I don't consider myself to be a "craftsy" person although I could easily be. My daughters grew up hearing me say, "that would be sooooo easy to make ..." -- and often make it we did ... whatever "it" was. More often than not, though, they would just respond to my optimism with groans. (Imagine how I loved it not long ago when, while shopping with my young married daughter, I heard her say, "that would be sooooo easy to make." Yeah, I loved that!) Over the past few weeks, I've seen several things that caused me to say, "I could make that!" The truth is, I COULD, but I probably won't this year ... but the designer in me is just dying to show you ... in case you're inspired, too, and want to try! Some ... Keep Reading...
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PINK Thanksgiving?
A few years ago, I found this tablecloth in an auction box of linens... I love the vibrant pinks and greens, but I'll admit that the design surprised me. Green oak leaves and pink acorns? Certainly NOT typical Autumn colors! I'll admit something else ... this tablecloth hung with my other linens, and -- until now -- I've never used it. I started to a couple of times, but I honestly didn't know what to "do" with it. How could I tie an Autumn tablescape in with hot pink and green? The other day I challenged myself to use this tablecloth. I tried a few things that made me laugh they were so bad. (No, I absolutely did NOT take pictures!) But finally, it started coming together ... and I love it! See ... Keep Reading...
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Taper Candles 101
Do you avoid using taper candles? If so, is it because they wobble ... or melt all over your candlesticks ... or you're afraid you'll burn something -- besides the wick? Let's talk about it ... Sometimes a candlestick's opening is simply too large for the taper candle I want to use. That was the case recently when I did this tablescape. See the extra space? This candle is guaranteed to wobble! When that happens, I pull out my candle snuggers. Do you know about those? They're flexible foam discs that wrap around the base of your taper candle and fill the extra space. They usually come in packages of 8-10 discs -- and they're reuseable. Like I said ... reuseable! I wonder how many times this one's been used -- ... Keep Reading...
