Decorating with China and plates is much like decorating with picture frames. In a previous post I reccomended cutting out the shapes of your plates (or pictures) with newspaper and arranging them on the floor first and then working your way to the wall. (Read More.....)
The easiest way to decorate is to add patterns and interest, and one way to do that is to add fabric punches around your room. Accent chairs , throw pillows, valences, drapes and wallpaper are all ways of adding some interest to your room. Working within your color tones, recover those chair seats in your dining room, or get seat cushions that work within your scheme. Adding a vase, or a coordinating chandelier shades are small ways of pulling together a scheme. If you love that transferware, build your room around it. (Read More.....)
In 1620, more than a hundred Puritans left England for a New World: America. The following year, they cultivated the American soil and harvested bountiful crops. They had much to be thankful for in their new life, that they decided to hold a feast of thanskgiving, which was the origin of Thanksgiving Day. George Washington, the first American president, suggested that November 26th be appointed as Thanksgiving Day, but then in 1863, as the long and bloody Civil War came to an end, and Abraham Lincoln asked all Americans to set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day is one of the largest national festivals celebrated in America. There are many speculations that Thanksgiving came from the Holy Biblical feast of first fruits. This may or may not be correct., as many speculate the immigrants kept the festivals, and they eventually categorized it under a new name for the secular society. What are the biblical festivals? For hundreds of years before Jesus Christ, God set up 5 exciting celebrations in Lev 23 and gave his believers specific details how about to keep them. Amazingly, all these festivals were set up for future events to occur on that very date. Within all the 5 festivals lined up with prophecies or foreshadows of events that would occur in the future. (Read More.....)
