Yes, the holidays can be magical: the twinkling lights, the dinner parties, the crackling fires. But its also easy to slip into wasteful (not to mention expensive) habits; packaging, wrapping paper, and random Secret Santa tchotchkes add up. Its tempting to announce that youll make (or bake) all your gifts from scratch this year, but realistically, most of us dont have days to spend baking dozens of cookies. What if you only bought secondhand finds this year instead? People can get nervous about buying vintage presents, says Emily Ceraudo, who with her sister, Victoria, founded the British brand Ceraudo. But it shows a little more thought and feels more personal. The idea of browsing eBay and flea markets in the...
Yes, the holidays can be magical: the twinkling lights, the dinner parties, the crackling fires. But its also easy to slip into wasteful (not to mention expensive) habits; packaging, wrapping paper, and random Secret Santa tchotchkes add up. Its tempting to announce that youll make (or bake) all your gifts from scratch this year, but realistically, most of us dont have days to spend baking dozens of cookies. What if you only bought secondhand finds this year instead? People can get nervous about buying vintage presents, says Emily Ceraudo, who with her sister, Victoria, founded the British brand Ceraudo. But it shows a little more thought and feels more personal. The idea of browsing eBay and flea markets in the...
photography by Katie Newburn for MARCH The idea of entertaining has a stuffy reputationone backed by china patterns, matching silverware sets, and floral displays so elaborate they should come with Claritin tablets. If only everyone had the chance to attend a Claire Olshan dinner party. The DADA Daily founder doesnt take her tablescape too seriously. In fact, she encourages guests to play with their food. Ive always loved creating a fun, festive table for Thanksgiving, she tells us. One thing I did last year that Ill definitely do again is buy a ton of seasonally appropriate harvest vegetables and use them as decoration. Think: gourds, pumpkins, artichokes, eggplants, cabbages basically, whatever you can find at your local farmers market or...
photography by Katie Newburn for MARCH The idea of entertaining has a stuffy reputationone backed by china patterns, matching silverware sets, and floral displays so elaborate they should come with Claritin tablets. If only everyone had the chance to attend a Claire Olshan dinner party. The DADA Daily founder doesnt take her tablescape too seriously. In fact, she encourages guests to play with their food. Ive always loved creating a fun, festive table for Thanksgiving, she tells us. One thing I did last year that Ill definitely do again is buy a ton of seasonally appropriate harvest vegetables and use them as decoration. Think: gourds, pumpkins, artichokes, eggplants, cabbages basically, whatever you can find at your local farmers market or...
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