One of our Christmas Traditions: Hanging Dried Grapefruits from our Tree: Each year, while we decorate our tree, we dry sliced grapefruits in a low temp oven. Then, they are hung on the tree using a simple package of ornament hangers. You can’t imagine how the fruit looks like beautiful stained glass: Our tree last year: […]

I got quite a bit of mileage out of repurposing Grandma’s beautiful tablecloths. Stockings! And a Tree Skirt! And Bows. So Finally, I had one tablecloth that came from Grandma that was heavily stained. It was made from a basic linen, so the fabric was not heirloom quality. This is what I used to make […]

Yesterday, I posted on our heirloom Christmas stockings, and how we reinvented my precious collection of table linens, inherited from my Grandmother. Today, I want to share pictures of the tree skirt that we had fashioned from one of her delicate and beautiful tablecloths. Here is how it was made: 1. First, I had a […]

Many years ago, I inherited my grandmother’s fine table linens. They sat and sat and sat in the linen closet. Too beautiful and fragile for me to risk using too often. Too difficult to maintain. But I finally came up with the perfect way to make these treasured heirlooms a part of our family, and […]