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Tweet What is there not to love about cupcakes? Intrigued by the following description of The Magnolia Bakery written by my friend Catarina, I decide to post her review and the tempting pictures she took. Truly, a good cupcake is a work of art in an of itself, and I have not had one since […]

Tweet La Divina custom-made shoulder bag and baguette….. Turquoise green silk thread from Bursa, a legendary stop on the Silk Road, was used to hand-stitch the profile of one of my nearest and dearest friends, Catarina. To transform her striking profile into a commemorative wearable object, she simply emailed me a b+w profile photo of […]

Tweet Most individually designed jewelry comes with a story or inspiration of some sort, but who would have thought that a necklace could carry the history of a culture? This necklace made out of vintage Turkish lace combines both the ‘oya’ typically used to adorn the edge of patterned headscarves and the ubiquitous blue evil-eye […]

Tweet Not only is it the final game of the World Cup (ie… life returns to normal), but we have a new SHOE closet and wardrobe for our entryway. Brief digression into shoe closets in Turkey: everyone has one and they are a brilliant idea — put smelly shoes far far away in an attractive […]