Revival Time and Giveaway at Petit Coterie

We had stopped making our burlap king slip and yet we still get so many requests for it. So it was revival time this week and now we feel it is greatly improved. We added the envelope closure to the back and also added a new wreath. We are so excited, it's like having an old friend back. So we have decided to share it in a giveaway. Yes, we are giving one of our burlap king slips away. Just leave a comment and we will have the drawing next Friday.


I hope all of you are having a wonderful weekend!

Show and Tell Friday...

This has been a busy week at Petit Coterie. We did have a chance to add our new Petite Pillows. Most of our pillows are 16"x16" and larger, so we decided to offer our Petite ones which are 12"x12" perfect size to send as a gift. We just had to do a show and tell Friday and we do hope you will post a comment to let us know what you think of our Petit Pillow.

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

The Winner Is...

Friday was a blur but in my frenzy I did manage to pull a name from all who entered my giveaway and the winner is Polly. Congratulation!!

I want to thank all of you for entering my giveaway and for all the nice comments you left. I love to do a giveaway, so please do stop by again as you never know when the urge may strike



Have a wonderful weekend!

End Of The Month Giveaway...

It has been awhile since we have offered a giveaway, we thought it would be a nice way to end the month. We also thought it would be nice to giveaway one of our original designs the D. LaBlanc. To enter just leave a comment, we will draw the name on March 5th.

We have had so many requests for a personalized pillow and this last week we completed one for a customer. We just had to share it with you, I think it turned out so cute! We will be offering this pillow which can be customized with your own text. I Would love your feedback on this one.

Wishing all of you a fabulous weekend!

Mardi Gras 2010

The festivities have been going on since January 6th, which is also known as the Twelfth Night. Today is Mardi Gras which is French for Fat Tuesday, the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. There have been the large balls as well as many parties. Children are out of school for Mardi Gras so they can share in the festivities. Most of the children in the south enjoy going to the parades, as catching the good beads can be quite a challenge.

From the small towns in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to New Orleans there have been parades as well as homes decorated in the gold, purple and green. Of course we cannot forget about the King Cake which is tradition. Who ever gets the piece of cake with the baby has to buy the next cake.

I thought it would be fun to show the new king and queen of Ixolib. The pageantry of the balls is steeped in tradition and the costumes are gorgeous. I love the decorated masks. Which one would you choose? photo Sun Hearld

I hope all of you have a wonderful week and "Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez".

Pillow Fight or Cat Fight?

I want to thank all of you for your support regarding copy cats. I think many of us have had this experience and we often times feel hopeless in how to fight back. Today, we choose a pillow fight because that is what we do, we make pillows.

So here is our Copy Cat pillow, we believe it sends a message, what do you think? Actually we really like this message.

Wishing you a blessed day!

Copy Cats...

Much to my surprise I was told today about a well known very high end European home furnishings company that also carries burlap pillows. Of course I wanted to see what they are offering so I visited their website. Talk about ruining my day…. there they were, three of my original designs. If someone is going to copy I do think they should change the design even just a little. But NO !!!!!!! For all of you who purchased one of my burlap pillows you got a bargain. This company is selling them for $63.00 mine go for $38.00. And they have sold many at wholesale. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

Here we are making pillows in the United States and these people are buying from either China or India. Who would of thought that my pillows would be knocked off. So sad!
I just had to vent, when you put so much hard work into something and this happens it is so disheartening .

Thanks for letting me vent..