gift guide for the design enthusiast in your life!

we all had that design enthusiast in our life who is impossible to shop for. their standards are either too expensive, too obscure or just plain too hard! here are some suggestions for that esoteric, minimalist, black clothes wearing someone on your life!

Simple Modern Sterl... ForeverHaunted $18.00	Modern Clock No.2 itsabouttime12... $12.00	Drawer Ring-sterlin... mujoyas $190.00	Modern Silver on Gr... Mazizmuse $57.00
Ipperwash 1 - 8x10 ... jennifersquire... $70.00	DESK ORGANIZER Big ... lessandmore $57.00	Large Wooden Ampers... Hindsvik $125.00	Sphere Creamer RouDesigns $18.00
Tiny Red Tree Pillo... dedeetsyshop $22.00	Vintage Chocolate B... TheVintageCabi... $22.00	UNISEX Black leathe... MPsen $40.00	HELLO Letterpress P... hijirik $10.00
Minimalist Planter ... andrewsreclaim... $27.00	STICHIES Word Embro... curiousdoodles $7.00	Simple felt coaster... MaryZoom $10.00	darjeeling elephantine $25.00

shop updates + new pillows (whoa!)

it's no secret that i heart fifi du vie immensely. the only slight glitch in our wonderfully full-filling and creative relationship is photography. i can never get it quite perfect and am always torn between white and black. i like black background best, but white tends to pop more with etsy search thumbs and goes over better with the bloggers. sigh ... the never ending battles ... today, i've decided that white is the way to go and had a little fun along the way. an afternoon with statues of elephants and a camera can never go wrong! the only snaffoo is that the light in texas is quite a bit more blue than what i was used to in new york. hopefully photoshop can get me through this one!




along with new photographs, i would like to introduce for the first time ... fifi du vie pillow covers! available in the shop now. the majority of these are made from traditional turkish pestemal towels that i found in the grand bazaar while on a recent trip to istanbul. some are cotton and other linen, but they are all luxuriously soft and have the most beautiful, simple patterns of stripes. i just adore them! i couldn't wait to make pillows when i first saw them. i hope you enjoy!

xo fifi

[images via fifi du vie]

fifi du vie GIVEAWAY!!

in the spirit of the holidays, welcome to fifi du vie's season of giving! one giveaway (that's a free item for you wonderful readers) every single week until new years. this week's giveaway is any one print from the fifi du vie etsy shop. just leave a comment below with what print you love and why. the winner will randomly be picked next monday, november 15th.

good luck!

xoxo fifi

holiday party essential diy

this DIY side chignon is the perfect holiday do and so easy.

[via a cup a jo]

etsy hostess gift guide

Double Chocolate It... BiscottiQueen $8.49	Note Cards - Classi... EvenAndy $14.00	Red Military Lanter... Hindsvik $45.00	Letterpress Flowerb... paperdragonfly $12.00
YOU'RE THE BEST... palomasnest $22.00	Vintage white milk ... highstreetmark... $26.00	Bigger Than Your Av... TortoiseLovesD... $12.00	Joy Pears, white pl... lapomme $38.00
Antique French Ivor... KatyBitsandPie... $12.00	10 Felt Bird Christ... recycledparts $28.00	Owl Kitchen Towel -... ooladesigns $11.00	Man/Woman Highball ... phoenixfirestu... $28.00
1 SALUD Wine Bag Na... thecraftpantry $8.00	Green Pear Cupcake ... sunbasilgarden $6.50	Fused Glass Candle ... KathyAndersonD... $16.00	Cinnamon Apple soap SatinandBirch $12.00

I absolutely love making treasuries on etsy and here is my latest gift guide for the hostess. There are so many great thank you and hostess gifts on etsy; i may just have to stock up for the holiday season and avoid those last minute before the party runs!

xo fifi

a little ballerina for monday morning

the little ballerina by david eustace for the anthropologist.

a wonderful weekend and now a bit of a ballerina for monday morning. the simplicity is just perfect. she is just like those little twirling dancers in musical jewelry boxes.

xoxo fifi