First DOD pillow purchase from Earthbound Trading Company at Brookwood Mall. Frida Kahlo surrounded by sugar skulls.

Right before Day of the Dead (DOD), I was at Brookwood Mall and wandered into Earthbound Trading Company.  There was a huge display of DOD items and I loved going through and checking everything out.  Interestingly, the one item I came home with that day was a pillow.  That’s right…a pillow!

There was a large box in front of the display with an assortment of DOD pillows.  Of course, there was requisite sugar skull pillows in an assortment of colors, but the ones that got my attention had the images of Frida Kahlo and the Virgin Mary on them.  It took me quite a while to decide which one I wanted – mind you – they weren’t on sale.  Since it WAS close to DOD, I decided on the Frida pillow surrounded by several sugar skull characters.  When I got to the checkout, I remembered I had a discount coupon of 30% via email.  YAY!  I love a bargain and although I was about to pay full price for this pillow, the 30% off really made it sweeter!

A week after DOD, I was once again at Brookwood running errands when I ducked into Earthbound to see if they had any DOD items on sale.  Low and behold…they had ALL the pillows deeply discounted – among other things!  I’m talking 65% OFF!  Woowhoo!!!  So, I came home with TWO more pillows that day!  One has the image of the Virgin Mary on it and the other is Miss Frida again.

Virgin Mary pillow from Earthbound Trading Co.

When I got home, I put them on the wooden bench in our foyer…it was the perfect place and I think they’ve found a permanent home.  That is…until Christmas, when they take a short hiatus for my Feliz Navidad pillows!

Another Frida Kahlo pillow – this was in square shape – the others are all rectangular.

I think all three of these pillows have found their forever home on my Mexican bench in my foyer…what do you think?