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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Embroidered Placemats


These extremely cute placemats were a find one year on holidays by the beach, actually the same opshop where we found these. As I recall they were $1 each!

The parasols are just perfectly perfect vintage and I love that each placemat has a different colour scheme, which roughly seem to fit into the seasons.

We have spring

Summer





Autumn




Winter



and a funny green and orange combination where I am guessing the stitcher used her leftover threads? Not being an orange person I have to say this is my least favourite of the lot. But surfing on lots of vintage and creative blogs has given me an appreciation for orange I never expected to have.

I must remember to use these placemats more and not leave them in the drawer. I love them.
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16 comments:

  1. Hill upon HillAugust 14, 2008 at 1:27 PM

    I love how they show the seasons.

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  2. CharlotteAugust 14, 2008 at 2:09 PM

    Love embroidery work. The little umbrellas are so cute.

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  3. AmypieAugust 14, 2008 at 2:50 PM

    Gosh how beautiful! Someone must have put alot of work into making them :-)

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  4. AnonymousAugust 14, 2008 at 3:42 PM

    They are so pretty!!!
    I love the different colors :)

    peace
    #2

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  5. Beth AnnAugust 14, 2008 at 4:36 PM

    I made a vow to bring out my good china and real napkins (not tearing a paper towel in half like usual) and the nice bowls and serving spoons. It really makes dinner more special- so yes- use these and enjoy!

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  6. ColoradoladyAugust 14, 2008 at 7:20 PM

    Those are just as cute as they can be. I love the work that went into making these. Great find indeed.

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  7. EileenAugust 14, 2008 at 9:29 PM

    These are truly beautiful. Too nice to mess up with food. Thanks for sharing them!

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  8. JenniferAugust 14, 2008 at 9:32 PM

    I really like those placemats. Those would be a great collection framed.

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  9. AnonymousAugust 15, 2008 at 12:09 AM

    These are so sweet. I love each seasons colors. Fun...

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  10. ThreeundertwoAugust 15, 2008 at 12:19 AM

    I think I would keep those out somehow just to admire. What fun color combinations!

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  11. Jamie @ Bungalow BeeAugust 15, 2008 at 1:00 AM

    Oooh! I love those! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. StephanieAugust 15, 2008 at 11:35 AM

    Very pretty! I love the fall one.

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  13. UnknownAugust 15, 2008 at 2:05 PM

    Thanks for sharing! I think winter is my favorite!

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  14. The Apron QueenAugust 18, 2008 at 12:14 AM

    I *love* the fall ones! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  15. CarrieAugust 18, 2008 at 1:13 AM

    Those are very nice embroidered placemats. It so good to see the charming patterns used on vintage linens.

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  16. JEWELGIRLAugust 19, 2008 at 1:55 AM

    Love these! The seasonal color variations are pretty! Great find
    and you do need to use them they
    are lovely!

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