Tote with dots

My younger sister Emily tied the knot this past November in East Tennessee with Jen and I (along with the groom's sister Jessica) as her attendants. At the rehearsal dinner, Emily presented us with our bridesmaids' gifts. Monograms were the star: a monogrammed lunch bag for Jessica, a monogrammed apron for Jen, and this fun monogrammed, polka-dotted tote for me. I love the scaled-down size; it's perfect to contain and transport whatever I'm knitting at the moment, and the big grey polka dots are always in style.


Bag: thirty-one gifts

Cute Grey Pillows

I love pillows because they are the ultimate accessory. Not only can you swap them out seasonally to change a room but they can usually be found at a very reasonable price so you don't feel like you're tied to pillows like you are with a couch or chair. The other great fact about pillows is that they ALWAYS go on sale (eventually). I saw these cute, modern pillows in the last Crate & Barrel catalog that came to the house and I think they're so fun. It feels good to think about spring and swapping out the winter colors for something lighter and brighter.