The Design*Sponge at Home book tour is coming to a close, and I am so excited to announce our final US event!** We started with Philadelphia on our first leg of the tour, and we’re bringing it back home for one final event at a very special place: the Anthropologie Home Office. If you’ve ever read…
To celebrate the release of Design*Sponge at Home, we went East, then West and then it was time for the Midwest and Texas! This trip was extra special for me because it fell right on my birthday. Grace took me out for an amazing dinner at The Bachelor Farmer, followed by a day of crafting in…
To say that I’m excited to do a book tour event in Norfolk, Virginia is a massive understatement. Ever since I started the blog I’ve been wanting to put something together in my hometown area (I grew up in Virginia Beach just down the highway), so I’m thrilled to be able to announce our book…
I’ve been waiting to get to this leg of the book tour since we first starting planning. Richmond is the city where I was born and has remained one of my favorite places to visit ever since. I grew up spending holidays in Richmond, attending Governor’s School on the U of R campus and it’s…
One of my favorite parts of the book tour is getting to see so many cities I’ve always wanted to visit. Nashville has been high on my list ever since Lindsay shared her amazing city guide with us, so I’m thrilled that we get to stop in Tennessee and visit! We’ll be having a craft…
We are so excited to head back to the West Coast for another event in California! I’ve never been to San Diego, so I’m excited to fly out for a craft event and book party at West Elm. If you’re in the area and want to join us for some craftyness and lots of book…
Tonight I’m so excited to add an extra special surprise to our book signing and craft demo at Anderson’s Books in Naperville, IL (outside of Chicago). Shelly Leer of Mod Home Ec, who shared her sewing expertise with us in Design*Sponge at Home, was kind enough to make a custom ombre-dyed ottoman that we’ll be…
I am so thrilled that our book tour includes a stop in Colorado! I have never been and am so excited to check out a part of the country I’ve never been lucky enough to spend much time in. Our book tour stop in Denver will include a craft event and book party/signing at West…
Amy and I are so excited to head to Salt Lake City next month for a crafting event and book signing/celebration! Salt Lake is such a beautiful city, and I’m excited to spend more time there before we’re back again in January for the Alt Summit. We’re having two events in Salt Lake: a crafting…
Birmingham holds a special place in my heart ever since my trip there this spring. Not since my initial trip to Savannah in 2006 have I ever felt so welcomed and cared for by people I’d never met. The hospitality, kindness and generosity of everyone we got to know on that trip was overwhelming, and…
I’ve been dying to get back to Atlanta since our last visit for the Lavish Conference. There is so much talent in this town, and we’re thrilled to have more time to check it all out. For our Atlanta visit, we’re having both a crafting event and signing/party at West Elm, so I hope you’ll…
It’s no secret that I have a major love affair going on with Georgia. The second I stepped off the plane in Savannah in 2005 I knew I’d found a second home. The entire state feels like my home away from home and I’ve so enjoyed getting to visit various parts of the state over…
Image of our SF book party with Clay Walsh, Lisa Congdon and Rena Tom. Via Lisa. The first week of our book tour was so much fun, but also incredibly tiring. We promised ourselves we’d keep a tour diary, and then it ended up being next to impossible to take photos and do any work…
A trip to the South is always a great one for me. It feels like home, and we always enjoy soaking up the food, kind people and beautiful scenery. I’m thrilled to be holding two events next month in South Carolina and Savannah, so I hope you’ll join us for the fun. Details and RSVP…
We may be on the West Coast this week, but we’re so excited to head south next month to visit North Carolina! I grew up with family in North Carolina but never got to spend much time in either of the cities we’re visiting, so I’m excited to see all of the exciting things that…
If you’re in New York, there’s really no better place to introduce a book than the New York Public Library. There was added significance for Grace and me because I was working at NYPL when we met and collaborated on the series Design by the Book, which lead to me writing this post today! Just…
We’re heading out for the West Coast leg of the book tour this weekend, but before we hop on the plane, I wanted to post the RSVP info for our New Jersey event! We’re so thrilled to have another event in the tri-state area, so if you’re in town, I hope you’ll come join us…
I’ll never forget my first trip to Texas. I was visiting a friend in Lubbock, driving in a huge Ford pickup truck on the way to a steakhouse, and an actual tumbleweed rolled across the highway. It was the most Texas moment I could imagine at that time, and I fell in love with the…
I say at least a few times a year that if it wasn’t for the winter, I would pack up and move to Chicago in a heartbeat. It’s one of my favorite cities, and there hasn’t been a trip when I haven’t left feeling a little sad that I have to go. So I’m especially…
Earlier this year when I flew to Minneapolis to speak at Target I left feeling like I’d made about a hundred new friends. “Minnesota nice” is no joke, and I was so sad to leave a city that was full of so many talented and friendly people. So I’m thrilled to announce that we’re heading…
