What a Hoot

Owls seem to be all the rage right now in home decor, mostly with children's nurseries. But, if you just like whimsy as much as I do, then you can put them anywhere you want. There are no rules. It's your house, right? When my sister-in-law got pregnant, I racked my brain trying to come up with something for the baby's room. We searched fabrics together and found the cutest owl print. So I made balloon curtains, an owl doll, and because we were on birds, a birdie door hanging. Then, my husband's friend asked me to make her an owl pillow. It was inspired by something she found and I did my owl interpretation. This guy and/or gal truly is a hoot of a pillow.

Pink, orange, and brown

Yellow, green, and blue

White front/off-white back

Double trouble!

Turtle Time

This is Nora. She is sweet, funny, and completely mischievous. When you aren't looking, she'll crayon your new sectional or grab the dog's private parts then tell you, "Puppy's squeaking!" At least she tells you.
Nora loves turtles, but after seeing how she is with our puppy, we are going to wait on getting her one. Instead, I made a pillow. "I love it!" She said, with her teeth clenched. I don't know any other two year old that talks that way, but I love it. I love when she sits around the table with her sisters and says: DUH! Then they all chime in and I love that she wants to make me coffee right now just so she can put the K-Cup in the Keurig.  Her eyes get really big and full of excitement over the littlest things. Like her new pillow.

Holy Holy Heatwave

It's a heat wave here in Connecticut. I mean this is hot. Disgusting. Oppressive. Keep the dog inside weather. Our home is super old (1800s) and we don't have central air, but we have units and even they are not enough. And Irene and Sandy took away trees and bushes—and shade. Waah. Keep hydrated out there. Today, we are inside and waiting it out til the sun goes down—and dreaming about being on Island time. Can you feel those cool breezes? I need that.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/156719124/large-block-island-pillow-blue-and-green

https://www.etsy.com/listing/157315206/sand-dollar-pillow-in-royal-blue-fully

Photoshoot with Lydia

Me: "Lydia, Will you help Mommy photograph my pillows?"
Lydia: "Sure!"

First Shot

Lydia: "The sun's in my eyes! I don't like it."

Me: "It'll just be a minute. Pleeeeaase?"

Second Shot

Me: "Now let's do one without your hands on the front of the pillow."

Third Shot

Perfect!!! Lydia ultimately got very tired and bored. She found more exciting things to do with her sister Nora. But, here are some more photo views for you to enjoy. Feel Free to find these pillows (not Lydia) for sale in my ETSY STORE!

Peace and Love

As much as I'd like to fight it, I'm approaching that middle age range. Things that you think only happen in your parent's generation are starting to happen in your life. Like you start knowing people who pass away. It starts reminding you of your own mortality and sheer panic sets in. Great, I keep telling myself. Now I am never going to sleep. I worry about my kids, my mortgage, my husband, my dog and my now-half-eaten NEW couch, and I worry that I actually stayed up worrying and lamenting about a couch. Seems silly when I am now at the age where people are dying. Deep breath, Karen. Breathe in. Breathe out. Anyway. I created a L-O-V-E pillow to remind people (by people, that's me) that the only thing that matters in life is LOVE. And yoga. And a large glass of wine to get me through.

PREPPY LOVE

LYDIA's PILLOW: "Fuzzy Wuzzy Love"

PEACE AND LOVE 

GRATEFUL LOVE
...for the people who have contributed so much to our lives continue to live on in our hearts.