This & That

Life is slowly getting back to normal now that the chaos of our kitchen remodel is over.  

School starts in just over a week so we’re feeling the call of the hustle and bustle — getting school supplies, new clothes and attending important orientation meetings for MIDDLE SCHOOL!

I can’t believe my oldest is going in to the 7th grade.  Time is flying!

While all he wants to wear are soccer jerseys and tennis shoes, my daughter wants to buy almost everything she sees!

We scored a similar Vera Bradley insulated lunch bag for her this summer while shopping at the outlet in South Texas:

Hers is a different pattern since we bought it at the outlet, but she is in love with it!  I think these colorful patterns are so perfect for her.

 

As I’ve been trying to style my kitchen with knick knacks and decorative things, I’ve been swooning over this super expensive fabric from Schumacher called Chaing Mai Dragon..the picture below is the mocha colorway:

I’ve seen it in all sorts of my favorite spaces, including this fantastic kitchen by my beloved Holly Mathis:

See the aquamarine color version sitting on the window seat?  

Here’s a close-up of some pillows being sold on Etsy:

I just LOVE the bold colors in these pillows.  However, I do not love the price.  The fabric is $150 per yard – YIKES!  And the pair of pillows above sell on Etsy for $185 and up depending on the size you choose.

Well, imagine my surprise when I saw this fabric at Calico Corners this week:

It is a VERY similar pattern called “Ming Dragon” and look at that price tag!  $26.99!  Whoa!  When I asked a salesperson she told me that this was the only color it comes in but I’m holding out hope they might start making a mocha version.  This blue is too light for what I’m looking for, but I wanted to pass this information to you.  If you love Chiang Mai Dragon too, then go check out Calico Corners and save yourself some money!   (I took the picture with my iPhone so forgive the blurry-ness.)

 

Finally, do you love great smelling lotions?  When I was on vacation visiting my family in Minnesota, my daughter talked me in to buying this hand lotion:

 

It’s fragrance is “Sea Salt Neroli” and I’m telling you it smells so wonderful!  It makes me feel like I’m staying in a decadent hotel when I smell it.  That’s kind of a funny explanation, I know, but have you ever been in a really high end hotel lobby and smelled the fresh flowers and whatever other expensive but lovely fragrance they have floating around?  That’s what I think of when I smell this lotion on my hands.  

I put it by my kitchen sink and use it after washing dishes.  At $10.50 a bottle it’s a treat.  Sometimes it’s fun to splurge on a bottle of hand lotion to make yourself feel pampered.  

Here’s to hoping you have a wonderful and relaxing Saturday!

 

Sharing at:

Savvy Southern Style