Tuesday Tip

It's hot outside. Really hot. Humid too. I should be getting ready for vacation. I have a list about a mile long of things I need to do. I was out for several hours and was able to cross off several things from my ever growing to-do list. Came home briefly with the intention of heading back out to knock off a few more things from the list, but the mail distracted me. Amazon book order delivered and I received a postcard from one of my favorite catalogues, Cambria Cove. It seems they're saying farewell after 3 years. Bummer. Just about everything on their site is 75% off! So exciting!

Today's tip: beat the heat and shop from home from a favorite catalogue, online site or Etsy!

Here's what caught my eye on the  Camrbia Cove web site:


Why didn't I think of this? Perhaps because for your average outdoor get together it would be a little pricey at over $300. I only have one of these faceted crystal globes that you may recall from this post.  Guess I need to bring it outside!





Antique green glass bottle from France. Better hurry if you want one of these!



For hot chocolate and iced coffees. YUM!



I just love that these charms look like coins.



At  only $15 I'll take one please!



Great gift. Who wouldn't want a decent way to jot down a little note.





Something for the men.



Of course I love this! Soap in robins egg blue and an apothecary jar I can use for just about anything.



George Clooney: Foxy Inspiration?

Pier 1 Imports was my go-to store when I had my first apartment. It was close to where I lived and cheap! Fast forward 20+ years and some things haven't changed. Except the go-to part. I will still pop in every once in awhile looking for glasses, storage baskets or some other odd thing and I do like to go in around the holidays and check out their ornament selections. Not long ago I had to hit 3 different locations buying up all the $4/bags of robin's egg soaps for a client. Not kidding. Otherwise I would have had to allocate $20/jar plus shipping for the same thing. Money I needed to spend on other items!

I never look at their catalogue. Yesterday I did. For one simple reason. Foxy George Clooney was on the cover. Okay, it wasn't really him, more like the thought of him. Alright, it was just the sound of his voice. See......

If I lost you, it just means you haven't seen "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Worth renting. George Clooney is the voice of Mr. Fox.  I've seen it 3 times.....don't ask.

Anyway, I  liked the lines of the settee he had his foxy tail on. The fabric, uh...not so much. But this is the sort of piece if I could score a great fabric at a rock bottom price, I would consider recovering it for the right project or room!

I perused the whole catalogue. There were some other decent pieces amongst a whole lot of crap. Each page was an over-accessorized riot of color that required 2 Advil upon completion. Some of the vignettes I swear are from one of their 90's layouts and I am convinced they have stylist's on staff who are on crack.  See for yourself:

Warning: these are not even the worst pages. But, in all fairness, the front of the catalogue does say "Creature Comforts". So if you keep the theme in mind and Advil handy, incorporating a unicorn and a goose into your interiors makes perfect sense. Kind of takes the focus off some of the accessories.  Except for this last image. There are signs of crack use all over it. How do Goldilocks & the 3 bears fit into this???!!!  It seems none of the Pier 1 beds were just right.

Hope everyone has a fantastic long weekend catalogue browsing, renting movies, playing outside or just hanging out!!!