Look what's hatchin' at Whimsy!

I instantly fell in love with these adorable face pillows that are screenprinted.

I have a HUGE collection of vintage children's books because I love illustrations.

These pillows are certainly inspired from such books and lovingly handmade and would

be awesome in a child's room thrown on a bed or a chair.

I can see young children playing with them, naming them and enjoying them adorning
their sweet rooms. Each face has a personality with different hair color and some with freckles .

I arranged them in our "Spring" inspired window at Whimsy on Linden, and my original

idea was to have the "Moms" in bird costimes, as if they hatched the adorable pillows--

but I went with fun aqua vintage linen dresses and a simple stated

window to make the faces be the focal point!

Hurry in to see and take home some unique pillows and see what else is hatchin'

at our two Whimsy stores!

The new FUN Winter Blues

Let's start with some orginal vintage oil portraits in colors that

are vibrant and inspiring when hung together as a collection.

We are talking statement here.

Pop into Whimsy for some eye popping inspiration to

chase away any winter doldrums!

Our color infusion will awaken your senses and

take you to a very happy place : )

How about thes vintage koi paintings. Oversized and painted on metal.

Surely would look amazing in your beach house.

This turquoise buffet lasted only a few short days in the shop, but be on the lookout for

some amazing vintage pieces we are bringing in soon. They will be equally inspiring!


Check out this adirondack--has a built-in foot rest!
Whimsy can help "POP" your wardrobe too!

Our owl bags are a must!

Vintage yellow chairs, anyone? Cheerfully displayed with some

retro movie posters and some fun pillows!

This HUGE "R" is FUN beyond words!

Who says Winter has to be white?!

Our Magazine feature !

What does a tree have to do with Whimsy's latest feature in a terrific

magazine? Absolutely nothing!

BUT, since I didn't post the drafts from DECEMBER (December 29 and 16th)--

I needed to get your attention to scroll down a few posts and see

the 2 posts about the magazine article about Whimsy!

I am sooooo sorry about the delay--it was (and is) mighty exciting!

all you need is love

love is in the air!

and in our shops too

we have many items for your valentine, come see what's in store!

♥

happy february!
♥

Live What You Love

After a few months of a big advertising campaign locally using of one of Whimsy faves-

"Live what you Love"

in our ads, we did a simple window to honor our ads.

Simply stated, it was whites, woods and nuetrals.

I found a great antiques poster out there in blogland and made a timepiece poster to honor

the saying which you can see in these pics.

The time to buy antiques is when you see them.

I guess people got the messages we were quietly trying to convey, and soon

things from the display vanished pretty quickly.

I hope you are spending your time on this great planet and surrounding

yourself with treasures that "speak" to you.

I look around at my home, and even though many of my vases have chips,everything seems less than perfect, and my treasures are estate and flea market finds, I honestly love everything I live with. I am living what I love--my vignettes makes me happy to look at and

bring a special feeling of contentment.

Visit Whimsy soon and pick up a few amazing pieces that will help you enjoy your space.

Vintage Junkin' in the Desert!

Over the holidays, we took a drive out to the desert and one stunning

day, drove over to Joshua Tree. Of course we had to hit a few shops and my next

few posts will include some visuals that were rather appealing to me!

What do you think of this artists work? He collected junk and painted, sanded, painted, sanded

and repeated his process and I assume some other magic and created what I

found absolutely stunning!

His use of color and form were beyond words!
The pic below is the back of an old motel chair!

Who knew a stack of film cases and box springs could be so exciting?

They awed me.

Love the colors and my shadow stayed in that spot for way too long!

Everywhere I looked I found something equally pleasing to my senses.

The interiors were just as thrilling.

In Palm Desert, there was a nifty place that I need to go back to ...

called Ace!

Stay tuned for more adventures on our short trip soon!

You know I brought some awesome treasures back

for Whimsy!

Stop in soon and see what we found!

A closer look at the WHIMSY magazine article!

In case you aren't able to get ahold of the Carpinteria Magazine--

here is a closer look at some of the images.......

I was so thrilled with the editorial as well--

it was beautifully written by Fran Davis

and photographed by the keen eye of Liz Muraoka.

Thanks for browsing --hope you enjoyed seeing

Whimsy on the pages of the great Carpinteria Magazine!