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Why Our Dinner Table Has No Alphabet Placemat

I bought the world map placemat when my oldest was three. It had capital letters around the border and a blank space for her to practice her name. I thought...

Why Our Dinner Table Has No Alphabet Placemat

I bought the world map placemat when my oldest was three. It had capital letters around the border and a blank space for her to practice her name. I thought...

No-Sew Placemats: Oilcloth, Cork, and the Wipe-...

The first placemats I ever made came from a yard of oilcloth, a pair of pinking shears, and a toddler who treated her plate like a canvas. I didn't invent...

No-Sew Placemats: Oilcloth, Cork, and the Wipe-...

The first placemats I ever made came from a yard of oilcloth, a pair of pinking shears, and a toddler who treated her plate like a canvas. I didn't invent...

Wedding Placemats You'll Keep Using After the C...

I got married before I had kids, and I picked placemats the way I picked napkin colors: quickly, based on a sample photo, without a thought about seeing them again.Now...

Wedding Placemats You'll Keep Using After the C...

I got married before I had kids, and I picked placemats the way I picked napkin colors: quickly, based on a sample photo, without a thought about seeing them again.Now...

The Table You Carry: Why a Travel Placemat Is a...

I keep a travel placemat in the same pocket as the wipes. My kids will set a half-eaten cracker on a restaurant table before I finish reading the menu. I...

The Table You Carry: Why a Travel Placemat Is a...

I keep a travel placemat in the same pocket as the wipes. My kids will set a half-eaten cracker on a restaurant table before I finish reading the menu. I...

Why I Stopped Buying Christmas Placemats (and W...

I'm Rae, founder of Poppy, and a mom of two little girls. I care a lot about how our table looks, and I also feed small people who drop cranberry...

Why I Stopped Buying Christmas Placemats (and W...

I'm Rae, founder of Poppy, and a mom of two little girls. I care a lot about how our table looks, and I also feed small people who drop cranberry...

The Potato-Sack Problem: Making Burlap Placemat...

I made my first burlap placemats during a farmhouse phase. I had two toddlers, a wood table I loved, and a stack of jute fabric from the craft store. I...

The Potato-Sack Problem: Making Burlap Placemat...

I made my first burlap placemats during a farmhouse phase. I had two toddlers, a wood table I loved, and a stack of jute fabric from the craft store. I...