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my beautiful flowers

By this time I’m thinking that the first delivery person had forgotten both bouquets so they made two separate trips – no big deal…Until the clock hits 11 AM and another delivery person walks in with another flower arrangement. I keep thinking this is so unreal and SOOO not like him. At that point the notes started to create a scenario – “I love it when your hair is down”, “That black sweater is so sexy on you”, “I love it when you cook Italian food”, and so on and so forth.  From lunch break on, every hour on the hour another beautiful flower arrangement arrived with another little note.  As I am ready to leave, the last set of flowers shows up…This time it has a time and place where I’m supposed to go after work.

Hurrying to carry all the pretty flowers into my car, drive home, shower, change and then an hour back to our college town to meet up, I made sure to follow his instructions (wearing his favorite sweater and jeans, making sure my hair was down and extra pretty As I walked into the restaurant where I was told to meet at, there was a balcony table set up just for us, candlelit and a single last rose sitting on the table with a bottle of our favorite wine awaiting us.  We sat and talked for hours after enjoying an amazing Italian meal and at that point I knew he was not only the love of my life, but would always rise to the occasion and go that extra mile (or five) to show how me much he really truly cares.

BUT – it didn’t end there, as he walked me back to my apartment and kissed goodnight, he waited for me to get inside before acting like he had left.  I was tired after such a wonderful and busy day – that I barely noticed the best surprise of all – on my bed was a photo blanket with a collage of all of our best memories together – a snowboarding trip, our first date, wakeboarding together for the first time – everything was right there in front of me… Another single rose, laid on top with a note tied to it.  The note said “I will love you forever” and nothing more – as I started to cry, I reached for my phone to call him only to realize he was still sitting in his car in the parking lot waiting for me.  Now that we’re married and we have so many more memories together – I take that blanket with me everywhere, on vacation, road trips, you name it…It’s the most special gift I’ve ever been given and it reminds me of how gr8ful I am to have love like this in my life.

Thanks Target for the opportunity to share such a special memory with everyone!

The sweetest gift I've ever received

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Vivid color images and super sharp photo clarity are just two benefits of camouflage bedding.

Camouflage bedding refers to the incredibly sharp images that you can have put on bedding material. Whether it is a photo or a graphic element, such as a cartoon character or a unique design, you can spice up any room with this incredible technology.

One example of the camouflage bedding includes photo blankets, where new parents will put adorable photos of their newborn on the blanket. Another idea that parents of older children will do is put images of soccer balls, race cars, exotic beaches, movie stars, and more on the machine washer-safe bedding,

There is an incredible array of available images, depending on the camouflage bedding company you go with. One website had images of animals that included tigers, horses, and dinosaurs. Another category had sports images of basketball, football, BMX, snowboarding and surfing. Whether the camouflage bedding is for a girl or boy, a style and image category is sure to catch your interest.

And for folks with furry, four-legged children, there are pet beds that can be adorned with your favorite photos of your dog or cat. Options include a collage of 12 or four images on bedding for small, medium or large dogs.

This is where you can really get creative because you can submit your own photos. Your imagination is the only limit when it comes to the images you want to put on your pet’s bed. Check and see if you can add text and what kind of fonts are available. Also, the best kind of pet bedding is one that will not fade or tear after years of use.

Various sizes and bedding types are available for your camouflage bedding. Some companies offer the image installation on different sized pillows and throws, as well as blankets and comforters.

The secret to the long life of the image is that the photo is dyed into the fabric of the bedding material. This makes it much more durable and fade resistant than an image that has been ironed on.

Check out all the various options for borders between photos in a collage and the different materials available. You’ll also have to decide on what color you want the non-image side to be, so get creative and create your own camouflage bedding today.

Do you realize that it’s now possible to have just about any image you want printed on your bedding? It’s true. You can get custom bedding, everything from your wedding and vacation photos to pictures of your grandkids, that special pet, your favorite movie star, an Art Deco design, a Hawaiian sunset over the ocean, or an exploding supernova. With modern digital imaging technology and digital printing techniques it’s possible to pull an image off the Internet, e-mail it to your custom bedding manufacturer, and get it shipped right to your home in the space of a few days or weeks. The design possibilities are literally without limit (except for your own conception of appropriateness and good taste, of course). But think about this, if you’re fascinated by the world’s big cats, you could quite reasonably have a bedspread, sheets, pillowcases, duvets, and bed skirts all printed in a leopard skin pattern, or even bearing the images of a whole galaxy of different big cats from tigers to snow leopards to the magnificent black jaguar. If you want, you can even get a matching dog bed made up with your personal pattern. The versatility of custom printing can enable you to have your entire bedroom coordinated with a single unified theme so that everywhere you look, you’ll see pleasing, soothing images. This kind of customized interior was formerly only available to the very wealthy at great expense, but now, thanks to the magic of digital technology, it’s within the reach of even a modest home-decorating budget. There’s at least one bedding company out there that puts out high quality, totally customizable bedding that’s starting to create quite a stir.

One of the great things about this customizable, modern bedding is that it’s not only beautiful, but the quality and prices are comparable with regular bedding. The images are permanently dyed into the material and won’t wash out or fade. Plus the fabric used to manufacture this bedding is top quality plush, micro suede fabric for the top layer; with 320 thread count sateen cotton on the bottom. This is great quality. Having a pretty, soothing pattern on your bedding is so important, especially as you age, since it becomes even more important to have sound, restful sleep when you’re older to maintain your health and mental clarity. To learn more, consult the info at http://www.apa.org/topics/whysleep.html/.

Because it’s so important to sleep soundly, custom bedding is one of the best investments that you can possibly make.

I’m a huge fan of contests and the idea of winning free stuff really gets me excited, especially around the holidays…So when I found out that VisionBedding was holding their own contest, I got even more excited.  First let me explain what VisionBedding is for those of you who are new to Bedding Blog.

VisionBedding is a not only a bedding company, but they offer lots of unique home decor products such as murals, bedding and pillows, blankets, wall art, wall stickers, etc. but instead of offering generic designs, they have a gallery of over 7 million designs.  So, you choose the design and then they turn it into whatever cool product you want – and for those who want to use their own special photo/design, they can do that as well.

So when I woke up this morning and found out that they were giving away an entire bedroom makeover valued at $1000 I wanted to encourage any fellow bloggers to join the contest (to enter go here: http://www.twittermoms.com/forum/topics/all-i-want-for-christmas-is ).  My favorite part of the contest is that it’s not one of those fill-out-a-generic-form-and-hope-that-you-win type contests – it’s one that you get to write a cool story about how much you could really use that room makeover and the most compelling story wins!

Contest Inspirational Room 

I think that not only is it soooo important for women (especially moms) to have that special space that is just for them to unwind and relax.  For inspiration, I’ve posted my latest favorite room theme collage and want to wish everyone who enters VisionBedding’s “All I Want for Christmas is a Bedroom Makeover Contest” Good Luck!