Holiday 2007: Anthropologie

It was only last summer, on a visit to the country, that I learned that a flock of geese is also known as a gaggle. I took lots of pictures of the geese that I saw that day- I didn't know that geese were so cute. So when I spotted this gaggle, of measuring cups that is, in the Anthropologie Holiday catalog, I was again taken with the unexpected cuteness of geese.

Anthropologie's atom art bowls are another item for the kitchen (which are shown in the catalog) that I like. The cereal bowls have a rustic charm which add color to the table without being too "matchy-matchy." I also like how these nature-inspired brooches and pins in organic shapes and colors were styled and photographed. The Alexis Bittar lily pad pin is made of lucite, plated with gold-covered brass, and embellished with seed pearls. The blue bellflower pin makes use of an interesting mix of materials as well by combining resin and leather.