As winter approaches and low temperatures drive us inside, you’ll likely welcome the season by gathering friends and family in your warmly lit home. Seattle candle makers and glass artists make it easy for you to create a welcoming environment, and their diverse supply of ambiance-inducing candles and candle holders will set the perfect tone for festive gatherings.
By Michelle LaFrance | November 22, 2009
When Leslie Conti of Fremont's Eurostyle Your Life learned that the
Archdiocesan Housing Authority
was closing its 19-year-old wooden toy workshop, The Giving Tree, she knew
something had to be done to save it. After negotiating a great deal on the space and a workshop
full of woodworking machines and supplies, Conti reopened The Giving Tree in October as
Westlake Woodwerks, where local artists volunteer their time making small,
classic wooden toys and other impressive art projects.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 20, 2009
Pink Peony
Chocolates' Mary Kay Johncock has a knack for making truffles. Before launching
her Bainbridge Island-based chocolate company in 2005 with best friend and
partner Linda Darley, this former nurse tinkered for months on her recipes
before settling on premium European dark, milk and semisweet chocolates, which
temper well and have a nice, glossy finish.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 19, 2009
There are more ways to green up your home than recycling and
switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs. Interior decorating can be
eco-friendly as well when you swap out your old (but still cool) home
accessories and small pieces of furniture at Sit + Sip at the Phinney
Neighborhood Center from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 21.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 18, 2009
Women in their 30s on up can "add a little dress-up to
their casual wear" at new Madison
Valley shop Vian Hunter. Inspired by
the timeless and classic silhouettes of the 1950s and '60s, designer Lisa Hunter derives her fashion inspiration from icons such as Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn.
She scours vintage clothing sales for garments from that era, which she then
reworks into updated, contemporary clothing with a retro flair.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 17, 2009
Nicole Miller takes pride in fulfilling Ballard's needs. She opened Blackbird, a men's clothier, on a Ballard Avenue filled with boutiques that served only women. She stocked Scandinavian black licorice in Blackbird's candy-shop annex when Olsen's Scandinavian Foods went out of business. Now, she's making an effort to ensure the neighborhood's future with a notion that's nearly as old as America itself.
By Geoff Carter | November 15, 2009
Nest is a unique nonprofit microfinance organization that helps female artisans and co-ops in eight countries -- Guatemala, India, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Tanzania, Togo and Turkey -- develop and market their products. Nest has volunteer boards in cities across the U.S. that throw fundraising events for the organization to increase awareness. Seattle's board will have its first major fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 13, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Design Within Reach.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 13, 2009
If there's one must-attend shopping event for fashionable bargain
hunters who love a little sparkle, it's the Goodwill Glitter Sale. Shoppers
have been seen lining up as early as 2 a.m. for first dibs on designer and
vintage formalwear when the doors open at 9 a.m. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the sale, which happens
on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at
Goodwill's Dearborn
location.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 12, 2009
Downtown holiday shopping just got easier. From November through the end of the year, four new
temporary shops will be open at Pacific
Place, including one of four Washington State
Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) Spirit Holiday Gift Stores; Greenwood's Top Ten Toys; Casa Oliver, a
gourmet Spanish food shop; and gift-wrapper's paradise PS Store.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 11, 2009
There are few places in Seattle that urge women to unleash their
inner girlie-girl more than Shimmer Beauty Bar. Newly opened in October and
owned by Duque Salon + Spa + Boutique owner Giovanna Duque, Shimmer is
resplendent in pink from tip to tail. Nestled next to Ella Mon in a tall, narrow space formerly
occupied by Pulp Lab, Duque envisions Shimmer as "a non-threatening place for
women to exhale, step away and reconnect with their girlfriend community" -- while enhancing their makeup application skills or just sitting back and leaving the work to the experts.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 10, 2009
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