Things I Fancy: the Pajanimals' Swan Rug

In case you can't tell from my previous Berenstain Bears and Barney the Dinosaur "Things I Fancy" posts, I watch a lot of Sprout.

And in case you can't tell from my Pinterest, I love anything Jim Henson and the Muppets.

So of course I love the Pajanimals, their sweet lullabys, and especially their bedroom. And what always stood out most to me in their room is this round swan rug, which you can see in these stills I grabbed from their "La-La-Lullaby" video:

 Very Anthropologie! I can't seem to find a similar one online, not even at Anthro.

As of this fall, the Pajanimals have gone from singing lullabys in music-video type vignets on Sprout, to starring in their very own series. Good news for Pajanimals fans, but... the set has since been changed. And the swan rug is gone. But some good changes have also been welcomed into the Pajanimals bedroom. I'm going to be talking about those, too, once I get used to the all-new Pajanimals!

McCalls 6433: Anthropologie's Varvara Maxi Dress

Maxi dresses are pretty much my summer staple, so it stands to reason I'd want to continue wearing them through the winter-- even though I've read that the winter maxi should be "avoided like the plague".

Anthropologie has this one I'm fancying: the Varvara Maxi Dress. And when I spotted McCalls 6433, I knew that if I were to attempt to make a Varvara inspired dress, M6433 would be the pattern.

And, as I've already mentioned, McCalls is conveniently the next 99-cent pattern sale at JoAnn. All I need to find now is the right Kilim, Southwestern, or Pendelton-blanket inspired heavy knit that won't break the bank. Have you seen any?