Cushy cushions.............

Sometimes a little lazy, other times a tad disorganized. Me. I put this sewing job off far too long. Last year I bought this gold and brown fabric, 'Zoo Toile'. Printed with monkeys and elephants in vintage zoo cages, trees in the background, thought it would look good on the porch wicker chairs, and stashed it away in hopes the sewing machine would soon be cranked up. Somehow, along the way, the birds discovered my cushions and pecked their way through to the stuffing, pulling out pieces to line their nests in the early Spring. I really didn't mind though, I love having feathered friends visit the porch.

Surprise...............today the cushions are looking so smart and crisp dressed in their toile covers at last! I hired my wonderful friend Vanessa to sew for me. She's so handy when it comes to creating pretty things for the home. Perhaps I will have to hide them away come Spring when the nesting instinct takes over again!

When Vanessa delivered the cushions this morning we gulped down a quick coffee, a fresh-baked Trader Joe's croissant, and headed out to a couple of Raleigh's finest............Pirate's Chest and Revival Antiques for some treasure hunting. More on that another time.