http://www.stripesandsequins.com a fashion & DIY blog for the sparkle obsessed Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/refinery-29-midas-touch.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/refinery-29-midas-touch.html#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:11 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=12104 Just popping in to share my latest Refinery 29 feature, which went live on My Stylist Page this morning!  I’m having quite a moment with metallics right now, and am really loving crisp whites paired with silver and gold.  The Refinery team came by apartment, and we shot these photos [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/refinery-29-midas-touch.html/feed 13 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/rebecca-atwood-designs.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/rebecca-atwood-designs.html#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:49 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11859 One of the best things (speaking from a purely selfish perspective) about having a sister with a gorgeous textile line is well, pillows for me!  Becca came over last week with several swatches of her beautiful fabrics so that we could choose some that would go well with my apartment. [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/rebecca-atwood-designs.html/feed 7 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/steven-alan-home.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/steven-alan-home.html#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:00:12 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11913 This past Sunday, my mom was in town… so rather than staying in my usual bubble (I’ve developed a bad habit and rarely leave a give-or-take ten block radius from my apartment most weekends) we actually got out and explored the city a bit!  A highlight for me was popping [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/steven-alan-home.html/feed 6 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/playing-dress-up.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/playing-dress-up.html#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:59 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11715 Happy Friday, friends!  The weekend is actually (almost) here… this week was a long + stressful one.  But it’s Friday now, and the weekend is here and I’m going to sleep in and craft and drink some wine and see some close friends + family. Last weekend, my sister came [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/playing-dress-up.html/feed 24 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/a-boozy-egg-decorating-brunch.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/a-boozy-egg-decorating-brunch.html#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:00:34 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11492 Last Sunday (rather ambitiously, as it was the day before her big site launch, my sister invited a group of us over to her apartment in Brooklyn for some Easter egg decorating fun and a boozy little brunch.  There’s something nice about winding down the weekend with friends, family, and [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/a-boozy-egg-decorating-brunch.html/feed 21 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/sister-sister.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/sister-sister.html#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:00:58 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11473 As you might have seen yesterday (on Honestly WTF, Design Sponge, and Note to Self amongst other places) my sister just launched her {incredible} new line of textiles + prints.  I couldn’t be more excited or proud of her.  The pieces are beyond stunning, and I’m really looking forward to adding a [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/sister-sister.html/feed 36 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/weekends-at-home.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/weekends-at-home.html#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:00:44 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11318 Sometimes there is just nothing better than just hanging out at home and having a quite little weekend.  I’ve been really in to cozy days spent on the couch – catching up on blog stuff, sipping my iced coffee, and watching a movie or two once the work stuff is [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/03/weekends-at-home.html/feed 59 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/11/this-and-that.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/11/this-and-that.html#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:00:04 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=9240 It has been a busy but fun week.  Between everything going on at work, here, ande life; I can barely think straight… but exciting things are happening.  The highlight of this week was an elegant dinner with Debeers to celebrate their new eight piece collection, Imaginary Nature.  I was so honored to [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/11/this-and-that.html/feed 14 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/11/the-little-things-3.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/11/the-little-things-3.html#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:00:06 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=8883 I just wanted to pop in to share a few little things that have made me happy this week.  The weekend was just what I needed after a crazy week.  A few highlights were:  comfy time at home with my man, catch-up on my guilty pleasure TV shows (Revenge + [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/11/the-little-things-3.html/feed 20 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/10/a-little-thing.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/10/a-little-thing.html#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:03:33 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/new/?p=8072 It hasn’t been the easiest few days, but it could be much worse.  As I write this, Stefan and I are camped out in a hotel room (possibly the last one left in Manhattan) feeling thankful to have power + Internet once more.  Our power generator exploded, so our apartment is not [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/10/a-little-thing.html/feed 6