SLUMBER PARTY

I am the Queen of shopping online and this time of year I love to sit with a cup of coffee and browse through my favorite online shops. I think some of the larger ones [Macy's, Kohls, Target...} know me by name. Since I started blogging I have also discovered Etsy shops and am loving those, too. My method is to make a list of all the things I fall in love with, and when the list is long enough, I get out my credit card and shop. That way the boxes seem to come at once in a steady parade and I feel like a kid at Christmas. Last week I did a bit of shopping, stopping off first at Pottery Barn. It's a rare occurrence that I pay full price at PB, but I fell in total and complete love with the blue and cream duvet cover that you see above. This is called the Allessandra. I keep the color of my walls in my bedroom a neutral cream color so that I can change out the bed linens whenever I want. The pillow shams are back ordered so that is why it's still in the plastic. I can't wait to make my bed. ;-D
Shown below is a really nice heavy blanket I bought for those cold Chicago winters. It's from Overstock.com and it is perfect. Nice and heavy... layered for the winter or alone in the summer. I think it will look nice folded at the end of the bed with the PB duvet.

This is the duvet cover I have on my bed now. It worked really well through the summer with cream colored lace drapes, but I am looking forward to decorating in blues. This duvet is also from Pottery Barn Online where I found it in the clearance section for $99.99. It is named Leslie and since that's the name of my late sister, I thought it was meant to be.
On the bed I have these two new purchases from Barb at The French Elements. I mentioned the tea towel she made me that was in my last post. You have to visit her for the neatest pillows and tea towels. They are well made and so pretty!
This is another pillow Barb made that I am going to bring to the lakehouse. I love the Adirondack chairs on the beach. And I love the look of burlap.
And this is my last one that is going to look good with the new bedding.
I have one more box of goodies coming from Farmhouse Wares {and you just HAVE to check out this website}. They have everything the name says. I'll give you a peek of that when it comes.

In closing, I want to tell you about a party Lori from Family Trees May Contain Nuts is having on Tuesday, September 14th. it's called the Retro Glamour Shots Party and it's your chance to dig through old photos of yourself from back in the day...glamorous photo's {or at least good pictures of yourself}, maybe even from yesterday. Mine will definitely be b.c., or Before Children. You can get to Lori's blog by hitting the button on my sidebar.

From Layla and I, have a Happy Weekend! :-)