Lost Cowboy

No winter nest would be complete without some nice scented candles to light the cold nights.  The fine folks at Ferris Wheels and Carousels offer a wonderful selection of candles in addition to other luxury items for the home.

About Ferris Wheels and Carousels:  “…where you can shop the complete line of Michel Design Works products as well as a full range of products from Castelbel. Our products range from Luxurious, all-natural lotions, delicately scented soy-wax candles and home fragrance, scented soaps, handmade wooden trays, decoupage glass trays, beautiful stationary, note cards, journals and diaries and gift bags. Our products are perfect for party planners, housewarming gifts, bridal shower gifts, wedding gifts, birthday gifts and baby gifts.”

But it is the collection of candles that attracted me to Ferris Wheels and Carousels. I am going to try the Lavender Rosemary candle, an all natural soy wax candle which comes in a “printed glass container housed in a decorative box with a wooden ball top.”  If I lose power in a blizzard at least I will be able to see – and everything will smell great.

Check out all the Michel Design Works products at Ferris Wheels and Carousels.

My search for quality home furnishings to help me nest for winter continues.  Thankfully there are many great producers of quality goods out there from which to choose – like Dransfield & Ross.

About Dransfield & Ross:  “John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross are the influential designers behind their eponymous, sixteen-year old, New York City based, home furnishings company. Melding their passions, they have created a collection of home goods with an idiosyncratic mix of textures and colors, infused with their encyclopedic knowledge of the decorative arts. Besides their existing categories of soft furnishings, they have recently broadened the scope of their collection under the banner of “Mise en Scene” by Dransfield and Ross” to include furniture, decorative accessories, as well as desk and bath accessories.”

Dransfield & Ross offer many great furnishings and accessories for the home – I have my eye on their wonderful collections of pillows.

Explore the home furnishings of Dransfield & Ross here.

Now that we are past Labor Day, I am fully into nesting mode.  I will admit that I am a little scared of this up coming winter – as it will be the first that I spend alone up here in the mountains of New Hampshire.  Although being in ski country has its definite benefits, the months are long, the days are short and the snow is deep.

One way I plan to combat the winter scare is to ensure my home is comfortable and pleasant.  Not surprising to Lost Cowboy fans, I have been seeking out interesting purveyors of products designed to help us make our homes attractive and comfortable.  A perfect such example is Bailey Doesn’t Bark, “a contemporary home and life accessories company, offering hand crafted tableware, home accents, jewelry and locally produced paper goods.”

From Bailey Doesn’t Bark’s founder Re Jin Lee:  “Inspired by memories, dreams and nature, I strive to create simple yet uniquely witty designs to be enjoyed throughout everyday life. Since I began Bailey Doesn’t Bark in 2008, I have been committed to making eco and ethically conscious decisions from design to production.  It is my intent to inspire not only with my designs but with the philosophy infused into production.”

Bailey Doesn’t Bark’s collection of home goods include some great things that definitely have my mind going.  However, as is often the case, I was distracted by the paper goods they offer. I love this Heart Card Set, which are cards with an embossed heart that can be customize with chalk.  I love anything with a chalk board (remind me to tell you about the time I bought a can of chalkboard paint and applied it to just about every flat surface in my apartment). 

Find all the “contemporary home and life accessories” of Bailey Doesn’t Bark here.