20% of your order

from now until Wednesday. Use coupon code HELLOSUNSHINE. Feel free to share with others. Happy shopping!

20% off HELLO SUNSHINE!

Anyone else sick of the cold! Get ready for spring by sprucing up with some new pillows! To help encourage spring to come here's a coupon code for 20% off your entire order! Enter HELLOSUNSHINE at check out.
Click here to shop now, offer ends Apr 6.
An entire 20% off NEVER happens, so use it while you can!

Because Labour is Hard Work!

get a break with 15% off everything in the store until Monday at midnight!
use Coupon Code: HARDWORK at check out
Have a great long weekend!

80 new pillows & discount!

Happy June 1st everyone! It is a miserable rainy day here in Toronto, but I have a ray for sunshine for everyone. In the past 24 hours I have added over 80 new pillows to the store, go have a look. See something you like, buy it now and get 15% off.

coupon code: JUNEFIRST
expires: June 3rd, 2012 at midnight

Have a fantastic weekend!

end of March savings! 15% discount

take 15% off your entire order. 

enter in coupon code FOLLOWLIKE at check out. 

ends March 31st, 2012 at midnight. 

pass it on!

New pillows in the store

Prefect for a little spruce up. Go have a look

Don't miss the pillow giveaway

Megan at Honey We're Home is hosting a pillow giveaway, head over now and enter.

While you are there take a look through her blog. I just love what she's done to her home, I think Megan and I are decorating soul mates! I honestly could kick her out and move in with my toothbrush. Just look at her closet, couldn't you just die?

Pillow Giveaway: Dans le Townhouse

Happy almost the long weekend everyone! Just a quick note to let you know of a new milk & cookies pillow giveaway going on over at Dans le Townhouse, so go enter! While you are there make sure to look around, there's lots of great stuff to see. As a new home owner Tanya has lots of ideas, sources for inspiration, DIYs and home before and afters to share. Recently added to "Design Sites We Like" by Canadian House & Home, you know it is going to be a good one. Enjoy!

a new way to celebrate!

include this guy (or girl if made in another color!) into your room decor as modern what to celebrate a year that's important. Give it as wedding or anniversary gift, or include it in a nursery or child's room. Available as "SINCE _____" or "EST. _____", just indicate the year at check out. It can also be made in other colors to suit the room.

Damask et Dentelle: pillow giveaway

Damask et Dentelle is hosting a pillow giveaway this week, head over to their blog to enter. When you are there make sure to have a look through their blog, don't be surprised if you spend a couple hours!

what's your style?

Have you ever been asked to define your own personal style?

I've always though it was a silly question since aren't styles suppose to change with changing trends? It wasn't until very recently that I started to understand and embrace my own style. That's right, I do have a style! What is interesting it that I started to understand it thought writing this blog. I stared to notice it thorough the images I've gathered and featured. The biggest surprise came in looking at my boards on pinterest. If you use pinterest go and have a look at your own boards and I'm sure you'll be able to define your style from looking at your images as organized collections on boards. Here are two snapshots of two of my boards, "fashion" and "ideas" (things that I see that spark some creativity in me).

my pinterest board - "fashion"

my pinterest board - "ideas"

Do you see it? Scary right! What's even scarier is the word I would use to define my style, TRADITIONAL! Yikes! Images that would have come to mind when I think of the word traditional are chintz sofas and day suits. However I'm thinking of mine as "preppy" - classic construction with timeless style.

Once you've defined your style it is amazing how much easier it is to shop. Stick to the places you know and love. Yes it is fun to explore and see what else it out there, but be really sure before you buy, make sure it is you. Buying a key piece of clothing because it is a big trend means you'll likely wear it once (maybe), not feel like yourself and never wear it again. I've also been down the road of leaving stores that sell (somewhat) "trendy fashion" (H&M, Joe etc) with bags and bags of stuff and because it is inexpensive I figured that was ok to buy a lot of "fun things", but all I'm left with at the end of the day is a closet packed full of crap that I couldn't even find a piece of clothing in it if I wanted to, and constantly living out of the clean basket of clothes that's on my bedroom floor and the dry cleaning that's hanging in the front hall closet. Know what I'm taking about - you wear the same clothes over and over and have a closet full of other "stuff". I never understood those people who had streamlined closets and figured they didn't have enough clothes - sad people, but now I WANT THAT. Lets get the crap that I will never wear out and give the stuff I love some space! Same thing goes for a trendy piece of furniture, it might be the right color and size for your room, but if it is doesn't fit that deep down style you have your room will never feel comfortable to you.

That's not to say that you can't stay on trend. You can always update your personal style with seasonable trendy accents, or a single piece, but you don't need to go crazy.  Paint a room or add a necklace in a seasons color, add accessories (pillows anyone!) or a scarf in a new trendy pattern. Little things to update your style will keep you feeling comfortable and on trend, not to mention out of "shopping debt"!  For example last night I purchased a dot scarf (spring trend) at H&M for $8 versus $60 at my usual shopping haunt, I will wear it with a blazer that I already own and love - so now I have an updated look that didn't cost me much, and most importantly one that I'm comfortable in. For inspiration here's a snap shot of my "color" board on pinterest

my pinterest board - color

Bijou and Boheme: pillow give away

Just a quick note for everyone to let you know to head on over to Bijou and Boheme where Christine is hosting a giveaway for 2 of my pillows!

When you're there be sure to get lost in her blog with all of the fabulousness. We share a love for the colour pink, but she has the guts to use it in her home and pulls it off amazingly. Her fantastic taste has not gone unnoticed, Christine was recently on Steven and Chris giving a tour of some of the rooms in her home, and will soon be in Style at Home.

completely and totally new items - hand painted!!

Here is just the beginning of a new line of pillows that I've been working on that I'm so excited to tell you about!
I've been itching to "create" something. Yes, I know there are a lot of people who can not sew a straight line, or find it impossible to mix and match fabric and would think that what I do is creative. Don't get me wrong I still love the thrill of finding a fabric I know people will love,  getting photos from happy customers of their completed rooms, and seeing my products in magazines and on tv. But sitting at a sewing machine stitching straight lines, or ironing seams flat for hours upon hours, days upon days sucks the creative juices right out of you. Again, I was itching to do something more creative and put my "visual and creative arts" eduction to use!

Here's what I have available so far

The first line will be abstract, modern art pillows. That's right! Why should art be reserved for the walls?

The second line, is big impactful graphics that I've painted on the pillows. Need some valentines day decor, embracing the snowy winter, spruce up boys (young or old) room with some antlers or how about a traditional fleur de lie with a modern twist. Obviously, since these are all made by me, and made to order, I can paint the graphics in a color to match your decor. Have a look in the store,  I've already made the hearts in a bunch of different colours anticipating the valentines day rush! :-)

What do you think?

new deal of the week!

most popular styles and color, on sale for "deal of the week" this week. Regular $70, on sale for $56.
Do a little sprucing up for 2012 with these!

Steven and Chris tomorrow

Hi everyone, just want to let you know to tune in or PVR Steven and Chris tomorrow. A huge supporter of milk & cookies will be on the show, how exciting! Christine has had milk & cookies pillows in her home for years (see chatter for older pictures), and recently added a few more when redecorating her son's big boy room. If you don't already follow her blog Bijou and Boheme you must, her style is original and beautiful. Looking forward to the show!

Bijou and Boheme

Bijou and Boheme

Bijou and Boheme

Honey We're Home: Holiday Vignette

Go on over to Megan's blog Honey We're Home to have a look at her Holiday vignettes where she used one of milk&cookies Imperial Trellis pillow as part of her holiday decor.

via Honey We're Home

Simple Dwellings: Pillow Giveaway

Hello Everyone, head on over to Amber's Blog Simple Dwellings and to enter her contest to win one of my pillows. Good luck!

Deal of the week

this set of 3 priced at $48USD, regular price $60.

ALL pillow images now on Pinterest

It took a long time, but all of my current pillow images are now up on Pinterest, on one board! What's great for you is now you can look through 1 board, and simply repin what you like to add to your own boards when planning out rooms or events. So simple, I know! As I add new inventory to the store I will also add those images to this board. Happy pinning!

For those of you out of the Pinterest know. Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard.

Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.

new deal of the week

here's the new deal of the week! this set of 3 is normally priced at $70, get them now for only $56. These are my most popular pillow covers. Don't wait, they won't be this price for long!