest buzzword in the interior design world. It’s all about making design when everyone else is making do. So Collectic Home is staging a RE-Design Seminar from 10am-noon tomorrow, Wednesday. Learn from designer/stager Deb Primera about the fundamentals, summed-up with her Four Ps of RE-Design: Planning – Learn how to use tools…
Best movie ever: Growing Out
My movie opens today in LA! So I’m a little biased: I did all the costume design for Growing Out, so obviously it’s the best movie ever. But it is a seriously good movie, fun and scary, weird and smart … it’s pretty cool, and worth checking out. (Click here to buy it from amazon…
Guadalupe 5
Michael Hsu is just all over the place. From a new P. Terry’s (by my house! at 32nd & Lamar) to this Guadalupe 5 condo-type building, Uchi & Olivia’s architect is one busy man. Celebrate modern architecture, design, and art at the Michael Hsu-designed Guadalupe 5 at 502 West 55th Street. The event will also…
Thriving Ink – Discount!
In honor of Shopping Week, I’ve got to tell you about super cool local company Thriving Ink … they’re offering a discount just for This is Life in Austin readers! Enter coupon “lifein” at checkout for 15% off! An artist-centric line of t-shirts, Thriving Ink was founded by 21-year-old Jenelle Dronkers, her 19-year-old brother, and…
Austonian Halfway Party
With a primo location and doggie toilets on the 10th floor grassy area/pool deck, the Austonian has received a lot of buzz. Check out (half) the hype at the Halfway Party Tuesday night. Looks like this is the first example of how convenient downtown living–and partying–is: the Drink Local event is just blocks away at…
Typical Thursday: Men’s Night at milk + honey
As usual, Thursday this week is filled with free events to party it up, but at least they’re all downtown! Men’s Night at milk + honey, 5pm-8pm Stop by SALON by milk + honey on Thursday from 5-8pm for an evening devoted to men. Complimentary chair massages, neck trims, and hair consultations. For the ladies,…