On Thanksgiving Day, The New York Times ran a piece that spoke to the reason I started “Thatshouldbeonapillow!”  Journalist Penelope Green’s article, Holiday Gifts With a Story to Tell, opens with “Shoppers, be advised: The human touch rules this year…it’s clearly a time for genuine connection to the objects in our lives.”

The article features an interview with the CEO and founder of online marketplace, Etsy.com, Rob Kalin: 

“I think what makes gifts special is knowing there’s a person who made it and a story behind it. I think people want to buy things that tell stories, especially in an age when so few store-bought items tell stories.” 

So true. 

What’s your family’s story?  There’s a line in there waiting to be embroidered on a pillow!

To read the entire Times article click here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/garden/26gift.html?_r=1&ref=garden&pagewanted=print