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Feeling the Love: Another Valentine Vignette
I thought I was finished decorating for Valentine’s Day. I mean, the kids are grown now, so I can’t say I’m doing it for them. But my plain flat coffee table was bothering me. With nothing to adorn it except an old vintage tapestry, it was becoming a dumping ground for newspapers and magazines and…
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Getting the Booth Ready for Valentine Shoppers
That title sounds a little presumptious, as if people are going to be flocking to Mary Lillian Vintage’s booth in Uniques & Antiques in Mineola, Texas to do their shopping for Valentine’s Day! Well, you never know. So I brought in a few things just in case. I made this rag garland with touches of…
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A Vignette for Valentine’s Day
Don’t you love that word “vignette”? (Does the question mark belong before or after the quotation mark? I am a certified English teacher and I can’t tell you!) Anyway, back to vignette. It’s French for “little vine.” It refers to a brief evocative scene or display or a little drawing on a page. In…
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