At last, the sun is shining again here in Northern California and it is shaping up to be a beautiful weekend !  The warm sunshine brings to mind a home filled with breezy linens, the kind that flutter in the open window, or delicately grace an elegant table. 

So how fortunate that Saffron Marigold is sponsoring today’s giveaway !  Saffron Marigold is a luxury linens company that brings you one of a kind hand printed linens in the most beautiful motifs and patterns.  These luxurious linens are hand crafted with a traditional block printing technique and each is a work of art.  

Block printing begins with a planed slice of wood, then an artist free hands a design.  A block maker then chisels out the intricate pattern.  The fabric is dyed, then dried in the sun.  A color master mixes pigment dye, then the designs are hand stamped to the fabrics.  These elegant patterns are all unique and so beautiful.

Saffron Marigold is committed to fair trade practices, so you know the artisans are paid a fair wage for their work. 

This company makes exquisite shower curtains and sheer window panels . . .

. . . colorful duvets and beautiful table linens and napkins. 

Gorgeous pillow covers !

These linens would make the perfect Mother’s Day gift.  

Saffron Marigold has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, HGTV, and the New York Times, to name a few.  Read the buzz right here.

Saffron Marigold is offering one lucky winner their choice of the following:

One 70” x 90” tablecloth, or

One 18” x 90” table runner, or

Two 17” x 17” cushion covers, or

Two pillow covers. 

Eligibility to win a beautiful hand printed luxury linen from Saffron Marigold:

1) Visit Saffron Marigold and select which linen you’d choose if you won.  Choose a tablecloth, table runner, cushion covers or pillow covers (see above).  Then leave a comment with your selection.

2) For a second chance to win, link to this giveaway on Facebook, then come back and leave a comment with your FB profile. 

3)  For a third chance to win, link to this giveaway on Twitter, then come back and say “I tweeted” with your Twitter profile. 

Giveaway ends Monday May 3rd at 8 p.m. PST.  Winner chosen by Random.org.

Good luck, and have a fantastic weekend. 

Wishing you glorious sunshine, good times, and much laughter !!

I’ve always known Burlington Coat Factory was a great place for cheap clothing for kids.  Today I found myself exploring the home goods department and was rather delighted to see this discount store had a few accessories and some furniture that were quite stylish, and inexpensive compared to their designer twins !

I spied these moroccan end tables for $50 at BCF, and found them a few places online like right here for $200 !

Do you love the Filigree Urn by Z Gallerie ?  I adore it, but it is almost $100 dollars.  A similar version at BCF is $30 bucks and also comes in blue, green and white. 

That $12 dollar smaller one came home with me.  :-)

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Oh my goodness, looky loo who’s been featured in Canada’s best home décor magazine . . .

Why that would be me in Style at Home magazine, in the ‘Style for Less’ June issue !

I’m featured along with fellow DIY bloggers Three Men & a Lady and Aubrey + Lindsay. 

They named me a favorite DIY blogger !

I’m honored to be in the company of these other incredible bloggers !!

Here’s a peek at the feature:

A very big thank you to Style at Home magazine !!!  You must visit their site for amazing home inspiration.   You can stalk follow them on Twitter right here, I do !!    And you can subscribe to this inspirational publication right here. 

A magazine feature !!!

I’ll be humming ‘O Canada’ all day.

Congratulations to the following two winners of the $50 dollar gift certificate to Recessionista ! 

#4:  Jennifer F of Jenn’s Nest who wrote:

“I love the Zebra Small Handbag in Black/White.

I’d get it for my MIL for Mother’s Day.  She loves animal prints!”

#183 Heidi who wrote:

“I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

the Calvin Klein Rene Suede heels!!! XOXOXO”

A big thank you to my sponsor Recessionista for this generous giveaway !  And introducing a new opportunity – the ‘Shop and Swap’ over at Recessionista offers new and gently used garments at amazing prices, including designer jeans under $50 dollars ! 

If you want details on how you too can sell and trade new and gently used name brand products, click on over right here !  

Thanks again for visiting my sponsors.  :-) 

It’s raining again  today, grrrr, and I can’t take it anymore !  I crave sunshine, I need warmth, I’m dying to put my winter clothes away permanently for the next six months.  Why won’t this weather cooperate hmmmm ????

In contrast with these gloomy April showers, today I’m craving orange, especially tangerine, persimmon, and burnt orange mixed with all shades of blue from indigo to teal.  The combination in so fresh, so invigorating, so cheerful, so inviting.

And oh so complementary !

Here are some of my favorite spaces featuring blue and orange:

Southern Living

Massucco Warner Miller

Palmer Weiss

 Real Simple

Southern Living

House Beautiful

Homes and Gardens

  via Colour Me Happy

Massucco Warner Miller

Southern Living

Coastal Living

This looks like black not blue, but still works so well

Sunset

Celerie Kemble

via Home Interiors Zone

via Young House Love

Home Magazine/Elle Decor

Doesn’t orange and blue work so well with crisp white ?  I’m so inspired by this classic color combination, I must add some more orange to the (in progress) blue and white boy’s room.  

Want to add some pops of orange and blue to your living space ? 

Here’s a few fun fabrics !

Waverly Sea Scallop Coral Reef; Annie Selke Scramble Bluemarine; Thibaut South Beach Orange; Chippendale Fretwork;  Rebecca Fern;  Waverly Lattice Lagoon.

How about some modern accessories? 

Deco turquoise lamp; orange croc coasters; teal vase; bottle vases; labyrinth pillow;  butterfly pillow; turquoise throw;  small orange trunk; floral teal pillow; swag chandelier; martini side table. 

What about you ?

Do you love the classic mixture of orange with blue ? 

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