I'm so excited for our new blanket! It's called the Jaipur Quilt and I ordered it from West Elm (which is normally a store I cannot afford but they were having a sale with an extra 20% off all clearance prices!) We have a King sized bed and so it's awfully hard to find bedspreads and comforters that 1) I actually like and 2) I actually can afford. The part that I love about this quilt is the fact that it is handmade in India by a non-profit organization working with West Elm. The entire design is hand-blocked, meaning they stamp the design on by hand over and over and over again. Not one blanket is the same. It's been a slow process turning our house into a home and unfortunately our bedroom has taken the slack for it. I want our room to be a places of rest and comfort and now that I have a motif to base our room off of, I will be doing a lot more decorating in it.
Here is a video about how it is made. I find it so interesting! I may have to hand-block something of my own :)
And before I forget, the winner for the Kara Headband giveaway is.... Caitlin from Newbie Housewife! I'll be contacting you Caitlin with all the details for your custom-made headband :) Thank you to all the ladies who entered the contest. Please stay tuned on the facebook fanpage for more contests and giveaways.
