Hi Friends, with Mother's Day coming up next weekend, I know many of you will be hosting a Mother's Day brunch or luncheon. I was looking through some older magazines and came upon my inspiration for this post and thought how fun this would be to create the magazine inspiration below and surprise all the moms at your table. [TAG0] This original post was from about 10 years and two houses ago. It's just as much fun today and if you don't have a wheelbarrow, no problem. A basket, crate or doughbowl would be just as perfect for a garden display tablescape.[TAG1] "Anything "Vintage Garden" gets my attention, so when I recently purchased a new magazine called "Southern Tables" by Hoffman Publications,...
“It’s funny about ‘passing.’ We disapprove of it and at the same time condone it. It excites our contempt and yet we rather admire it. We shy away from it with an odd kind of revulsion, but we protect it.” –Nella Larsen, Passing * I started with a group of boxes that looked like the oldest ones in the attic. The packing tape easily lifted away, no longer sticking to the cardboard, and wine glasses and dishes emerged from pages of the Washington Post from the 1970s. Several heavy boxes contained papers and photographs belonging to my grandparents, but there was one surprisingly light box. I opened it to find a collection of hand-sewn dolls and animal puppets, just a...
“It’s funny about ‘passing.’ We disapprove of it and at the same time condone it. It excites our contempt and yet we rather admire it. We shy away from it with an odd kind of revulsion, but we protect it.” –Nella Larsen, Passing * I started with a group of boxes that looked like the oldest ones in the attic. The packing tape easily lifted away, no longer sticking to the cardboard, and wine glasses and dishes emerged from pages of the Washington Post from the 1970s. Several heavy boxes contained papers and photographs belonging to my grandparents, but there was one surprisingly light box. I opened it to find a collection of hand-sewn dolls and animal puppets, just a...
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. As a home editor and recently engaged person, I know that building a wedding registry is a daunting task. After all, what do you ask for when you have everything you need—and then some? However, I recently discovered that one of my all-time favorite retailers, the one that still gives me giddy feelings every time I go there, has a wedding registry. Yep, you can ask for gifts from IKEA. Thanks to the Swedish retailer’s low prices and enduring collections, you can make a wish list without having to overthink each and every piece. Plus you can probably furnish an entire room for the...
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. As a home editor and recently engaged person, I know that building a wedding registry is a daunting task. After all, what do you ask for when you have everything you need—and then some? However, I recently discovered that one of my all-time favorite retailers, the one that still gives me giddy feelings every time I go there, has a wedding registry. Yep, you can ask for gifts from IKEA. Thanks to the Swedish retailer’s low prices and enduring collections, you can make a wish list without having to overthink each and every piece. Plus you can probably furnish an entire room for the...
