Winter Whites

SWEATER WEATHER CALLS FOR PROJECTS THAT NOD TO THE SEASON. HUNKER DOWN WITH THESE FUN IDEAS USING VINTAGE ITEMS IN PALE SHADES.

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Rounded Out Sleeves from worn-out sweaters and blouses shape up beautifully as a winter wreath, opposite. Wrap an unscrewed embroidery hoop with bunched-up tissue paper. End with a layer of smooth tissue paper. Pull cut sleeves onto the ring, overlapping raw edges. Screw the hoop closed and adjust the tissue paper.

Food For Thought Stabilized with drinking glasses, a pair of vintage mittens, this photo, stands tall as breadstick servers. A vintage mohair scarf used as a table runner plays into the winter theme. (Be sure to wash all the vintage textiles before serving food near them.)

Staging Ground Clean out drawers of an old dresser and hang them as wall shelves. This scallop-edge arched drawer, below, becomes a sweet shadowbox decorated with vintage items that tell a story of childhood in winter.