Kitchen pig

 

I'm not sure when the pig showed up on my Mother's kitchen counter but it's been there for a really, really long time.  It is terracotta and it has a patina to it from years of being where all the cooking action is happening.

He just sits there, with a benevolent smile, happy to be a witness to all the good food and general chaos that has always been the way of my Mother's kitchen.

I have coveted that pig.  And on my birthday I found his long-lost brother.  The same sweet smile.  Only this one was terracotta with a green pantina-like glaze on it.  I didn't care much for the color but that never stops me.

 

I just sponged over him with three different shades of cream paint.   I think I'm going to give him an antique glaze to warm up the color and a couple coats of bee's wax to give him a bit of a gleam. 

I also bought a new set of the sweetest sheets.  I think we all know that Shabby Chic is undergoing some financial hardships and unfortunately the stores will all be closing.  But Rachel Ashwell's Simply Shabby Chic line will continue to be sold at Target.

 

When ever I go into Target I always make a beeline to the bedding department so see if there is anything new in the line.  I have several sets of sheets, throw pillows, dust ruffles.  It's all so lovely.

A couple of months ago I was looking for a basket and was in a section of the store that has storage options for children's bedrooms.   And what did I spy but a set of Simply Shabby Chic sheets that aren't carried in the bedding department.   Since they are marketed for children's rooms they only come in twin or full sizes.  I wish they came in queen size. 

Since I wasn't really in the market for sheets I passed on them.  But then I found whenever I was in Target I would head over to the children's department so I could pet them.  I decided to buy them for our guest room

Perfect rumply white sheets with the palest pink rosebuds on them.  The top sheet and the pillow cases have a little ruffle.  Who could resist?