WHERE DO YOU LIVE GREENWICH VILLAGE, N.Y.C. FAVORITE ART NAIVE. COFFEE-MAKER FRENCH PRESS. STATIONERY ACORN DESIGNS NOTEPADS WITH SAW-WHET OWL, GHOST CRAB. PETS BUNNIES, FAVORITE FLOWER RANUNCULUS. FAVORITE GADGET CHROMIUM CRUSHER TOBACCO HERB GRINDER. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT GENE'S RESTAURANT. I LIKE THE CLIENTELE AND THE DINING-ROOM FLOOR. FAVORITE DRINK BITTERS AND SODA. FAVORITE DESSERT ANGEL FOOD CAKE STUFFED WITH ICE CREAM AND SMOTHERED IN WHIPPED CREAM. FAVORITE SNACK PISTACHIOS, FAVORITE IN G R E D IE N T RED GREEK EASTER EGG DYE. THERE IS NO COLOR LIKE IT.

INSPIRATIONS

FAVORITE DISCOVERY ROMERTOPF CLAY POT. WHO INSPIRES YOU MISFITS AND OUTCASTS. NECESSARY EXTRAVAGANCE PRE-CUT JULIENNE CARROTS, GYM MEMBERSHIP. FAVORITE PLACE IN A ROCKING CHAIR. FAVORITE CHARITY EASTER SEALS. FAVORITE MOVIES THE ELEPHANT MAN AND BABE. FAVORITE HOTEL ATLANTIS LODGE, PINE KNOLL SHORES, NORTH CAROLINA. FAVORITE MATERIALS FOR CRAFTS CLEAR PACKING TAPE, PEANUT SHELLS, ACORNS, AND GOOGLY EYES.

BEAUTY PRODUCTS

LIPSTICK FACE STOCKHOLM IN EXPRESS, MASCARA MAC ZOOM LASH IN BLACK. MOISTURIZER CERAVE AND EPICUREN AFTER BATH KUKUI NUT COCONUT. HAIR PRODUCT COLORED BOBBY PINS. PERFUME AMBER PERFUME OIL FROM C. O. BIGELOW APOTHECARY. TOOTHPASTE COLGATE, SOAP SKIN TRIP COCONUT. NAIL-POLISH COLOR FROSTY LIKE THE INSIDE OF A SEASHELL. HAIR SALON ARENA SALON, 189 ORCHARD STREET, N.Y.C.

CLOTHES

JEANS SCARECROW STYLE, UNDERWEAR LOLLIPOPS WITH CUFF-WHITE, SNEAKERS NEW BALANCE 574. WATCH NURSE'S WHITE TIMEX. T-SHIRT "HAM TEE" BY BUILT BY WENDY. DAY BAG 45RPM DENIM SHOULDER BAG. FAVORITE ACCESSORY ENAMEL MOUSE PIN WITH SHAKABLE EYES. FAVORITE DESIGNER WHOEVER BJORK WEARS—I LOVE HER STYLE.

Best-selling author, actress, comedian, and cupcake aficionado Amy Sedaris will debut her new book, Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People (Grand Central), this month. She also stars opposite Neil Patrick Harris on-screen in The Best and the Brightest next spring. Herewith, her favorite things...