Journal

One of the most endearing German traditions though has had a slower entrance into American homes. It is the tradition of the advent wreath.

The story goes that young orphans at a seminary in Germany would ask the pastor each day if it was yet Christmas. Perhaps wearied of their questioning or desiring to help them count the days down, he built a wreath from an old wagonwheel, with 20 small red candles and 4 large white ones to countdown the coming of Christmas.....

The summer sun has already turned a raspberry shade of orange by the time the guests start arriving. Old friends, neighbors, new loves, with their old friends, neighbors, and new loves in tow. Each bears a favorite pizza topping: prosciutto, pineapple, balsamic, basil, feta, fig spread, jalapeno, honey. 

With the changing seasons, we’re constantly trying new variations on these pizza gatherings. Warm summer evenings and crisp fall soirees are the ideal time to host these, so we have created a collection of tools and tips to help make your own pizza nights magical.

Truly this is the heart of Heirloom Art Co. The variety of products we carry may seem disconnected but what unites them all is the intent: gifts worth giving. Lest you think our curation simply an aesthetic, I hope to show how we take the art of giving good gifts very seriously and source our product accordingly.

I want to tell you of a place full of wonder I wish the whole world could visit, one human or family at a time. There are certainly times when something feels merely coincidental and there are times when the universe mystically aligns so perfectly that you realize that a Being more loving, creative and capable than you must be in possession of all the cards. Such a time was the serendipitous few days we spent last summer, nestled among history in the border country of Wales in a place called Old-Lands