Curtain Ties

I do live in the city now. That's not a whole life choice, it's simply where I'm at now because I have a good job and a place to live. Of course I miss the country life and all things rustic so I decided to bring a little of my roots into my Seattle sleek home. 

An ode to Burlap

Burlap thou golden hued rough wonder! How dost thine folds transform mere tables to homespun banquet halls? Slender scratchy ribbons agains the impossibly smooth chiffon create an ease for my eyes and a balm for my soul. Oh burlap! Marry me!

Sooooo yes I do like me some burlap. It will always be part of my life no matter where I live! 

SMILE!

Time to spread some happy!

Kudos if you participated in the High Five Challenge I posted on Facebook the other day!  Our world can use a few high-fives and fist-bumps.

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It's all well and good to spread the joy, but sometimes you need some yourself.  Since wearing a signboard and ringing a bell asking for kind words doesn't seem to be a socially accepted option we've got to figure something else out.

My answer = Pillows

For starters, pillows are huggable even if they don't hug you back.  Also you can sleep on them, cry on them, throw them against the wall, bury your laughing face in them, stifle a scream of terror when watching Jurassic World previews, cling to them in glee as you dance around the room because that super unexpected but happy thing happened that day.

Pillows are happy and comforting.

{Next, they can be anything but a boring sad sack of down! }

They can have bright colors to pump you up

neutral colors to calm you down

ruffles to make a space feminine

rope edging to be cowboy

pocketed for tissues/phones/remote/tiny teddy bears

quilted

indoor/outdoor

square

round

rectangular

donut shaped {ooh donuts!...focus Abigail}

And my personal favorite option at this juncture in time...

Embellished with words!  

{We all know Abigail loves words after all}

Found this little treasure at Marshall's back in Roseburg and it is the one decorative thing I brought with me to AZ.  Even a temporary home has to feel somewhat like my own.

It's bright and awesome nautical red on one side with white letters and then MAGICALLY it is reversible!  

If I'm feeling super stark and minimalist, the white side is up.  If I'm feeling like I need a peppy reminder to smack on a grin then the red side comes up!

Confession: I have a hankering to add a bright yellow one to the collection.