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Thursday, September 7, 2023

MacKenzie-Childs: Courtly Check Enamel Toilet Tissue Storage is Multipurpose

Luv it!! It is technically a toilet 🚽 paper storage holder, but I am currently using it in my kitchen as a cute 😍 paper towel holder.

pc: MacKenzie-Childs

pc: Mackenzie Childs

PRODUCT DETAILS
Keep the essentials stylishly handy with the Courtly Check® Enamel Toilet Tissue Storage. Made of heavy-gauge steel and decorated with hand-painted Courtly Check and a glass knob finial, it holds three rolls. -- MC

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

Quirky Collections by Fashion Designers

We are quickly leaving the season called Pandemic Life behind us (God willing), so I thought a look back is appropriate. What memorable or quirky item(s) brought me joy during this uncertain time? I bought these dainty juice cups/tea glasses made in Romania for MacKenzie Childs. Gold rimmed. Hand-painted. Black & white. Red roses. They became sweet and pretty additions to our family's weekly Sunday Brunch table. They also double as tiny flower vases. Luv! ❤😊💛💮❤

Fashion Designers Share the Quirky Home Objects Getting Them Through Quarantine

- DOMINO Magazine, BY

LYNN YAEGER

Published May 20, 2020

Fashion designers, like the rest of us, have been stuck at home for some time now. With the fashion industry in flux — the Met Gala cancelled; fall fashion weeks up in the air — they are looking for inspiration and comfort right in their own living rooms. I talked to some of my favorite design friends, like Anna Sui, Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte, and Brandon Maxwell, to find out which household items they are cherishing in lockdown. Here, they give us a peek inside their homes and share the unexpected things — silly mugs, quirky clocks, sentimental pillows — that are bringing them joy now.

Anna Sui, designer of Anna Sui, at home in New York

pc: Anna Sui

“These are some of my Gemma Taccogna papier-mâché objects. I love her work; it always makes me happy when I look at it. The exuberance of her colors, that 60’s palette, the fact that they are hand-made — I love when you can see that someone has touched these and made them with their hands. I remember seeing these in 60s magazines and movies.”

Erdem Moralıoğlu, designer of Erdem, at home in London

COURTESY OF ERDEM

Painting is signed EINAR NERMAN, oil on canvas glued to panel, signed, dated -08.

“This is a painting that I bought just before lockdown, from an auction in Sweden. It gives me great joy. I’ve been addicted to auctions for a long time. I have flare ups: When I’m stressed, I often have several things on the go from auctions. I love my mustached friend and his pensive stare which keeps us company during lockdown. It’s nice to have a new guest in the house. There is something about him that reminds me of life before all of this.”

Irene Neuwirth, designer of Irene Neuwirth jewelry, at home in California

COURTESY OF IRENE NEUWIRTH

“This time has made me reflect on all, but feeling extra grateful for my business and team and friends and family. My home is filled with so many things I love that I have collected my entire life, so it’s hard to choose. My mom painted me the most glorious yellow and pink painting that is my absolute favorite. Oh, also: the pillow Pam Shamshiri gave me for my birthday of Teddy’s beautiful labradoodle face, felted.”

Read the full Domino article on quirky collections --->> H E R E

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Lawn Care: Rabbit, Rabbit

Silly Rabbit! Stop what you're doing as my Hubby hates hidden holes in the ground that people can trip over; or, worse yet, accidentally running over a bunny with the lawnmower. Besides, you'd be within striking distance of our ferocious 😄 Pups

suspicious mind!

Go! Run away, Rabbit!

🠊 Coffee As a Repellent 🠈

These Rabbits are welcome in our yard:

pc: MacKenzie-Childs

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Before & After: Our Kitchen Renovation

There are times that looking to the past is a good thing.

Renovations are examples. Going to an open-concept plan was a correct choice for us. Our kitchen became Light, Bright, Airy. I am thankful to the Lord; and to Andy & Lucas the workers.

Also, better doing the project then, than now, with inflation nipping at our heels.

More work around the house is needed, of course. It seems endless, with lots of money involved 😐 Someday the projects will be completed, Lord willing and as He provides.

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Sunday, May 30, 2021

Bathtubs and MacKenzie-Childs, NY

A beautiful MC-inspired bathroom was recently posted on the MacKenzie Childs blog. My first thought was: Been there! I was personally at that said bathroom in 2019 during their last MC Barn Sale event. See my pictures below. So happy that Hubby had agreed to go out of his way after our Family Reunion in Canada.

This year will be two years in a row that MC will not hold their annual barn sale. Darn you, Covid 19! 😕😠

Barn Sale 2021

After careful consideration, we have decided to hold our iconic Barn Sale only online again this summer to keep our customers and employees safe during these uncertain times.
For those who enjoy shopping MacKenzie-Childs in person, you can look forward to the launch of The Outlet in Aurora, New York, which opens in May. This store, which replaces the current store in Aurora, will be our permanent, full-time outlet and will stock the types of items that are historically carried at the Barn Sale.
To learn more details about the Online Barn Sale, including when it will be held, and The Outlet in Aurora, sign up for email updates or follow us on Instagram and Facebook. (by MC email)

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. (Psalm 30 )

An MC-Inspired Bathroom

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

MacKenzie Childs: Beautiful Birds!

A couple of recent MacKenzie-Childs (MC) purchases:

Cardinal Christmas clips; and a beaded black Parrot pillow for son's room.

Both are relatively "simple" items. The checkered wings on the birds are what makes them desirable to me.

I like the Parrot pillow as the figure is embroidered with colorful beads. Cute! It's made in India -- a recent hot bed for Covid-19 😒😧 This will disrupt the supply chain for MC as India embroiders many of their items. The customers will again have to suffer delays in MC's shipping of their orders. Please, prove me wrong.

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? ( Matthew 6 )

Thursday, April 15, 2021

MacKenzie Childs: Items I've Recently Sold

I probably will not post about certain of my MC items again -- they've been sold along with a multitude of other stuff. Some were cute/rare and will be sincerely missed; but I love recouping $$ more. Other bills, interests; and new financial goals prevail!

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Luke 12

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Easy Recipe: Ube (Purple Yam) Ice Cream

Ingredients

* 2 cups (16floz/450ml) heavy whipping cream, cold

* 1 can (14floz/400ml) sweetened condensed milk, cold

* 4 teaspoons (20 ml) ube flavoring extract

* 1 tablespoon ube powder

Instructions

* Whip heavy cream on medium-high speed until soft peaks form.

* Pour in condensed milk and whip until thick, stiff peaks form.

* Add the ube extract and powder and whip until combined.

* Spread evenly into a freezer-safe container, cover and freeze for at least 5 hours, or overnight. Store in the freezer for up to 6 weeks.

Keep it cold! Your Condensed Milk and Whipping Cream should be straight from the fridge, as cold as possible (without being frozen) when making this recipe.

Servings: 2 pints