A Bit of Sunshine

It has been nothing but miserable the past two weeks in Boston with the constant doom-and-gloom sky everyday. Today is the first time in a loooong time we’ve seen the sun just about all day and the temps have soared (really, it was 50 yesterday) to the upper 70’s. So it’s nice on the cloudy days that I have this little pillow to bring some cheeriness to my room.

Rose Pillow
I followed the instructions over at Creative Little Daisy on how to make the rosettes on my pillowcase. Super easy, no sewing required! Just a little patience and a glue gun can transform any boring pillow you may have laying around your house/apartment/studio.
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Spoonflower!

How nifty! Now you can have the curtins you always wanted by designing your own fabric and having it printed via Spoonflower. Just upload your design and within a week, the fat quarter you ordered will be at your door. They have all sorts of tips and tutorials on how to go about designing your fabric swatch, so don’t think that you don’t have the ability to turn some kona cotton into a print worthy of Picasso.

The site is still in beta right now and is expected to roll out to the public by the end of the summer. I signed up for it yesterday and got an invite this morning, so it’s worth a shot to get on the list if you’re interested. You can also check out the designs made by other Spoonflower users on their flickr page.

I’m thinking some strawberry printed tea towels would look pretty rad in my kitchen.

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