Thanksgiving Traditions

John Derian Turkey Puzzle

 

It’s time for a new Thanksgiving tradition. After the pies, after the contented sighs, keep the reverence for the day going with this singularly stunning puzzle. Straight from the collection of John Derian, the artist and designer whose work with printed images of the past transports the viewer to another time and place, Crested Turkey is a nineteenth-century chromolithographic portrait that confirms the wonder and wisdom behind Benjamin Franklin’s famous remark that in comparison with the bald eagle, the wild turkey is a much more respectable and courageous creature. And so handsome too!

Chinoiserie Chic Games

Danielle Rollins

Danielle Rollins posted on Instagram this stunning needlepoint backgammon set she has been giving as client gifts. I love backgammon - I was addicted to playing it in law school. The seashells are too fun. I found the same one on Chairish but it is sold. Perhaps she bought this vintage one and had it reproduced.

Chinoiserie Christmas Gifts

Pagoda Jigsaw Puzzle

I posted on the ginger jar version of this jigsaw puzzle shown below and it sold out, but has restocked along with this fabulous pagoda one above. A lovely gift - and they come beautifully boxed. Grab them before they sell out again. Update - you just bought out the pagoda, but there are still some of the blue and white ginger jar left. A wonderful brain activity for a winter's day that does not involve a computer screen or noise.

Chinoiserie Chic Christmas Gifts

CCC

 

Starting today I will be sharing with you some lovely Christmas gifts for the chinoiserie lover in your life. These first two are fantastic. In each of these stunning boxes is a 500 piece ginger jar jigsaw puzzle. As you can see, I bought them for myself. Jigsaw puzzles are having a big resurgence - and they don't involve technology or apps. Jigsaw puzzles are fun by yourself or with friends and family and are great for your brain - for memory, logic, visual reasoning, and spacial awareness. They exercise the left and right sides of your brain at the same time. These are so beautiful and so unique. BTW the assembled size is 15.75" by 25.5."