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1 Off To Market: Everyday Table Setting
Off to Market
2 Off To Market Recap: Everyday Table Setting
placemats
3 Y'all Behave Placemats
Fall
4 Off To Market: Fall Placemats
Love It or Hate It
5 Wood Disk Placemat: Love It Or Hate It?
Fall
6 Off To Market Recap: Fall Placemats
Spring
7 Off to Market: Spring Placemats
Spring
8 Off to Market Recap: Spring Placemats
Video games
9 Yummy Links: From Cupcake Holders to School Lunches
bacon
10 YumSugar Gift Guide: The Hipster Foodie
Poll
11 Do You Use Place Mats?
Lots of moms like to think out loud, and houseofanais is one of them. Here is one the latest posts to her House of Anais blog. I know we are not the greenest family in the country, but we are trying to do our fair share on recycling, walking, shorter showers (miss Anaïs so enthusiastically uses her water timer for everyone), etc. We also try to live a relatively healthy lifestyle by eating Read more
Turn mealtime into fun time with something as simple as a placemat. Adding some activities to lil one's seat at the table will not only keep them at the table longer, but may help educate them at the same time. From a US map to help tots learn their states and capitals, to a punch-out checkers game, these placemats serve double duty while mama's serving up a tasty meal. Read more
I'm not the type of person who redecorates with the seasons; I have a hard enough time just finishing decorating each room in my home to begin with. But I do love to introduce seasonal tabletop décor. That said, I love color too much to go all browns and grays when Fall comes around.My latest obsession is Simrin's new Fall table linens! The Verdant Placemats ($22), available in navy, brown, or Read more
On Friday, I had friends over for dinner and busted out the place mats for a casual, yet sophisticated table setting. Problem was, everything on the menu was berry-themed, so throughout the course of the meal, I watched all of my pale green mats get obliterated with cherry juice! I'll be honest: In hindsight, I sort of regret using them. After all, wiping down my wood table would have been so Read more
I have a love-hate relationship with placemats. I'm grateful that they keep a dinner mess contained, but then I always dread washing, drying, and occasionally ironing them, too. I've bought the plastic ones but they often get warped quickly and sometimes require a glass to hold the corners down. So it was with great delight that I discovered the most divine and chic placemats to date. Read more
Looking for a unique addition to your holiday table? I've found some beautiful ways to personalize your Thanksgiving day feast this year. Read more
Since my husband and I inherited a gorgeous table from his mother, we always use placemats to keep hot foods or condensation-laden glasses away from its wood surface. With other tables, I haven't been as careful, and even think that a few water stains added to the charm of the older, imperfect tables. Still, for our current table, I like to take precaution. The thick felt used in these Read more
Wait isn't the saying "tastes like chicken"?! Regardless, for pets that eat shoes or clothing perhaps that's what they think when digging into a dish of kibble. Mmmm, something Tastes Like Couture ($15). If you don't want your sloppy pooch to make a mess all over your floor, would this Juicy Couture placement do it for you? Tastes Like Couture: Spoiled Sweet or Spoiled Rotten? Read more
I made these placemats from something which, despite my efforts to be eco-conscious, occasionally ends up under my kitchen sink. I plan to cover them in contact paper or laminate them to make them more durable. Can you guess what they're made from? Read more
A friend of mine, who fits the classification of hipster to a T, also happens to love all things gourmet. Initially, I was at a loss for what to get her, but I quickly discovered that there's an array of niche gift items that converge at the juncture of food, music, and cutting-edge cool. Case in point: I have to get her this book about underground dining, and because she loves to push the Read more
