PINK HEARTS—or maybe, JUST HEARTS

This, frankly, is an article about my store, Leta Austin Foster Boutique, because I have to tell you that my store is just such an integral part of me.

Why do I have it?  Well, it started because of waste paper baskets.  I just couldn’t finish my jobs, because I couldn’t I couldn’t find proper waste paper baskets.  Are they so important?  Absolutely yes.  I spot the bad ones at 500 paces—and I also spot when people put little white plastic garbage bags in them, folding them over the tops of the baskets.  Ugh!

Hearts and Stripes Waste Paper Basket...$295.

Anyway, that’s why I started the store, and it just grew like Topsy.  And now, it is my relaxation and my refreshment.  I go down there often at night and play around, arranging and rearranging.  And I choose different things I love.

One of these things is hearts.  I love pink hearts.  And blue hearts.  All kinds of hearts.  I love them on writing paper...

Heart Notecards by The Printery..$55./set of 10

                                                 

I love them on place cards...

Heart Place Cards by The Printery..$15./set 10

                                          

I love them on gift tags...

Slate Heart Gift Tag by Dempsey & Carroll..$25./pack of 5

And key chains...

     

                                                                                 

Leather Heart Keyring by Pineider..$70.

                                               
                                                   

I love them on guest towels and hand towels and towels of all shapes and sizes...

D. Porthault Pink Coeurs Towels
Bath..$345. Hand..$145. Wash..$90. Mat $395.

                                 

And on all the linens for your bed,

  

  D. Porthault Pink Coeurs and Double Coeurs Bed Linens
  Queen set..$2050.  King set..$2350.           

Especially baby pillows.
         

               

D. Porthault Boudoir Shams .. $275.00

                            

I love the shape of hearts—as in this dear little candy dish from one of our Austrian 
suppliers, but which I would probably use as a soap dish.

Stag dish by Gmundner Keramik..$35.

And I love it when they are used as décor on china.

Emma Bridgewater Ceramics...$28. to $150.

I love them embroidered on things such as this “Coeurs des Fougère” pattern on pillow shams and wonderful lavender-filled sachets.

Noël of Paris "Coeurs des Fougère" Pillow Shams..$180.

Noël of Paris "Coeurs des Fougère" Lavender-filled Sachet..$60.

I love picture frames of hearts,

                                                

Heart Picture Frame by Catherine Kulesh..$119.

                 

And of course, I love babies wearing hearts.

Baroni dress with Heart Smocking on pockets..$220.

                   

Baroni embroidered Heart Blouse..$95.

       

                                                                                 

Hearts say I Love You all year long—and I love them.

XOXOXOX LETA