The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
Have you heard about Always Fits? It’s a new site offering gifts for the ladies. I think the collection looks fun. Sometimes charming. Sometimes kitschy. The custom state pillows made me smile. (I’d be willing to bet that Texas is the best-selling of these.) Can’t you think of the perfect person to give one of these to?
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I can indeed. My daughter who is living in Seattle at the moment. I would like to give her an Arizona pillow to remind her where all the people who love and miss her are.
Oh my goodness, I heart the Michigan pillow! I need to repost this on my site for other Michigan lovers because we need all the help we can get these days… Thanks!
Of course it is…Texas Rocks!!
I LOVE these. I too will be reposting this, probably on my Friday Favorites this week. I heart the Michigan pillow! These are so cute I can hardly stand it…although I think they should have made the MI pillow blue for the lakes. Thanks for sharing!!
Fun, but I always think the state of FL looks like a gun, so I’ll have to move first before I think about getting one of these :)
I am really loving the Michigan one as well!! My in-laws are seriously considering buying a cabin in the Upper Penninsula so it’s great to be able to place the heart anywhere on the pillow! And, I’m really glad we can choose the color we want as well since we are divided family on MSU and UofM so I think I would choose the grey or oatmeal to stay neutral for them! :) Thanks for posting this as I have already bookmarked the website for future shopping!!
I love the pillows! Of course my state would be Montana. I’d probably send one to my sister in Australia to reminder her of home. I also love the cupcake apron on their site. hmmmm I may have to send the link to my husband for a christmas present idea. Can’t be too subtle. :)
Would love to get one for each state I’ve lived in…
I do, of course, totally want the Texas one…great find!
I’ve always though it was such a shame that Wyoming (and Colorado) are square states.
Wow what a great site! So many fun things. So glad you posted the Michigan pillow. As a former resident of da UP (The upper peninsula. The part that hangs over Wisconsin.) I’m always curious to see if those who offer state things include it as part of the state. Say Ya to Da UP, eh!
I LOVE these, and they just gave me my next project idea for our future daughter’s room. We are adopting a three-year-old from Ethiopia, and I think it will be so cute and fun to make a US pillow and an Africa pillow with hearts in appropriate places to show where she came from and where she lands at home with us. Now to decide on colors…
I immediately thought, “Oh I need the Texas pillow.”
have you seen these ones too?
http://www.etsy.com/shop/lovecalifornia
Hmmmm I have a feeling I already OWN a Wyoming pillow… so sad :-)
Yes, I love the idea, even though I don’t live in any of the States! I “heart” the California one :) {it’s the only place in the US that I’ve been to :D}
And oh, I’ve seen them before on the Bright Side Project. You should definitely check out the Bright Side Project, they have lovely giveaways every single day! Here ya go: http://thebrightsideproject.com/
i need a virginia one for my guest bed. i live in utah, but my heart belongs to va.
I NEED the Texas pillows. Going to get one or seven right now. What? We do everything bigger in Texas!
How cool! And it’s weird that I have lived in three out of the four states pictured!!!
These are fabulous– I wish I would have known earlier and I could have given one to my sister!! She is in mobile, alabama representing Idaho in the national Junior Miss competition. So cute…
deep in the heart of texas is sweet.
but
i left my heart in san francisco a few times!
:)
supercute!
Glory be! You better believe that I’m getting one of those Texas pillows! My sis somehow ended up in SanFran. This is her Christmas present!
Love those pillows! I’ve always thought my state (North Carolina) had such an interesting shape. Pillow-worthy, indeed. These would make fabulous house-warming gifts. Thanks for the tip!
Love these. I moved around a lot as a kid and think it would be fun to have a pillow from each of the states I have lived in. Thanks for sharing!