Dec 18, 2017

Our Holiday Table and Pottery Barn Faux Fur Placemat Knock-Off



I hope you're all enjoying this week leading up to Christmas. This year I pared my lists down to the nubbins and got my shopping done early. I think it might be the first time ever I've had some time over the holidays to spend working on Christmas craft projects in my studio.


And I've been enjoying the heck out of it!!



Today, I'm sharing my favorite holiday craft project along with my holiday table.



I fell in love with (and I mean IN LOVE with!) Pottery Barn's faux fur placemats when I saw them online last month. At $28.00 each, it would have cost nearly $170.00 for me to purchase six for my holiday table. $170.00 for placemats doesn't even compute in my brain. It's unfathomable! And don't even get me started on the recommended dry cleaning. We're talking food here, people!



But, oh gosh, I really, really loved them.



So, one day when I was out buying a faux fur throw on sale for our bed for $15.00, it dawned on me, how hard could it be to make my own placemats? Well, guess what? Not hard at all!



While I machine washed and dried my $15 faux fur throw, I made a paper pattern an inch smaller than the Pottery Barn placemats which are 18" x 21". That fit my throw's dimensions perfectly. When the throw was dry, I cut the placemats out and then sewed an inch and a half seam around the cut openings to match the seam already on the uncut edges. I thought I'd have to slip stitch all the raw edges closed by hand while binge watching The Gilmore Girls for the tenth time, but the fur curled up on the edges and the placemats looked great when I laid them out flat. 



Seriously, it took about two hours to make six faux fur placemats from my $15.00 throw. That's only $2.50 each! The hardest part was vacuuming up the little fur trimmings that were kind of like chicken feathers. I even had enough fabric left over to make a fur runner for my buffet. 



It was like a big fat Christmas gift to myself. I love saving money and getting just what I wanted!

HO HO HO!

Merry Christmas, Everybody! 


8 comments:

  1. What a cute idea! You are so talented, Laurel! The table looks beautiful and I love your sparkly tree in the background! Merry Christmas!
    Shelley

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  2. Oh my goodness! Seriously cute! Love you were able to get the look for $15 instead of $170. That's just crazy. Your table looks wonderful! Merry Christmas!

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  3. You are a clever lady-the placemats are gorgeous! So is your pretty table!

    Happy Holiday!

    Jane

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  4. I'm not cheap but, some things like placemats that you can't wash is crazy. Yours look so wonderful with your beautiful setting. I love those little bird dishes you have. Have a Merry Christmas.

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  5. Liebe Laurel...
    ich möchte mich bei dir herzlich für deinen lieben Kommentar bedanken. Es freut mich, dass dir meine verrückten Karten so gut gefallen.
    Und ich stelle grade fest, du hast einen wundervollen Blog, mit Dingen, die ich auch sehr liebe.
    Die Dekorationen sind sehr stimmungsvoll und total mein Geschmack.
    Ein wunderschöner Tisch, der zum Essen und Trinken einlädt.
    Ich würde gerne mit dir an diesem Tisch sitzen, tafeln und lachen.
    Schöne Weihnachten, und ein gutes neues Jahr 2018 wünscht dir von Herzen Sophie

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  6. Laurel, how creative to make your own! I have those PB salad plates. Your table is beautiful! Happy New Year!

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  7. It looks great Laurel! Such beautiful idea! You never cease to amaze me!

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