You know how I mentioned that I love coming up with Christmas tree ideas? Well, I really do. Here’s a fun one…
I love coming up with Christmas tree decorating ideas, so I jumped at the chance to do one for the Ladies’ Home Journal blog, The Ladies’ Lounge.
All of the links and information are over at The Ladies’ Lounge. Head on over to check it out!
Thanksgiving kicks off a season of dinner parties and holiday meals, so I’ve put together a few options for setting a festive table. I kept it it monochromatic, adding metallic accents instead of color for interest. Here are the base pieces I used (some I own, some were borrowed).
PB White Soup Bowl, Pottery Barn
Scalloped Bowl, Target
Wood-Slices Organic Dinner Plate, David Stark for west elm
Wood-Slices Organic Bowl, David Stark for west elm
Silver Charger, Pier 1
PB White Salad Plate, Pottery Barn
Wood-Slices Organic Salad Plate, David Stark for west elm
Lotus Bowl, Cost Plus World Market
Dazzle Dinner Plate, Crate & Barrel
PB White Dinner Plate, Pottery Barn
Here are just a few of the possible combinations (and no, I don’t mind mixing silver and gold).
The Marimekko Lumimarja tablecloth was a gift from my mom last year, but it is available this year in gold. I also mixed in bird napkin rings and plain white napkins, along with our everyday flatware.
Eleanor loves Olivia, so we dressed her as her porcine heroine for Halloween this year.
Eleanor’s pig nose was drawn on with liquid eyeliner, which held up surprisingly well. I made the ears with fleece, wire, and a headband, and I sewed the sailor collar to go over her store-bought dress. The collar even has stars on the back (drawn on with a marker) for authenticity.
We hope you had as great a Halloween as we did!
Crafty (& Handy), Holidays, Parenting • 110 Comments • October 31, 2010
I’ll be doing a bit of crafting and sewing today, putting Eleanor’s Halloween costume together. I’m making it a little easier on myself this year compared to last — just pig ears and a sailor collar. I may be running out of time, but at least our front porch has been decorated (which you can vote for daily until Sunday). Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some fabric to buy.
