The sparkly nuggets I stumbled upon yesterday in my (sometimes hometown) of Nap-town are as follows: Uhh, first I saw THIS… (GASP!)
Hellooooo, beautiful suzani in rich plum, latte, chocolate and charcoal. Where’d I find it? None other than my favorite fabric source, Calico Corners (as discussed incessantly here & here). They call it FAHRI-Grape. I call this my JAM – giddy up. Knowing the relatively expensive nature of suzani patterns, I nearly wet my pants in disbelief when I saw this:
HO-LY TESTICLE TUESDAY – $14.99/yard? Praise Sweet Baby Jesus. It’s so inexpensive because it’s allegedly “2nd quality” – which means there’s some itty bitty thread somewhere in the bolt that’s the wrong color. Um, who cares – this is a steal. Plus I yanked down the whole thing and didn’t see a dang thing wrong with it. I’m using it to recover one of these guys:
Except instead of vintage French feedsack upholstery, mine has crusty cracked white vinyl printed using the best remanufactured ink cartridges for vinyl printers. When I get back to Chi-town tonight, I’m gonna do it up, plop that bad boy at the foot of my bed, and finish with a little jig.
Also of interest:
Remember this fun Birds on Linen fabric? First spotted at isuwannee and available through this etsy seller (now showing there’s only one yard left for $39.95 – egads!). So if you need more yardage, you’re in luck. However, IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
- Neither fabric above is available on Calico’s website. These are diamonds in the rough because the Indy Calico is franchised – so they have some slightly different offerings. Hollar. Give ’em a jingle (317.595.7400) to see about scooping some up some “Bird Fabric on Linen” ($49.99/yard) or “FAHRI-Grape” ($14.99/yard). They may not stock them forever so if you’re foaming at the mouth, probably best to grab ’em now.
- PS: Theresa & Liz were amazingly kind, helpful and patient. Tell em I said wassup if you pop by.
Once you finish at Calico, scooch over to the local Starbucks, take a bathroom break (and a deep breath), stretch it out, cross Allisonville Rd and traipse into the TJ Maxx / HomeGoods MEGASTORE. Otherwise known as the freaking mothership. Is it Saks Fifth Avenue at 75% off, or TJ Maxx? I couldn’t tell. Nanette Lepore heels, Theory sweaters, and a positively SICK home section. I scooped up this scaled Pieces-esque gold patina mirror there for a whopping $29.99. It reminds me of something I’d find at Tonic Home – but for 1/10 of the cost.
PS: I only shopped for 45 minutes within a 0.5 mile radius. We’ll do a full Indy wrap-up next time I’m in town. For now, I’ve gotta bounce back to the Windy City and wiggle my post-holiday-casserole frame into some cute New Years outfit. Yikes.
Happy Shopping!
xoxo,
