Custom Crush: Sixes and Sevens

I rather wanted to write about cushions today on the basis of a discussion I've been having on Twitter about the completely random things mothers throw into conversation.

From Chris: "Yesterday I got a text: 'Have quit job. Started a cushion business. U OK? Mum x'"

There is NOTHING about that that isn't brilliant.

You are Here cushion, £35

It makes sense, too, because most cushions I like are outrageously expensive. John Lewis's hover around the £40 mark, and you won't get much change from £80 at Liberty. Humph.

Chris's mum had better get her game on though because I have fallen head over heels for Sixes and Sevens' Folksy shop. LOOK AT THIS PIGEON!

Posh Pigeon cushion, £35

The cushions are all hand-decorated, and the pigeon's hat is felt. Sixes and Sevens will even do you a cane, a monocle or a different sort of bird if you'd like.

Astronaut cushion, £40

When I was in my first year at secondary school we were asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. I didn't know what I wanted to be, but I knew I didn't want to say the same thing as everyone else, so I proudly declared my intention of becoming an astronaut. I love this cushion for that very reason - it's a reminder of my continuing fake ambition!

If you didn't fake-want to be an astronaut though, you can pick different words, colours or change the picture entirely - hand painted again, you see.

So there we have it - £40 in the shops for whatever's on the shelf, or £35-40 for a cushion you can pretty much design yourself and have hand painted for you. Sorry boyfriend, looks like the sofa's getting even more accoutrements.

PS - on a much smaller scale, I adore this little pin cushion, a snip at only £6.


PPS - back on the subject of mothers, my friend Rachel reports this wonderful exchange: 'Mum: "Guess what I've bought?" Me:"New shoes? Hat?" Mum: "A eucalyptus and sandalwood plantation." Me:"What?"'