MacKenzie Childs: New! Farm Animals +

My SFA (Saks Fifth Avenue) rewards card finally arrived! I was pleasantly surprised by the amount.  It was the most ever -- which meant we used the MC quite often last year and for a lot of $$$ (approx 17K 😐😮).  All paid in full, thank God.

Talk about indecision as I went through the SFA website, whew 😁  So very many beauties from which to choose.  For a certainty, I wanted a MacKenzie Childs item -- either to add to my collection or to sell on eBay.

A few of the MC items I considered (all pictures by MacKenzie-Childs) Not all are available at SFA website:

Pig Paper Towel Holder

Freckle Fish Pillow

Really Rosy Three Tier Table

Pig iPad Stand

Florabunda Rabbit Pot

Bird Watchers Pillow

Pig Everlasting Calendar

Check It Out Iron Birdhouse

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Favorite Decor Pillows

Wow pillows; pretty pillows; on-my-radar pillows!  A sampling of my fave pillows thus far. I gravitate towards MacKenzie-Childs pillows.  I like classic black and white (even only in the trim), and those that are a pop of color. 

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Cool Pillows

5 Unexpected Pillow Combinations




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MacKenzie Childs: Cool Moose & Nutcrackers

My 3 youngest children have indulged me. First was this gorgeous pillow for my birthday -- my first ever purchase of a Nutcracker-related item.  Then, came my next Nutcracker item (placemats) to match.

pc: Hester & Cook

Finally, this very cool MC Moose was bought for me & hubby as a Christmas gift again by said kids. The Moose pillow which I bought for myself while on sale, matched this AND the Nutcracker pillow above.

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MC Moose, Standing

Nutcracker Pillow

Hester & Cook Placemat

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Christmas 2019: Nuts for Nutcrackers

Went  a little crazy for cute Nutcrackers this year.  It began when my children bought me a MacKenzie-Childs embroidered Nutcracker Brigade lumbar pillow for my birthday in October (it has since been sold-out at their web site).  I then bought Nutcracker disposable paper place mats by Hester & Cook for a dinner here at home. We attended my friends' party for her granddaughter which had Nutcracker as its theme. Party favors were Nutcracker cookies made by the ever-talented Ashley.  I purchased Nutcrackers at 50% off at Hobby Lobby, yay! 
I saw Nutcrackers everywhere! The only thing missing is for me to watch the Nutcracker Ballet by Tchaikovsky live and in color. It's been years.

my friend's collection on display

Nutcracker dolls, also known as Christmas nutcrackers, are decorative nutcracker figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier... While nearly all nutcrackers from before the first half of the 20th century are functional, a significant proportion of modern nutcrackers are primarily decorative, and not able to crack nuts. - wikipedia

Other than the MC pillow, my  personal favorite is the black Nutcracker.  He is dressed as a kingly Magi.  His outfit is beautifully & vibrantly colored. He was the only one of his kind at the Hobby Lobby store. 

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In him was life; and the life 

was the light of men.

John 1:4

Nutcracker Brigade Pillow

Nutcracker Doll

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Favorite Anthropologie Purchases

Anthropologie is one of my favorite store IRL, and online -- for clothes, accessories, and home.  I wait till there is a good sale, of course! Their dresses are my go-to choice whenever there is a wedding or "fancy" event. First dress I hope to wear for niece's wedding this year, God willing. 

pc: Anthro, beaded halter dress

via Anthro

pc: boots, api.shopstyle

pc: Anthro, Bowtie Shimmer Clutch

LeBon toothpaste

pc: anthropologie

red embroidered silk pilows

Astra Light

pc: Palm Beach sunglasses, Anthropologie

front door mat

pc: Anthro

pc: Finley, by Anthro

pc: Anthro, Moonlit Scarf

Anthropologie

Palm Beach Sunglasses sold out!

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