Bloggers love buntings. And I’m sure a lot of readers do too. They are an easy DIY (using everything from colourful crepe paper to doilies) that can be on temporary or permanent display.
felt foliage garland via A Subtle Revelry
via 79Ideas
via KoJo Designs
source unknown
via Forever Love
What are your thoughts about buntings? Where would you use one?
Happy Friday everyone!
My friend Adrienne is not only a wiz at cross-stitching (it’s more advanced that just crosses, though, let me say) but she is an excellent paper crafter. She makes such thoughtful cards for me that feed my obsession with white. Today’s Friday Five are some of the cards that have inspired her to try new techniques and create lovely cards for friends and family. My favourite is the second one with polka dots!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Many thanks to Adrienne S. (paper crafter extraordinaire) for sending this my way.
I started tennis lessons last night. Oh, what fun! I’ve played tennis before but I’ve only ever taken lessons once as a child. I was happy to discover that my moves on the tennis court are decent but I’m definitely looking forward to improving my backhand as it’s beyond weak at the moment.
So it may come as no surprise that last night’s tennis lesson has provided the inspiration for today’s post. Aren’t these vintage tennis dress patterns awesome? I spent more time than I meant to browsing the pattern selection on Etsy this morning. It’s so interesting to see how the styles change over the years. The white fabric options remain pretty consistent (woohoo!).
tennis dress pattern (1968), $7
tennis dress pattern (1960s), $12.55Â
vintage tennis dress pattern (1975), $4
retro tennis outfit pattern (1971), $4.50
vintage tennis dress pattern (1973), $5
tennis dress pattern (1970s), $6.25
tennis dress pattern (1978), $7
Let’s face it – half the fun of tennis is the outfits. Right?
Anyone who has eaten a meal at my place or has eaten lunch with me at work knows that I use cloth napkins for everyday – not just for “fancy” times. I switched to cloth napkins about five years ago and I have two main sets – both white (one set from my mom and one set from Johanne – they both know me so well!). I find cloth napkins really nice to use – why wipe your mouth with rough paper napkins when you can use cotton? I wash them often and I iron them sometimes.
I’m now inspired to make myself a new set of (mostly) mis-matched napkins like Elsie did from A Beautiful Mess. She bought her fabric from Etsy shop Stash Modern Fabric and so I obviously had to browse the shop to see what fabrics might suit me.
Summersville Spring Collection
Prices for half a yard of each of these fabrics range from $4.50-$5.00 (USD).
I haven’t yet decided if I’m going to order fabric directly from this Etsy shop or from Fabricland but I do know that my new napkins will be black and white (surprise!). And if I’m feeling wild, I might just add some red. Woah.
