Deborah Main, Author at Pillow Goddess

09 Dec You’re Invited to Deborah Main Designs’ Studio for Holiday Cheer!

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Friends, Vintage French trim, textile pillow art, vintage designer scarf pillows, Kumi Jewelry (by my daughter Qin) & more![/caption]

Cozy fire and hot toddies await you this Saturday at my EXTENDED Holiday Open Studio & Sample Sale, 12 - 7 p.m. I know....I know...you Northerners are looking at us as woosies, but anything below 60 and I've got a scarf on...seriously!! Here I am going out last night to a couple local events with my new black Lambsy knitted by fashion designer Kristine Rodriguez of RESPONSIVE TEXTILES. And my neck surely stayed warm!

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Me snuggled into my Lambsy Muff knitted by RESPONSIVE TEXTILES.[/caption]

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07 Dec Texture Tuesday: Cheers to 7-10-14-17!

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Look at all those shopping bags my friend Leslie Hyland Rogers is dashing out the door with! Leslie, founder of Symphony of Soul, and countless other new and old friends, made my first Holiday Open Studio & Sample Sale such a success that I've extended it to four more times in December. I haven't had an Open Studio since 2011, and I think it will now be an annual or semi-annual affair.

30 Nov You’re Invited to Deborah Main Holiday Open Studio & Sample Sale!

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This photo was taken by JD Walker, owner of Flowers & Found Objects, our newest store in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He has a beautiful display of our Ornamental Charm Series.

This photo was taken by JD Walker, owner of Flowers & Found Objects, our newest store in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He has a beautiful display of our one-of-a-kind Ornamental Charm Series.[/caption]

This week's Texture Tuesday (no new post this Friday) is about my studio as I'm busy preparing for my Holiday Open Studio & Sample Sale and YOU are invited! I'd love to see you, celebrate the holidays together, and show you where I create my artwork.

Texture and color are everywhere in my tiny South Austin studio. So much that I need to do a bit of culling. It seems you CAN have too much of a good thing. Especially when you're a collector, or in more primal terms, as some south Austin stitchers like to say, a "fabric junkie".

I confess. I have A LOT of stuff!!! (But I am not a hoarder, so don't judge) :-)

26 Nov Celebrate Small Business Saturday in Style – SHOP SMALL with a Milli Starr Hat!

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Today's a very special day that in the USA we celebrate and support small businesses everywhere, brick and mortar AND online, by shopping for our holiday gifts TODAY, Saturday, November 27, 2016, on SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. So put on your shopping shoes and get out there and support your local businesses!

21 Nov Cats, Peacock Feathers and Thanksgiving – Roll Up Your Sleeves and Let’s Get Creative!

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Can any of us believe Thanksgiving is here?? If you're like me, you're mentally and emotionally exhausted from the election and ready to kick back for an autumn holiday.

Mostly around this time we give thanks, and I will in just a minute.

15 Nov Knock Knock Who’s There?

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11 Nov Where Art, Design and Sparkle Inspire – Pettigrew!

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There's nothing like a simple or elegant vignette that inspires me. Color and texture always draw me in. But also a combination of art, design, and definitely a little sparkle, will do the trick too.

08 Nov What’s the Most Important Thing You Can Do Today?

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01 Nov Texture Tuesday Inspiration Contest This Week!

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Happy Texture Tuesday! I'm super pumped up because I just got off an AMAZING Instagram webinar that got me INCREDIBLY inspired!! Which is exactly what I needed this week. And you probably need a boost too, since you might have eaten a bunch of Halloween candy last night, right?

29 Oct Color 911 App and Blog to the Rescue!

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A little color inspiration from my neighborhood. Photography by Deborah Main.[/caption]

25 Oct Got Your Buttons Up for the Holidays?

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Sometimes the best gifts come in small packages. And with my Ornamental Charm Series, we know a little texture and color can go a long way with these very special handcrafted artisan gifts.

As one fan sums it up, "They're like little presents".

22 Oct Nostalgic Textures and Faded Tones – A Story of Innocence and Loss

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"RESPONSIVE TEXTILES was founded on the idea that clothes are our second skin, and they should be as unique and human as we are." -- Kristine Rodriguez

A few weeks ago during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) I had the opportunity to write a story for a top kitchen and bath luxury brand BLANCO, and pair their IKONIC sinks and faucets with fashion hot off the runway of NYFW. I had heard of, but didn't know too much about, the up-and-coming fashion brand RESPONSIVE TEXTILES. I fell in love with the Bennu Skirt which I featured in my lead off image below. (If you missed that sponsored post, no worries, you can read it right HERE.)

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BLANCO IKON apron sink and ARTERO faucet paired with the fashion of RESPONSIVE TEXTILES.

BLANCO IKON apron sink and ARTONA faucet paired with the fashion of RESPONSIVE TEXTILES.[/caption]

18 Oct The Next Bend in the Road

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Sometimes we need space to clear our heads. Sometimes we need to look at nothing. Sometimes cornfields, silos, farms, sky, and the next bend in the road will do just fine.

14 Oct 6 Tips to Freshen a Guest Room with Luxury!

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What a whirlwind of an amazing Austin City Limits Festival!! How awesome was it to hear all that live music and come back to a cozy South Austin bungalow, high on a bluff above the crowds, nestled in the quiet, relaxing Zilker neighborhood. With tranquility awaiting you on a patio under a massive Shumard Red Oak tree and in a bright, contemporary guest room, what more could you ask for?

04 Oct Animal Sculptures Made Out of What?

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Happy #TextureTuesday! Today you get two chances to guess what this little squirrel sculpture, and other animals, are made of. The above adorable squirrel looks like it's crafted from looped yarn to me, don't you think? Not. Keep trying to guess with my clues. Have you got it yet?

27 Sep Texture Tuesday – Fur, Textiles, Chain and Janis

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Well, leave it to me to have ALL my projects due at the same time! But isn't that how the universe usually works anyways, where you're juggling too many balls in the air and they all need to come together almost the exact same week, or even day?

20 Sep Texture Tuesday Inspiration – Green and Gold

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Hi Friends. Starting up my Texture Tuesdays again. These are NOT long posts. Instead, they're about inspiration. You'll see amazing color and texture detail - from nature, textiles, fashion, and jewels - that inspire me and I hope you too.

13 Sep New York Fashion Week: From the runway to your home – how couture and home fashion come together

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Photography by, and with permission from, Responsive Textiles and BLANCO.[/caption]

With New York Fashion Week upon us, it's exciting to see what the hottest trends will be for 2017. When it's high fashion time on the runway, we can usually predict in the home furnishing industry that this year's runway styles will make its way into home decor by the following year.

19 Aug Have You Seen Deborah Main’s NEW Artwork and NEW Website?

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© Deborah Main, Vintage French Textiles & Trim with 1930's Brooch. Mixed media on pillow form, 20 x 20. (Available at Round Rock ArtSpace, Round Rock, TX. Exhibit runs through August 27th; special art exhibition pricing - $549.00)[/caption]

Artists Interpret Red

I'm excited to share with you that one of my textile art pieces was accepted, and is exhibiting now through August 27th, in the Round Rock Arts' ArtSpace. I announced the Opening Reception two weeks ago, and let me tell you - the art exhibition was the most exhilarating new experience for me!!

29 Jul Friday Flowers & Trim – Artists Interpret Red Exhibition

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Well, I haven't looked at the news today, but so far, I've not been able to do Friday's Flowers & Trim for 3 weeks now due to terrorists attacks. I'm praying there was not one today (as I have some happy and sad news to share on the creative front) and my thought's continue to be with all those families whose lives have changed forever.

So, today I'm trying to get back to some normalcy with my weekly summer posts. This Friday's Flowers & Trim is RED!! And there's an extra special reason why it's RED.