I have been making some changes in the dining room this weekend. Bradley likes our table extended, so I am working around a new setup. I added my new table runner and art, and have been working on the buffet a little too.
I also worked on making some DIY was napkin rings. I decided not to put the wine glasses back in the tablescape, so I needed a way to display the blue napkins. Napkin rings are not terribly expensive, but I hated to spend the money, so I made my own. I found some wide chocolate ribbon at Big Lots for $1 and I used the dried flowers I already had (in the blue vase) to give the napkins a punch of personality. In the blue vase, I found some white dried filler in the Christmas clearance for $0.75! I have found that I enjoy doing projects around the house, but I am not good with finishing touches. Nothing ever feels complete. It is an inner war between wanting that straight-out-of-a-magazine look and my loathing of clutter and chotchkies. Sigh...
