Yes to letters, no to pom poms

I was oohing and aahing over the graphic fairground lettering on Emily Peacock's needlepoint tapestry Hug and Kiss pillows the other day - all very cool since the do-it-youself kits are available here on Etsy - and then I realized that the finished product had pom poms. That's a slight problem. Spot, our handsome 9-month old Whippet, has a bit of a thing for pom poms. In fact the little so-and-so has already managed to gnaw off something like 7 of them from our Home Sweet Home pillow from The Rug Company. Anyways, I thought I'd share a great snap of the Hug pillow, and also the Home Sweet Home wall hanging, which we might have to consider if Spot takes any more of a liking to that Rug Co pillow, lol.

Ummm, is it art?

David said the magic words this weekend, "Lets go vintage shopping." So we headed off with an empty car and, in a couple of hours, managed to hit three Goodwills, two Value Villages, two pretty dodgy fleamarkets and a Talize. Alack and alas, the vintage gods weren't with us. I have a specific shopping list in mind for the house - a long dresser, ceiling fixtures and dining chairs - and managed to come up empty handed except, ummm, for the clown pictured below.

Yep, it's a Paint by Numbers, and at $4.99 I totally couldn't pass it up. Does it creep you out? People either love or hate clowns (and Paint by Numbers, lol, though they're becoming increasingly collectible). The clown is pictured with a framed needlepoint, another cheapy-yet-cool recent find from my fave local Goodwill. Both will eventually find themselves hanging on a gallery wall that we're planning, but really, I have to get back on track with the gear we actually need!