misosouper, a shopping blog

Dear Readers,

I’ve received several e-mails recently asking if I was preparing a holiday gift guide (you can read last year’s here).  In a word:  no.

Not that I don’t want to showcase lots of jaw-dropping, why-didn’t-I-think-of-that objects.  It’s just that, well, Misosouper’s whole site is a gift guide.  (And, truth be told, we are all so, so exhausted in my house that the idea of assembling and organizing a gift guide right now seems overwhelming.  There.  Full admission, people.)

But.  I still plan on posting lots of things that I–and by extension, you–would love to unwrap in December.  They just won’t be, um, wrapped up as such.  (Please excuse.  Read last sentence of above paragraph.)

I also have some BIG NEWS–your present to me–that I can’t wait to announce.  More details to come.

Love,

Anna

The limited edition “LOVE” journal from Dogeared Jewels & Gifts is a gem of a notebook bound in re-purposed leather. Inside you’ll find 36 recycled paper pages to inscribe with love notes, shopping lists, or perhaps your latest and greatest brainstorm. The LOVE debossed logo is hand crafted in California. Each journal is different, depending on the leather color and comes wrapped in brown kraft paper. And how can you resist the silver leather? It is perfect for a holiday gift and very stylish as well. The LOVE journal also comes in natural, gold, plum, and moss. Be careful not to get the leather cover wet, it will age the leather prematurely. Otherwise, this beautiful little book should last for many years to come.

Read more over at TheFind!

Hanging this soft, taxidermied monster on the wall is a logical followup to displaying a gnome in your foyer, don’t you think?

I’m adding these golden gnomes to my holiday wish list.

My design philosophy is all about shock and awe, obviously.

I have been a fan of John Derian ever since spotting his delicately decoupaged glass trays and paperweights at Chelsea Passage in Barneys NY. The lovely vintage books and ephemera Derian uses are his signature decoupage style. Many of the images used by Derian are antique or vintage book plates featuring botanical and scientific illustrations. I happened upon this lovely domed cake stand – “White Floral” because of its delicate silhouette enclosing what looks like a white bouquet of hydrangea and gardenia. It is an everlasting and beautiful collection of white flowers under which to hide a pretty princess birthday cake or coconut cupcakes!

Find more details over at TheFind.