This is the last day to vote for your favorites on So You Think You Can Decorate’s white week, so make sure you pop over before the polls close at midnight EST.  I have really loved being a seller on Etsy and joining an amazing artistic community.  I wanted to introduce my readers to two new friends I’ve made through this site.  The first talented lady I’d like to introduce you to is Erin Flett.  She makes these graphic and retro inspired pillows that are fun and sophisticated.  I love the bright colors she uses to give these designs some punch.  This gray pillow is my very favorite one.  Eventhough the design is modern, it would fit in with my French Country style nicely and add something a little unexpected and unconventional. I also recently fell in love with the sketches by Michelle Palmer.  Most of her subjects are birds, feathers, and

I can’t help but hunt everywhere I go and this trip is no different.  My mom and I have ventured out when my boys are asleep and hit Ikea, Home Fabrics, TJ Maxx, and Ross.  I came up empty at Ross, but I found some great things everywhere else.  Well, I did find a really pretty glass cloche with a bird on top, but it was chipped.  Bummer.  Anyway, here’s what I did buy… Some artificial blue speckled eggs at TJ Maxx for $6.99 Some ceramic, lettered spheres from TJ Maxx for $10.  The set was opened and incomplete, so it was reduced. A pair of plate shelves for $4.00/piece.  They are a little chipped, but nothing that paint can’t fix!  I thought they were a great find. I purchased two monogrammed pillows from Ikea for $10.49/piece.  I love how they look like old tea towels and I also love

I purchased a commercial baker’s four loaf pan at a yard sale for $2.50 last summer.  It sat in my basement stash for a long time…forgotten.  I was digging through the pile a few weeks ago and found this piece again.  It was like Christmas!  So, what do you do with a rusty loaf pan?  I’m not going to bake with it.  It also would take two people to get it out of the oven!  This sucker is heavy.  Knowing it would never hold hot loaves again, I thought of a few new uses for it.  New Use # 1: A unique buffet server.  This is the perfect shape and size to hold napkins, flatware, and condiments.  I can never resist an opportunity to showcase my Bakelite set and linen napkins.  I love the soft, crisp look of the linen against the rust and metal.  I did spray the loaf