Almost Heaven!

My friend, Robin, and I had what is close to the perfect shopping day. We took a trip to Tampa to go to two favorite stores - in the same day!

Yes - we went to:

Anthropologie and Ikea!

Such a happy day. I came home to take pictures of my purchases and had a little help from my photo assistant. He's very particular about the staging.

I found the cutest shirt at Anthropologie. Don't you just love how they put the extra button in the little drawstring bags? It's already been filled with lavendar and put in the linen closet. (By the way, the shirt is cream colored. I was trying out some different camera settings.)

I found several treasures at Ikea, including things for future crafting. But, these trays and watering can were just for pure love.

These are some pillow covers that I found. Stay tuned for their transformation.

A few yards of these fabrics. I'm not sure what I'll do with them, but I am sure I needed them.

(My photo assistant helped arrange the fabric as well.)

We ate smoked salmon and Greek salad and drank sparkling pear juice for lunch in the Ikea cafe. Don't you just love a store cafeteria that has a menu like that? The restaurant was closing early to prepare for their "Midsummer Event." We couldn't stay that long, but we really wanted to. Maybe if we had been able to take a nap on one of the Ikea mattresses. I know they encourage you to try out everything, but I think they probably would draw the line there.

Just one problem during the day - after requiring practically our own personal customer service in the "self-service" checkout lane at Ikea, Robin and I are pretty sure our photos are on some sort of black list. The next time we try the self-service lane, we expect to be politely, but firmly, escorted to the full-service lane.