Need some holiday decorating inspiration?
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Comments (6)Well...I'm looking at it and I agree with kathleen and jaybird...Then again, I see it being used for a different purpose altogether. (depending on large it is) Do you have a front entry hall table? I think it would look really nice in that type of setting and could be left out all the time. In my old house, I had a long hall table with a lamp, by the front door. I put a large, decorative crystal bowl on it, that I would drop my keys in. Also, just another thought, I don't know what type of bathroom you have...but it would look nice on a bathroom vanity (if it's large enough) to display, either empty or with some small soaps. Or, you can go the traditional route and use it as kathleen and jaybird suggested. Either/ or...It's a beautiful piece. I would love to see how you do use it. jane...See Moresome holiday decorating thoughts....
Comments (19)I haven't read the replies yet, but will after I post my thoughts. You all know I don't decorate for Fall, including Thanksgiving. It's because I find those colors to be extremely ugly and boring ONLY inside the house. Outside they're stunning! We love Thanksgiving, but TG is the official first day of the holiday season in my family. I used to wait until Dec. 15th to put up my tree, now it's sometimes after TG. Everything turns brown right now and is so dull, why carry it into the house? Right now I've put up my winter tablecloths. They will match with Christmas decorating but can also hold their own as a winter decor. It's a sneaky way to begin. lol. Christmas is the long holiday, if we're lucky, the joy of Christmas stays with us until New Years. SO MUCH THOUGHT goes into decorating, if I waited until December to decide what I want to do this year I'd be frazzled half the month and not enjoy myself. This year's decorating won't be as over the top as last year, but I still want it cheerful and elegant at the same time. I already have my Christmas Card station set up! I wish others than myself sent out old-fashioned cards instead of just pictures, but that's another topic! lol...See MoreNeed some glue gun inspiration, please!
Comments (10)Is someone handy at your house? I bought a glue gun holder & it is great. The glue if it drips ends up on a 4 in. sq. ceramic tile. it is so handy. I'll try & get pic & ask Kudzu if she will post it. Some lady was selling them several yrs ago, she hand painted design or I think it may have been me. Anyway it makes it look better. Glue gun isn't likely to drop on floor or table & do damage but I always use a 1 ft wide board that is covered with vinyl used in cabinetmaking & in better cabinets. It is white & great for crafts. My piece was supposed to be a shelf, 28 in. long.It just wipes clean & at xmas doubles as extra counter space in kitchen for cookies that need frosting, I open a top drawer & lay it on there with the edge just inside top lip of drawer so it won't fall if I bump it. It wipes clean of paint, glue, etc. Sold at Home Depot I imagine or may have to ask for shelf piece from cabinet shop. You want the shelf as it is vinyl on front & back & front edge of it. I had a large wedding cake board my DH made me & it was stolen by a fancy club even though it had my name on bottom,lady did pay me for it. Anyway great stuff for crafts & cakes!! The glue holder is just 2 pieces of wood 3/4 in. pine base is 11 in. long & 5 in wide. The holder part is 5 in wide & 5 in tall with bottom edge going into base board where it has been cut out 4 in. in from 1 end. You need something that will cut down & remove area 3/4 in wide (holder fits in that slot)& 1/4 in. deep into the board. then go in 1 7/8 in. towards middle on each side & cut out a U that is where the glue gun goes. Glue the holder piece into the base piece, paint any color or stain & varnish. Then paint design on it if you are handy otherwise glue tile on the longer end about 1/2 in out from holder part. That's it!! Pic will really help so I will get going on that!! Jan...See MoreI need advice on using burlap in holiday decorating
Comments (13)All burlap is not equal as others have found. I have 2 runners I made of burlap left-over from another craft project. It was years since I bought it so it might have aired out further altho I don't remember it ever having an undesirable scent. This 'decorator burlap' also seems to be stiffer and finer weave than the burlap coffee bags I bought more recently. They are coarse and smelled of both burlap and coffee beans. I washed them on gentle in the machine, dried them flat, and the smell greatly diminished so it's not objectionable. I expect the burlap that has a chemical scent has been treated with insect repellent which is common with products shipped from tropical or 3rd world countries. I used to have a store and products made in China often had such an odor. I always washed my hands well after unpacking them and advised my staff to do so also....See More- 10 years ago
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