New for the crafty bookshelf

I picked up this sewing book on the weekend.  I don't do a lot of sewing, but a book like this that has lots of projects for around the house is inspiring.  (And it's refreshing to see a nicely designed book on sewing as well...those pattern books at the fabric store look scary sometimes!)

Some good scores

I went to Homesense today for their 15% off (I know, it's not that great) customer appreciation event and bought all of those little pretties in the photo.  I love the dotty-ness of the pillow and the colours and shapes of the dishes (plus they're oven/microwave/dishwasher safe).  I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the dishes, they almost seem too nice to use for food -- although that might be why I would use them (imagine bright orange carrots in the blue dish!).  The square silver frame was a nice find for $5.