Name: Elizabeth (Betty) Hatchett
Occupation: Artist/ Designer
Location: Cincinnati, OH
As a wedding favor, my husband and I made 300 venus de milo candles out of a mold that belonged to his grandmother. There were about 20 wall flowers that weren't chosen, so we display them as a reminder. It's super fun to see candles at our friends homes too, especially when they are interestingly contorted by heat (lesson: use wax stiffener!) We also smiled really big when we learned that one of our favorite little girls (who was actually present at the wedding, before Juli, her mother, even knew it) is learning the joys of nurturing with her yellow armless friend. (Juli took her little angel's photo and, as you can see, she is a fantastic photographer… juliannaboehm.com)
I've been buying dried beans and grains at the recommendation of some of my health guru friends. It makes me feel good to eat healthier and buy less packaging, but honestly, what I feel best about is how pretty it all looks in those glass jars. (purchased from ikea). Occasionally I like to pull an Amelie and plunge my hand into the grains too.
For texture of a different variety, I've been really enjoying our flokati rug. This may be because we got it this week, it may be because it's the first room size rug I've ever owned, but I think it's mostly because it's fluffy to the point of obnoxiousness
my favorite flower vacillates between peonies and dahlias, usually depending on the season, and this is the glorious time of year when dahlias shine. This beauty was at a fabulous public garden in Cincinnati called Ault Park.
My husband woke up one morning with a "vision" for our future bedroom: black ceilings and white lanterns. This was right about the time when I was feeling like a light and airy decor change could be nice. But he was so excited…so we tried it and behold, I really love it. They are on a remote control dimmer too. (he's so smart)
I found this lady at the salvation army when I was looking for a necklace hook. We attached her to the side of a cabinet in our bathroom and those voluptuous hips do the job perfectly. Now I love her so much I want to find little friends for her to carry the rest of my necklace collection.
how cool!!!! i love, love those lady-shaped candles. heather, this blog is so lovely - i'm fairly new to blogging, and am winging it at this point. i have lots of great info to share, but i haven't figured out how to make it look so lovely like yours! great work - i'll put you on my blogroll when i figure out how to do that! congrats on your beautiful apartment therapy post - my full house tour is supposed to come out sometime this month. thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Kristie Barnett | November 11, 2009 at 09:22 AM
I really like the lady candles, and their colors and what a great idea for a necklace holder.
Posted by: Melissa Allam | November 11, 2009 at 10:37 AM
I LOVE the Venus de Milo candles!
Posted by: Kristin | November 11, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Thank you, Heather, for including me on your blog! I'm honored to be among all the fabulous people you've featured, not to mention to be included in such a lovely venue that you so thoughtfully put together.
And thanks for the kind words too!
Posted by: Elizabeth | November 11, 2009 at 03:15 PM
This candles are amazing.
Thanks for sharing :-)
Raru
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Posted by: Raru | November 12, 2009 at 05:58 AM