my head is in the clouds ...

… filled with amazing pillow inspiration from the Pillowpalooza #2 link party last week.

 * * * inspiration that will be turned into new pillow designs to sell at my Etsy * * *

Oh ... wait.


All you bloggers and Etsy shop owners who linked up thought I was selflessly opening up my blog so you could share your talent, and tutorials (thanks for that), and your wares for sale?



You had no idea that I had ulterior motives?


An evil diabolical plan in place?


An evil diabolical plan that has me trying to figure out how to re-create this numbered pillow shared by Kari at Thistlewood Farms  …






… as a new Etsy offering.  I seriously need to practice my zig-zag top stitch technique.



An evil diabolical plan that has me thinking I should offer up seasonal offerings like Maggie at Midwestern Sewing Girl  …




… and Ann at Sutton Place Designs …





I think I see a “boo” pillow in my Etsy’s future …



An evil diabolical plan that tells me Doreen, owner of the Hymns & Verses Etsy shop, is an even more evil genius than I …




I can see “Sail” working on it’s own, but the other two?  Yeah.  It’s a package set.  Hmmm … I see some package set verse pillows in the future …



An evil diabolical plan that has me wondering if I should introduce a fabric painted line to emulate these great pillows from Kimberly at Serendipity Refined …




… and an embellished with felt line like this inspiration from Sarah at The Winthrop Chronicles …




… and Meegan at What Meegan Makes …




And one of my favorite finds at my evil-diabolical-plan-to-recreate-and-sell-your-amazingly-inspirational-pillow-creations-at-my-Etsy Pillowpalooza link party?





This idea to make me very own drop cloth designs co. pillow tags …



Thank you my blogger friend Stacey at Flickerwhips for sharing your made-me-thwack-myself-in-the-forehead-and-mutter-why-didn't-I-think-of-that? pure genius ...



And on a serious note, I'd like to share a larger-than-life thanks to everyone who linked up to Pillowpalooza.  Your creativity is inspirational …



… and not just in the evil diabolical plan kind of way …



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