Such Pretty Things

My PARCEL Treasures and a Wonderful Giveaway!

Since I showed you all a peek inside the fabulous shop, PARCEL, in my last blog post, I wanted to be sure to show you some of the treasures I found while shopping there.

While I would have liked to take everything home with me, I focused on some of Nancy's beautiful vintage florals and millinery.  These garlands of flowers are so bright and pretty!

I just love these delicate, pink tissue Peonies! They look like the real thing, but they will last forever!

I am a sucker for millinery fruits and these were just too sweet to pass up...

Nancy hand-makes these adorable pastel pinwheels...perfect for my next picnic or party!

Now, for the exciting news!  Remember these beautiful gift wraps that are part of Nancy's new paper line?

Well, Nancy is generously offering Such Pretty Things readers a few sheets of her beautiful new gift wrap FREE with any purchase over $25 from the PARCEL website -  from now until July 4th!  Just type "such pretty things" in the special instructions window. Thank you so much, Nancy!

XOXO

Jessica

Pretty Shopping: Parcel

Ooooh, do I have a treat for you today! I am going to give you a peek inside the shop, Parcel. For those of you who are not yet familiar with Parcel, it is a gorgeous (and I mean, GORGEOUS) stationary and vintage party/ephemera shop owned and curated by the lovely and talented Nancy Laboz.

I had literally been wanting to visit Parcel for years - and despite it's convenient location in Montclair, NJ, (just a short drive from NYC) - I had not yet managed to make it there.  Well, this past weekend, opportunity presented itself and I was lucky enough to spend my Saturday afternoon chatting away with Nancy and shopping for treasures!

Let me begin with a bit of a warning: If you visit Parcel, you will never want to leave! I'm serious. You will find yourself completely mesmerized by the whimsy and beauty of the space. You will find yourself spending many hours looking in every glorious nook and cranny! And, you will undoubtedly be running out to feed your parking meter numerous times! Yes, it's that good!!!

Nancy has a background in fashion and styling and it is evident in all her beautiful displays. Her taste is exquisite and she has put together a wonderland of millinery flowers, vintage crepe paper decorations, vintage leaves, rolls of ribbon, floral garlands, handmade paper lanterns, and quirky collectibles...

Parcel specializes in putting together pretty packages ("parcels"!), so you'll find all sorts of colorful boxes, vintage gift wraps, trimmings, and tissue papers...

The shop is truly a paper-lovers dream come true! They carry some of the best lines of greeting cards and wrapping paper. They also offer true custom-designed, foil-stamped stationary and recently came out with their very own line of beautiful gift wrap (shown below).

And, even though the shop has many delicate and precious items, Nancy still encourages you to hunt through each and every cubby and to open every tiny drawer. That's part of what is so fun about Parcel - you never know what treasure you will find next.

Thank you so much, Nancy, for allowing me to give my readers a peek inside your beautiful shop!  I am already planning my next visit! :-)

XOXO

Jessica

***If you can't make it to Parcel, you'll be happy to know that they are also online!

Target Tuesday: Poppytalk Collection

I was super excited when I heard that one of my favorite bloggers, Jan Halvarson of Poppytalk, was designing a line of summer products for Target! So, as usual, I hit my local Target bright and early on launch day...

The collection is filled with fun picnic, party, and glamping accessories!  Here are just a few on my favorites...like these pretty pink spoons...

I love the prints on these candy/ice cream cups...especially the floral one!

And the fab flower-covered paper plates...perfect for a picnic!

And my most favorite piece in the collection - this pretty thermos...

If you don't have a Target near you, you're in luck because the collection is available on-line right here.

Happy Tuesday!

XOXO

Jessica

* Most photos from the Target website.

 

Vintage Vases, Summer Flowers, and Instagram

Hello!  I can't believe how bad I've been about posting lately.  Honestly, this time of year is just crazy for me - between the girls finishing up school and all my own projects, it doesn't feel like there are enough hours in the day! But all that hasn't stopped me from doing a bit of antiquing here and there. :-) I recently found some beautiful vintage china vases and I couldn't wait to fill them with pretty summer flowers!

I just love the floral patterns...

Such pretty colors and lovely hand-painted details.

Perfect for pairing with some gorgeous pastel blooms...

I also wanted to let you know that you can now also find "Such Pretty Things" on Instagram!  My user name is, shockingly, "@suchprettythings"! And you can also view my account on the web right here.  It's a great place to see what I am up to in between blog posts and to catch a glimpse of the prettiness I try to find in my daily life!

XOXO

Jessica