I wouldn’t say that I am a real lover of Valentine’s Day, but I won’t turn down a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a box of decadent chocolates, a lovely fragrance or a romantic dinner. My kids are convinced that Cupid, much like Santa Claus & the Easter Bunny, visit our house only once they are sound asleep & leave them … Read More
My Take on This Room #2 – A Romantic Sitting Room
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner I thought it would be fun to do a – My Take On The Room – post by re-creating this romantic sitting room designed by Hal Williamson, my way. via wing chairs / settee / cocktail table / side table / chair / mirror / urns / chandyarea rug / painting / photograph / … Read More
Etsy LOVE
Lovey week continues & today I have a round up of some of my favorited Etsy love finds. via via via via via via via via via Have a Wonderful Wednesday!
DIY – Bear Hugs Valentines
This is a cute & super easy Valentine DIY craft. Step 1 Decorate a small white paper bag. We bedazzled our bags with stamps & stickers. Step 2 Fill the bag with some Teddy Grams cookies. Step 3 Write a note to your special valentine & single hole punch one side of your card. Step 4 Tie with a colourful ribbon.I … Read More
Take a Seat – Make a Friend?
With Valantine’s Day coming up on Friday I thought I would share some “lovey things” with you this week. Friday night was spent with my kids at a Valentine’s event & the theme was not so much Valentines Day, but more about love, friendship & kindness. We began the evening by watching this video & I have to say it really … Read More
Dressing Room Dreaming
I read an article from Domino yesterday that spoke about turning a spare room in to a Dressing Room. Sounds nice right?!You can read the article & see all of the pictures here. It got me thinking if I was able to have a dressing room of my very own. What would my dream dressing room look like? This one from … Read More
Snow Storm. Here We Go Again.
While we get dumped on again with tons of the white stuff, I will leave you with this pretty snowy picture.
Some Fabric Inspiration Turned Into A Room
Good Morning.Good Evening, it has literally taken me all day to get the post finished for various reasons.As the saying goes, better late than never! Sorry for the lack of post yesterday, I was so focused on going through all of the product catalogues I got from the Toronto Gift & Retail Show that I lost all sense of time. … Read More
Sourcing For The New Shop
Hip Hip Hurray It’s Friday! The kiddies have a PD Day today so I’m gonna get right to the point. I attended the Toronto Gift & Retail Show yesterday to source some special items for my new shop. There was a lot of stuff you see everywhere & tackiness galore but a few amazing things got me very excited. Everything … Read More
CLOSING TIME
If you follow my Instagram &/or Twitter then you know by now that I am closing my Etsy shop, Pillotopia. Although the ride has been fun I have a new venture in the works. With the launch of my impending website (which I hope is live on March 1st) I will be opening a new shop that will involve much … Read More