On the sixth day of Christmas, Ruby Rose called to me--six jewels a sparkling'!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
On the second day of Christmas, Ruby Rose called to me--two cozy blankets!
100% wool blanket-$45 (left) // vintage woven saltillo blanket/throw-$95 (right)
...and a swanky floral velveteen chair!
Our Version of the 12 Day of Christmas
Christmas is approaching soon (how does it manage to sneak up so quickly every year?!) and there are two things that we don't want to lose sight of: the birth of the Baby in the manger...and remembering that "it's the thought that counts!".
With that being said, we here at Ruby Rose love the Christmas tradition of giving gifts...and you do too, right? Well, we are here to help.
Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas (express)--Ruby Rose style!
On the first day of Christmas, Ruby Rose called to me--a swanky floral velveteen chair ($95!).
We may be starting this a bit behind schedule, but not to worry, we will catch you up.
Stay tuned for day two and three--coming up very soon!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Taking Some Time for Tea at Ruby Rose
At Ruby Rose, we surround ourselves with "beautiful" junk, but that doesn't mean we don't enjoy some of the finer things in life, such as taking time out for afternoon tea.
Our friend Tracy of Stewart & Clark has added afternoon tea time at her café, and we were happy to be the first to sample her Full Tea* menu.
One of the teas was a lovely fragrant black tea called Miriage Freres--perfect for sipping out of a delicate vintage tea cup.
If you've ever been by Ruby Rose in the afternoon you will notice that we take our treat time very seriously. It's such a pleasure to sit down for a few moments and just enjoy sweet bites and each other. It's reviving, and in our case, it's a nice break before we attempt moving everything we moved out of the store, back into the store...before it gets dark.
Images by Jennifer Young of I ART U
*Just a note
Full Tea: tea, savory, scones, sweets & dessert
Light Tea: tea, scones & sweets
Cream Tea: tea, scones, jam & cream
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Guest Post by Kim: Hidden Treasure // SLO Toffee Company
Something I discovered years ago at a local Christmas Craft Fair was a special handmade toffee. I looked forward to buying bags of it for myself and as gifts, because it was so good, and I could only get it once a year... it was precious secret. Now mother/daughter Cindy Jones and Kristen Bender have opened SLO TOFFEE COMPANY and my dream has come true, it will be available year round.
I like to break it into small pieces to try and fool myself into thinking I’ve had about 6 pieces, instead of just 1...but those kind of mind games don’t really work on me so I don’t know why I even try. Cindy says people seem to like the white chocolate, but I don’t know. I’m a chocolate purist and the darker the better, so I tend to stick with the dark chocolate. But for those of you who do prefer white or milk chocolate, there is no need to disagree with me--she makes all 3 kinds, so we can all coexist in harmony while eating our toffee of choice.
We will be sampling the toffee at Ruby Rose on Friday and Saturday, so stop in and give it a try.
Monday, December 12, 2011
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