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Links We Love This Week

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Here are a few of our favorite links this week. With the weather finally warming up in New York City, we plan to spend our weekend outdoors. How about you?

Start off your weekend with this decadent cinnamon roll, perfect for two.

Shelter Co’s camping service offers luxury tents furnished with real beds, cozy Pendleton blankets, and lounge seating. Count us in!

The perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon: roaming through Orly Genger’s magical rope installation in Madison Square Park.

Give your basic plant pots a makeover with gold leaf and pink paint.

Zelda Fitzgerald-inspired ice cream to go along with our latest book club read.


Dispatch from the Kutztown Folk Festival

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Last year, we had a blast at the annual Kutztown Folk Festival and can’t wait to go back this year (June 29 to July 7). We thought we’d pique your interest and share a few of our photos and a video as we ate, danced and shopped our way through this nine-day celebration of the Pennsylvania Dutch way of life. With demonstrations of traditional crafts and folk music, the largest quilt sale in the nation, regional cooking, hay mazes and d.i.y. mural paintings, this festival has something for everyone and is a sweet harkening back to a simpler, slower time.

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American Made Series: Mary MacGill Jewelry

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Mary MacGill in her studio in San Francisco.

Mary MacGill, founder and creator of Mary MacGill Jewelry, has created an inspired line made from 14K gold-filled wire and semi-precious stones and pearls. MacGill’s ties to nature, specifically her coastal New England roots, are reflected in the colors (soft blues, greens and grays), lines, and textures (hand-hammered metal and highly polished stones) of her extraordinary pieces.

In order to get the unique texture, MacGill hammers all wire by hand, using a metal block for support. Read More…