arts night out: sarah ahearn bellmare

SO much SUNSHINE

well hello out there!

tonight marks the final arts night out event of the year. how does time fly so fast?

stop by to check out the whimsical, lovely work of local artist sarah ahearn bellmare. there will be a reception this evening from 5-8pm and the show will be up through the holidays.

sarah will be showcasing a series of fresh new paintings inspired by poetry, found photographs and vintage botanical illustrations.

she will also be selling an signing copies of her new book Painted Pages: Fueling Creativity Through Sketchbooks and Mixed Media (Quarry Books, May 2011)

diy wine rack

hi all, so if you check in regularly with the s&b blog, you've noticed we haven't been online much these days- but that doesn't mean we haven't been busy! my family just bought our first house! and of course, it's a fixer-upper. while justin and marcella have been keeping s&b open and amazing as ever (thanks guys!)- i've been at the new house knocking down walls, hanging drywall and sanding floors all hours of the day. in between this work, i went down to 22 news and filmed a couple diy projects for their show mass appeal. click here to see the 6 minute video. i'm a tv star!

Event at Sticks and Bricks

Please join us in welcoming Kate Payne, author of recently released book, The Hip Girl's Guide to Homemaking, at Sticks and Bricks on Tuesday, Sept 13th @7pm. We will have copies of the book on hand for purchase, or feel free to bring your own copies to get them signed.

Food will be potluck-style, so please bring something to snack on or sip. (Hip boys welcome, too!)
RSVP on Facebook, Hope to see you there!

wine box stand

this little guy has been kicking around in my way for quite some time. i had initially bought it thinking i would redo it for my bathroom, but alas it was just a bit too big.

inspired by the crate front desk we posted about earlier this week, i replaced the drawer fronts with wine crate pieces.


when i deconstructed the sides, one of the pieces inside was an old yardstick. so fun to unearth the unexpected!


it was so cool, i decided to leave the sides open.


the top was pieced together with boards from a pallet we took apart. some pallets are hidden hardwood gems!