My Photo

These are a few of my favorite things...

  • Old quilts
  • Antique Linen
  • Coin silver
  • Peonies & Hydrangeas
  • Vintage tablecloths & napkins
  • Vacations at the beach
  • Picnics
  • Brown transferware
  • Ironstone
  • Baskets...especially from England
  • Baking bread...& cakes!
  • Vintage matelasse & eiderdown
  • Nursery rhymes
  • Church camps
  • Old black & white photos
  • Old ticking pillows
  • Hymns

Homekeeping

February 11, 2008

Just Something Different...

Who posts pictures of their toilet paper holder?  Well...I guess I do.

I have had this black hook for ages, knowing I wanted to use it in our bathroom once the renovations were done.  Here is the hook's new use (as opposed to its old occupation of junking up the cabinet):

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The twill ribbon is fastened by a set of jewelry clasps I hand-stitched to each end.  They reside inside the tube, of course.

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Just something different...

February 08, 2008

Curtain Panel Storage Tip

If you have straight curtain panels that need to be stored away, you can wrap them around a cardboard tube.  (The one I am using to store the former dining room curtains still has a small amount of drapery liner on it.)  Did you know that folding fabric for storage can cause unnecessary stretching, fading, and wear to occur at the folded edges?

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...I strategically stuck my foot in there so you can check out my new house shoes from Vera...