1000 Pillows

Welcome to 1000 Pillows. This blog was originally created to sell 1000 handmade pillows to raise money for my wedding, but sometimes life has other plans in store. John and I decided not to wait until we could raise money for the wedding because my grandmother is sick and we wanted to make sure she would be able to celebrate our dream with us so we got married early on 11/28/09.

Many people have asked me to continue writing our love story and making pillows so I will continue. For each pillow I sell, I will donate 50 percent to the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation in hope for a cure. The goal is to raise $2900 because my brother died at the age of 29.

Please join me weekly as I continue the love story and make pillows for a greater cause.

To contact me please email me at frances(at)1000pillows.com

This 100 % cotton fabric pillow is 16×16 in size and has a zipper for easy removal. Fifty percent of all sales will be donated to the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation in loving memory of my brother Americo Palladino. The goal is to raise $2900.

The Love Story Continues…Friday: Have you ever eaten so much that your stomach looks like it is three months pregnant? I stood in Joel’s bathroom and was caught off guard by how huge my belly looked this morning. I was bloated from days of feasting and I had yet another dinner planned for this evening that included John. I had to get over this quickly so that I could fit into my cute dress. This Girl was in need of a remedy STAT!

I quickly bolted to Joel’s kitchen to whip together an old family remedy to get myself back to normal. I took a lemon, boiled some water, found some honey, a little cayenne pepper and some fresh ginger….Mixed them all together to make the perfect witches brew. For as much as I love to eat, I have always had an unhappy stomach and digestive tract so my mom used to come up with concoctions that she would get from health books to ease my pains. Down the hatch! Read more»