mini guide: bottom of nolita...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: below 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york, nolita on 02 5th, 2010 | No Comments
just this past year, and as i have written about before, i feel that i have found this kind of hidden manhattan, well hidden in plain site that is.  this area covers a few blocks to the north and south of broome beginning at centre and lafayette streets.  this area feels a little like what old new...
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fred flare: fantastic finds of fun...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, greenpoint on 01 27th, 2010 | No Comments
fred flare is a very fun shop, chock-a-block with cute, very cheap things that you would actually want, or could see giving someone.  it’s a place to get a little pick-me-up without spending much, or if you are into nostalgia or especially if you are goofy, fred flare is the perfect shop.  located...
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michele varian: a little bit of domino i...

Posted by cherrypatter in manhattan, nolita, soho on 01 21st, 2010 | No Comments
i feel like i should have known about michele varian for ages, but for some reason i had never even heard of it, or at least noticed that her wares had been popping up in domino until the last few months or so. when i finally went by, i was thrilled to find yet another great, little unusual gem of...
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gift guide: ceramics, last but definitel...

Posted by cherrypatter in holiday ideas, shops on 12 16th, 2009 | No Comments
  this is it i promise for gift guides. i just have one last surprise for tomorrow but then it’s over.  so this last piece is really just some of my obsessing over all those wonderful ceramics out there, and there are so many beautiful things it’s hard to choose or easy to pick if you have...
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gift guide: great kitchen items and some...

Posted by cherrypatter in holiday ideas, shops on 12 15th, 2009 | No Comments
  here’s my 2nd to last official gift guide.   i’ll be rolling out my manhattan food post later today but since this was ready too go thought i would start here.   these guides have been so much fun, and hopefully helpful.  next year, my goal will be to only have stuff from local shops...
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gift guide: all the good things come in ...

Posted by cherrypatter in holiday ideas, shops on 12 14th, 2009 | No Comments
until i started compiling my list, i didn’t realize how obsessed i had become with paper and things.  but clearly i am. here are some of my favorite iteas.  such sweet bookplates from the paper princess; a stationery goodie bag from bluepoolroad; (3) a membership to the card society where...
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gift guide: the kids...

Posted by cherrypatter in holiday ideas, shops on 12 11th, 2009 | No Comments
  kids toys are a challenge. not only is it hard (at least for me) not to get them too much (i go a little crazy on the books every year but that’s educational right?), but also am i getting what they like or what i like. hmmm. well s is not quite 3 so maybe he’s easier to fool.   k...
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auto: a mini design emporium in the meat...

Posted by cherrypatter in art, books, gifts, home, jewelry, kids, manhattan, meat packing district, miscellaneous, shops on 12 10th, 2009 | No Comments
i have been an auto fan since it opened in 1999, just when pastis became a sensation (and when it wasn’t a tourist destination) and really at the time that the meatpacking district had started to transform but was still really interesting and quirky (and florent was still alive).  although...
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environment 337: plenty of design gift i...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, brooklyn, carroll gardens, furniture, gifts, home, jewelry, miscellaneous, shops on 12 9th, 2009 | No Comments
environment 337was probably my first real shopping find in brooklyn about six years ago when we were trying to figure out if we should make the move from the upper east side to park slope. i had no idea that smith street was this happening place, and definitely didn’t expect to find great, affordable...
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gift guide: men...

Posted by cherrypatter in holiday ideas, shops on 12 8th, 2009 | 2 Comments
  i couldn’t help myself this year and have put together some mini gift guides. i felt like i couldn’t pass up this chance since i have been collecting shopping ideas for ages and i always want another chance to improve my photoshop skills (they’re getting better but sorry they are...
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