draped as garland around my treehanging from a wreathwrapped around a giftas a way to hang stockingstwisted around greenery on the staircasedrapey bows that accent the mantel-top garlandand year round…. I can think of dozens of ways to use this beautiful, simple burlap ribbon: what would you create?{darlene} for more {beautiful longings} posts, click HERE. […]

I got quite a bit of mileage out of repurposing Grandma’s beautiful tablecloths. Stockings! And a Tree Skirt! And Bows. So Finally, I had one tablecloth that came from Grandma that was heavily stained. It was made from a basic linen, so the fabric was not heirloom quality. This is what I used to make […]

Yesterday, I posted on our heirloom Christmas stockings, and how we reinvented my precious collection of table linens, inherited from my Grandmother. Today, I want to share pictures of the tree skirt that we had fashioned from one of her delicate and beautiful tablecloths. Here is how it was made: 1. First, I had a […]

Stop what you are doing and curl up with a book. or just your thoughts. sigh. I am so jealous of this space.Everyone thinks that Huge, Large, Big is all the rage.ah. I beg to differ! nothing says comfort. snuggle. safe. intimate. quiet: like a Nook. {house beautiful} ditto :: {what I would steal from […]