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https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-to-make-burlap-and-lacey-table.html Fabric Paper Thread: How to Make a Burlap and Lace Table Runner This table runner was fast and easy to make. I've long admired the rustic look of burlap but it seems to me to be a fall-ish kind of materi... fabric paper threadhow to make https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2022/04/friday-thoughts-among-flowers.html Fabric Paper Thread: Friday Thoughts Among the Flowers I live in a very ordinary house, with neighbours on all sides. It's a plain jane 1980s house with little to distinguish it from other hous... fabric paper threadfriday thoughtsamongflowers https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2007/12/making-things.html Fabric Paper Thread: Making Things My swap partner Andi received her parcel in the mail, so now I can post what I sent off to her. 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Little rain has meant plenty... fabric paper threadfriday favouritesbeautifulwalks https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2009/10/tuesday-poem.html Fabric Paper Thread: A Tuesday Poem and a Memory A chilly night. Come morning, snuggled in my bed in the darkness, I'm thankful for the prospect of a warming cup of tea, a light sweater, ... fabric paper threadtuesday poemmemory https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2009/10/perfect-art-form.html Fabric Paper Thread: The Perfect Art Form I think I've found my perfect art form. Making blank books! I love to read and write and I collect words and quotations like dogs collect f... fabric paper threadthe perfectartform https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2023/04/friday-favourites-exploring-nearby.html Fabric Paper Thread: Friday Favourites: Exploring nearby Bright young green willow tree leaves glow in the sunlight at Beacon Hill Park in downtown Victoria. 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Such a welcome colour, and late to the party this year. Saturday afternoon was the day set for an early celebration ... fabric paper threadfollowed bywalkcake https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2009/04/easter-eggs.html Fabric Paper Thread: Easter Eggs "Nothing is so beautiful as spring - when weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrus... fabric paper threadeastereggs https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2018/09/ Fabric Paper Thread: September 2018 fabric paper threadseptember https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2011/05/ Fabric Paper Thread: May 2011 fabric paper threadmay https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2025/10/blogtober-23-looking-at-details.html Fabric Paper Thread: Blogtober 23: Looking at Details Clouds scudded across the sky this morning. Very little rain fell today, but more is predicted over the next few days. 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We took a walk in the afternoon and even before 2 pm I no... fabric paper threadmellowmonday https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/02/ Fabric Paper Thread: February 2010 fabric paper threadfebruary https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2012/01/italian-red-onion-soup.html Fabric Paper Thread: Italian Red Onion Soup The next best thing to traveling is reading about it. Since our traveling adventurers are currently in the south of Italy, I found a few bo... fabric paper threaditalian redonionsoup https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2017/02/finding-colour-in-winter.html Fabric Paper Thread: Finding Colour in Winter Last weekend, my sister and her husband came for a short visit. They brought three bunches of tightly closed tulip bulbs. I've so enjoy... fabric paper threadfindingcolourwinter https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2007/05/ready-to-go.html Fabric Paper Thread: Ready to Go! Did you see this in Marie Claire Idees? Here's my version. It's in black linen with free-hand embroidery done in a variegated 6-strand sil... fabric paper threadready togo https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2007/03/ Fabric Paper Thread: March 2007 fabric paper threadmarch https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2013/02/on-topic-of-home.html Fabric Paper Thread: On the Topic of Home Mary, of the Little Red House , suggested a weekly prompt to spark inspiration. This week's word is home. Click over to her post to see... fabric paper threadon thetopic https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2009/ Fabric Paper Thread: 2009 fabric paper thread https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2017/05/tulip-mania.html Fabric Paper Thread: Tulip Mania Spring has been slow and cold here. Sunny days are outnumbered by grey dull skies. Saturday, however, dawned with a bright blue sky - a... fabric paper threadtulipmania https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2011/12/cozy-days-busy-days.html Fabric Paper Thread: Cozy Days, Busy Days I baked some of these today. Delicious morsels of pastry, dried raisins and cranberries, with a hint of cinnamon, lightly dusted with sugar... fabric paper threadcozy daysbusy https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2011/04/he-is-risen.html Fabric Paper Thread: He is Risen! Last night did Christ the Sun rise from the dark, The mystic harvest of the fields of God, And now the little wandering tribes of bees Are ... fabric paper threadhe isrisen https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2025/10/blogtober-15-bit-of-this-and-that.html Fabric Paper Thread: Blogtober 15: A Bit of This and That Another morning with frost on the roofs, but the garden is holding out. Blueberry leaves look stained with berry juice, and will soon drop... fabric paper threadof thisblogtober https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2012/10/of-apples-and-fields.html Fabric Paper Thread: Of Apples and Fields In my Autumn Love post , the item garnering the most interest was Apple Crisp with Custard Sauce. It's not a new idea; a comment from I... fabric paper threadapplesfields https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2012/12/on-wednesday-morning-in-december.html Fabric Paper Thread: On a Wednesday Morning in December The wind threw the rain at our windows all night long. It was very cozy to lie in bed and listen to the storm. This morning I did some ... fabric paper threadwednesday morningdecember https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2016/05/ Fabric Paper Thread: May 2016 fabric paper threadmay https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2013/11/ Fabric Paper Thread: November 2013 fabric paper threadnovember https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2013/07/lavenders-blue-dilly-dilly_7.html Fabric Paper Thread: Lavender's Blue Dilly Dilly Out to my garden in the early evening, just after the irrigation system stops its soft spray. The hammering and drilling noises coming... fabric paper threads bluelavenderdilly https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2008/01/ Fabric Paper Thread: January 2008 fabric paper threadjanuary https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-christmas.html Fabric Paper Thread: The First Christmas "...the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger,... fabric paper threadthe firstchristmas https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2022/04/friday-favourites.html Fabric Paper Thread: Friday Favourites A bit of morning sunshine in the house brightens the entire day. April is capricious and as likely to storm as to shine, so I enjoy every ... fabric paper threadfridayfavourites https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2023/03/ Fabric Paper Thread: March 2023 fabric paper threadmarch https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2011/04/puttery-sort-of-weekend.html Fabric Paper Thread: A Puttery Sort of Weekend After 6 weekends in a row spent in the company of family and friends, I hardly knew what to anticipate with just the two of us. Our weekend... fabric paper threadsort ofputteryweekend https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2019/04/ Fabric Paper Thread: April 2019 fabric paper threadapril https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2013/10/three-things.html Fabric Paper Thread: Three Things First: A Giveaway - There's a new Etsy shop in down. Dapple Design. I happen to know the owner quite well. Cristal has tons of ideas, b... fabric paper threadthreethings https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2012/10/thoughts-on-hospitality.html Fabric Paper Thread: Thoughts on Hospitality Cheryl, from Thinking about Home , has been writing a series of posts on hospitality. Today she is hosting a linky party for her read... fabric paper threadthoughts onhospitality https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2009/07/bratislava-slovakia.html Fabric Paper Thread: Bratislava, Slovakia One of the highlights (do I say that about everything?) of the trip I took with my mom and sister was a day excursion from Vienna to Bratis... fabric paper threadbratislavaslovakia https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2016/10/its-cotswold-mystery.html Fabric Paper Thread: It's a Cotswold Mystery Back to the Cotswolds again. We drove through the picturesque town of Winchcombe en route to Hailes Abbey and Sudeley Castle. It's a to... fabric paper threadcotswoldmystery https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2008/01/tulips.html Fabric Paper Thread: Tulips I know it's still the middle of January. I know that winter will linger on for a month or more. But aren't they pretty? They sit on my bre... fabric paper threadtulips https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/09/autumn-pleasures.html Fabric Paper Thread: Autumn Pleasures Yesterday involved a trip down to Victoria. Tim had meetings, I spent the day with my eldest daughter who drove me to a physio appointmen... fabric paper threadautumnpleasures https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2011/04/sights-of-spring.html Fabric Paper Thread: Sights of Spring While walking the other day, I noticed these deer grazing. Not in my yard. Another pair. They are graceful. I can admire them a little m... fabric paper threadsightsspring https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/05/creamy-white.html Fabric Paper Thread: Creamy White The Pacific Dogwood is British Columbia's provincial flower. It blooms in April and May and is at its peak just now here. I love the creamy... fabric paper threadcreamywhite https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2014/06/giddy-for-summer.html Fabric Paper Thread: Giddy for Summer Ten friends. A south-facing patio. A warm late spring evening. Good food, good wine, laughter. Conviviality. A recipe for a wonderful t... fabric paper threadgiddysummer https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2013/05/when-you-dont-have-old-barn.html Fabric Paper Thread: When you don't have an old barn Have you seen posts and magazine ideas about things to make with old barn boards? Me, too. I've not noticed many old b... fabric paper thread https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/05/letter-writing.html Fabric Paper Thread: Letter Writing These stacks of paper represent 21 years of my life. My husband and I moved to Ecuador, South America in 1981. I was 6 1/2 months pregnant;... fabric paper threadletterwriting https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2011/03/stick-to-it-ive-ness.html Fabric Paper Thread: Stick-to-it-ive-ness Five days each week I receive an email from A.Word.A.Day, which contains a word, its definition, usage and a quotation. This week, the the... fabric paper threadstickiveness https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2017/08/ Fabric Paper Thread: August 2017 fabric paper threadaugust https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2012/10/leaves-whirl.html Fabric Paper Thread: Leaves A-Whirl Listen! the wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, we have had our summer evenings Now for October eves! Humbert Wo... fabric paper threadleaveswhirl https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2019/07/summer-days-at-home.html Fabric Paper Thread: Summer Days at Home The first week of summer vacation is almost over. It's been lovely, beginning with dinner with friends one evening, a quiet Canada Day ... fabric paper threadsummer days https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2021/12/almost-christmas.html Fabric Paper Thread: Almost Christmas Just two more sleeps until the 25th. My list of things to accomplish has plenty of items ticked off of it, but there are still a few more ... fabric paper threadalmostchristmas https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2011/04/day-for-blossoms.html Fabric Paper Thread: A Day for Blossoms I didn't set my alarm clock for 4 am to watch the royal wedding. But since I awoke on my own at 5:30, I did get up and caught the second ba... fabric paper threaddayblossoms https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2012/06/routines-and-creativity.html Fabric Paper Thread: Routines and Creativity How many crows does it take to make a murder? A murder meeting took place in our back yard this morning. Fluffing, cawing and sw... fabric paper threadroutinescreativity https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-french-details.html Fabric Paper Thread: More French Details I had such fun with yesterday's post on details in Paris and Versailles Palace that I decided to do another one - details at the Petit Trian... fabric paper threadmore frenchdetails https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2008/10/soft-and-cozy.html Fabric Paper Thread: Soft and cozy Wool next to my skin makes me itch so I wondered why would I make a wool pillow? But propped up in my back, or under my feet, it doesn't bo... fabric paper threadsoftcozy https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2016/05/transience.html Fabric Paper Thread: Transience How to swallow a starfish? I wish we'd hung around to see how the seagull accomplished the feat, or if he gave up after awhile. I can't... fabric paper threadtransience https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2009/07/ Fabric Paper Thread: July 2009 fabric paper threadjuly https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2012/01/shades-of-blue.html Fabric Paper Thread: Shades of Blue Living as we are, in temporary digs, with much less than 1/2 of our "stuff," household chores take very little time. My husband has no shop... fabric paper threadshadesblue https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2025/10/blogtober-14-of-light-and-reflecting.html Fabric Paper Thread: Blogtober 14: Of Light and Reflecting As I pass through the rooms of my home these days, I am caught by the light pouring in and illuminating the spaces. How lovely it is and h... fabric paper threadblogtoberlightreflecting https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2009/07/summer-tablescape.html Fabric Paper Thread: Summer Tablescape It's so easy to have a pretty table in the summertime with all the fresh flowers everywhere. My daughter put this arrangement together as s... fabric paper threadsummertablescape https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-quick-post-on-glorious-morning.html Fabric Paper Thread: A Quick Post on a Glorious Morning After several weeks of chilly, wet weather, a new system will bring warmth and sunshine to our island. This morning, after a wonderful sle... fabric paper threadquick postgloriousmorning https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2026/04/friday-favourites.html Fabric Paper Thread: Friday Favourites As she crossed her little bridge to the adjoining road, she sniffed the moist morning air and felt a lift of her heart. The air was full ... fabric paper threadfridayfavourites https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-different-sort-of-christmas.html Fabric Paper Thread: A Different Sort of Christmas We did something different for Christmas this year. In place of purchasing gifts for our adult children (there were presents for the gra... fabric paper threadsort ofdifferentchristmas https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-favourites.html Fabric Paper Thread: Friday Favourites Outside my window pale morning light glows along the hills I see beyond the rooftops. Grey clouds drift steadily, but slowly overhead, tin... fabric paper threadfridayfavourites https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-small-small-world.html Fabric Paper Thread: It's a Small, Small World There are many wonderful things to see in Paris - Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the bridges, etc. When I was there last June, I w... fabric paper threadsmallworld https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2011/11/everyday-luxury.html Fabric Paper Thread: Everyday Luxury "Luxury is not a pleasure, but pleasure is a luxury." ( Le luxe n'est pas un plaisir mais le plaisir est un luxe ) The above statement (... fabric paper threadeverydayluxury https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2012/06/for-love-of-books.html Fabric Paper Thread: For the Love of Books Chapter One - in which a girl learns to read and escapes to many worlds but always returns home for dinner with her family I c... for the love offabric paper threadbooks https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2022/02/ Fabric Paper Thread: February 2022 fabric paper threadfebruary https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2024/04/friday-favourites.html Fabric Paper Thread: Friday Favourites Today I awoke to the soft beat of rain punctuated by a chorus of birds singing their morning songs. It's a soft rain, soaking into the wel... fabric paper threadfridayfavourites https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2019/08/prague-castle.html Fabric Paper Thread: Prague Castle Prague Castle is an extensive complex of churches and palaces and is the largest medieval castle in the world. It is indeed massive ... fabric paper threadpraguecastle https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2009/04/perspectives-on-tulips-and-blogging.html Fabric Paper Thread: Perspectives on Tulips and Blogging Different patterns, different colours. I never realized that the inside of tulips differed so much. I can thank blogging for teaching me th... fabric paper threadperspectivestulipsblogging https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-dining.html Fabric Paper Thread: Summer Dining The only private yard we currently have is behind the house and is small and narrow. Our patio table just won't fit back here. Determined t... fabric paper threadsummerdining https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2009/05/words-to-inspire.html Fabric Paper Thread: Words to Inspire Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. fabric paper threadwordsinspire https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/06/signs-along-way.html Fabric Paper Thread: Signs Along the Way (signs from Zermatt, Heidelberg, East Sooke Park, Italy, Mount Arrowsmith, Pender Island, Mayne Island) I like signs. They tell me where ... fabric paper threadsignsalongway https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2020/03/life-with-books-flowers-and-good-things.html Fabric Paper Thread: Life with Books, Flowers, and Good Things to Eat "She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live" Annie Dillard Many years ago I stayed in a home without books. None... fabric paper threadlife with https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2007/ Fabric Paper Thread: 2007 fabric paper thread https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2008/11/hope-first-sunday-of-advent_30.html Fabric Paper Thread: Hope - First Sunday of Advent "Find rest, O my soul in God alone; my hope comes from him." (Psalm 62:5-6) "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we pr... fabric paper threadfirst sundayhopeadvent https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2015/11/ Fabric Paper Thread: November 2015 fabric paper threadnovember https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2013/04/ Fabric Paper Thread: April 2013 fabric paper threadapril https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2011/ Fabric Paper Thread: 2011 fabric paper thread https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2015/08/ Fabric Paper Thread: August 2015 fabric paper threadaugust https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2024/10/blogtober-twenty-one.html Fabric Paper Thread: Blogtober Twenty-one: When I walked into the living room mid-morning, sun shining on the dahlias had standing still for a few seconds before running for my came... fabric paper threadblogtobertwentyone https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-cultural-mix.html Fabric Paper Thread: A Cultural Mix Last spring I watched the Great British Bake Off via Youtube, and got all inspired to bake some British treats. Our trip to the UK l... fabric paper threadculturalmix https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2013/08/ Fabric Paper Thread: August 2013 fabric paper threadaugust https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2010/05/flowers-to-snow-to-beach.html Fabric Paper Thread: Flowers to Snow to Beach We've had a thoroughly wonderful and busy weekend. All of our children came up, in shifts, over the three days. Friday night our eldest dau... fabric paper threadflowerssnowbeach https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2013/01/vistas-grand-and-minute.html Fabric Paper Thread: Vistas Grand and Minute The trail down to McKenzie Bight slopes downward. Each time I walk it, I think of the return trip, all uphill. We've discovered another... fabric paper threadvistasgrandminute https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-visit-to-butchart-gardens.html Fabric Paper Thread: A Visit to Butchart Gardens One of the traditions that we have enjoyed since our children moved into their own homes is attending some of the special Christmas events... fabric paper threadvisit togardens https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2012/09/hidden-treasure.html Fabric Paper Thread: Hidden Treasure A Hubbard Squash vine has climbed the 8 foot cedar hedge to the top. In amongst other growing things, tucked away from view, I found thi... fabric paper threadhiddentreasure https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-thoughts.html Fabric Paper Thread: October Thoughts Wild cyclamen blooming in the woods where I walk Like Anne of Green Gables "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." ... fabric paper threadoctoberthoughts https://fabricpaperthread.blogspot.com/2025/10/blogtober-12-mellow.html Fabric Paper Thread: Blogtober 12: Mellow Rain dripped most of the day and the temperature was chilly. I went for a walk this afternoon during a break in the drizzle, and it began ... fabric paper threadblogtobermellow