Update!

Sorry, it feels like it's been a long time since my last post, but I have been hard at work -- cranking out these pillows. I'm very excited about them. I've already taken the pictures I just need to upload them to the site. So bear with me!

New Pillows Coming Soon!

I just wanted to tell you how excited I am about this new fabric I bought. I've got some nice spring colors, as well as some nice bold colors, to give your home that extra wow factor you've been looking for. Keep checking on my shop at Etsy for the latest updates.

My Dream Bed

I was on Appartment Therapy earlier and saw someone searching for their dream bed with little to go on besides a picture. It got me thinking about my dream bed and how far I was willing to go to get it. I found it while looking on a website of a local store; the problem was I wasn't a local anymore. I moved over 2,000 miles away and they didn't do shipping. I went through all kinds of hoops to get it. I looked at shipping costs, I found who made the bed to see where else they might sell it, I found another seller who would ship it, then found out they had a store that was local to me. I went by the store and put the money down right then and there.

Calendar or Art?

I was out and about in Berkeley today and happened to pop into Paper Source when I was hit with a great crafting idea. Right now they're having 50% all their calendars so they had a feature wall of different months of the calendar and the display had me inspired upon first look. They used a solid color that was probably a 26 X 20 cover weight paper. On the top half of that sheet they had a decorative paper that left about a 1 inch border around the decorative paper (to reveal the solid color backing). On the bottom half of the sheet they had the calendar for that one month, but they decorated it using an image or two from the decorative paper on the top half which unified the whole paper (they left a 1 inch border around the calendar part as well). I did an example so you get an idea of how the end product should look. Now this is just to show how the proportions should look , the ones they showed in the store looked beautiful.

I think this project would be relatively easy with some scissors, a trip to your local paper store, some double-sided tape or non-liquid glue, a home computer, and a little imagination.

Side Note: Paper Source has a new color called fig, that I'm in love with.Think Eggplant mixed with Pomegranate.

Reading after Dark

For a while I've been wanting the perfect wall lamp for some in bed reading. One that is perfect for that time where it's too late to be in the living room reading, but still early enough to sit up in bed under the covers and read a little bit before I pass out for the night. Last weekend I decided on a wall lamp that works for now, but isn't the perfect lamp I would want for my bedroom. I decided to pull together a list of the lamps I wouldn't mind shining some light on a good read before bed.

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1. Adjustable Arc Sconce: from Pottery Barn, $129

2. Ceramic Reform Sconce: from Macys, $179.99

3. Gyllen: from Ikea, $59.99

4. Drum Sconce: from West Elm, $99

5. Murray Feiss Sconce, casual Luxury: from Macys, $139.99

6. Nickel Halogen Plug-In Swing Arm Wall lamp: from Lamps Plus, $59.95

7. Tolomeo wall spot: from Design Within Reach, $195

Sunday Buys

I don't know why, but Sunday always seems like a good project day. For me, it seems like the perfect day to make home purchases, start a new crafting project, or think about my next project. Today, I've done a bit of all three. We have so many books at our house that we've been meaning to get another bookcase so we can unpack the boxes of books in the closet. With so many options for bookcases I haven't really known what to buy. I decided on a hanging bookshelf from Ikea. I'm not the biggest fan of red, but for some reason it spoke to me. So I purchased it and immediately went home to put it together.[pictures of my finished product coming soon]

Our bedroom doesn't have a hanging light and the lamp we have in there doesn't provide enough light for me once the sun goes down, so while I was at Ikea I decided to pick up some wall lamps. I like the style of the lamp, however, I'm not too impressed with the lamp shade. I'll be looking for a way to spice up the lamps to my liking.

A while back I got some sewing books on making bags. So I've spent the better part of today creating the pattern for a bag I'll soon be working on. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out. I'm excited about this new project!

Decorating with Vases and more...

I'm very much into accessorizing a home. Accessories are a nice way to transform a room, especially if you're on a tight budget.What I like most about decorative vases and bowls is that you can put something in them or not, and it still brings a design element to your home. Here's a look at some must-have vases and more...

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1. Apothecary Jars: from Pottery Barn, $39-69
2. Small Spinners: from Romi Ceramics, $44
3. Mehendi Vase: from Anthropologie, $16
4. Bowl Shape Glass Vase: from Pier 1 Imports, $20
5. Suzani Vase: from Z gallerie, $79.95
6. Teco Pottery Vases: from Whorange, $60-195
7. Nature Willow Vase: from Cost Plus World Market, $69.99
8. Mini White Porcelain Vases: from RouDesigns, $30