Special days and special gifts!!!

I had been thinking and thinking of something wonderful

that I could make for my sweet friend Lisa's birthday this month.

She has the corner on the market of incredible supplies

in her studio, so what I could give her in that respect

would pale in comparison to her already amazing collection!

So...I finally decided I would make her a pair of pillows!

I ran across the prettiest pair of hand towels at Hobby Lobby

and knew they would look gorgeous as pillow fronts.

Plus, I knew the colors would be PERFECT in her home as well.

Here are the goodies that I used in creating her pillows!

All fabrics were pre-washed so they would already be preshrunk and

when it comes time to wash the slipcovers, they will still fit the inserts.

The ticking fabric was found at Walmart of all places! I love it. I knew it would

be beautiful as a small ruffle around and also for the ties in the back.

The other fabric I used was a drop cloth that coordinated perfectly after

I lightly bleached it in the wash.

I wanted a slouchy look on these I really think I achieved it!

I made the covers slightly over-sized and just love the look of them ~

The feather inserts can easily be removed when it comes time to

toss them into the washing machine!

My next challenge?

Trying to get these big ol' pillows to Texas!

They are about the size of a Euro pillow.

I'm trying this: one of those space bags you suck all the air out of!

They are a flat as a flitter now.

I'm going to build a box around them and see how that works!

I still have a few more gifts to gather for my precious friend but

these are finished!!!

Also, I have to show you my beautiful Mother's Day gift from

all of our boys!!!

A GORGEOUS CHANDELIER!!!!

Our son Brad works for a lighting company and

all of the boys chipped into get this beautiful fixture

for our dining room

PLUS

Brad installed it on Mother's Day too!

I absolutely love it!!!

Pretty, right?

I think it suits our little dining room just perfectly.

I'm adding a few things to my Etsy shop and wanted you to see as well.

I have GOT to start de-stashing some of this stuff!!!!

Really, my studio is about to BURST!

Here's a link to my shop if you'd like to take a peek:

MY ETSY STORE

I'm going to start adding things every day to try to

get rid of some of my hoard!!!

I hope you are doing so very good

and thank you always for stopping by to see me!

hugs and love,

Dawn