Among the things I'm oogling:
Design Sponge's DIY Dining Table
Using a found door (a five panel ladder door), a large piece of glass from an auto repair stoor, table legs from Ikea and neat decorative paper that can be swapped out, this person created a unique, relatively inexpensive table with plenty of room. She claims the glass was about $75, the door $50 and the legs $20. After exams, I am on a mission to find this door. I have no idea where to start and I'm sure I won't find anything cheap in Charlottesville. I guess I haven't learned my lesson yet that DIY projects actually don't save me any money.
Etsy Pillows, pillows and more pillows
I had success with the pillows I made a few months ago, and it was a lot of fun. But I learned a few things - linen is a very wrinkly fabric that sucks up all the dog hair in the room. It's also a bit itchy, not like an inviting soft plush pillow. I'd try again but the sewing machine was borrowed, and I have no idea how to make interesting designs yet anyway.
Silly animal things
I saw this listed as a new item on a blog for a Charlottesville store that I think is fantastic - O'Suzannah. They have adorable, quirky things and great gifts. I showed my husband these teacups when he got home from a business trip, thinking they would make a cute Christmas gift for a friend... he laughed and laughed and then laughed some more. I told him how I saw the teacups on the blog, then found them on Amazon, then went to the store to compare prices. He thought this extraordinary effort for strange little animals inside a teacup was the most hilarious thing he'd ever heard. "That would be annoying almost immediately," said husband. At least I made someone laugh? I guess I'll skip the teacups as a gift idea...
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