Fall is here, and I know there are a lot of people thinking about making gifts to give for Christmas. Several of you have asked for a Christmas Floorcloth Kit and I have 2 to offer you!

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For the past three days I have been traveling, looking, taking photos and measurements and just generally being in a state of awe, admiring all the old plantation homes in this small area along the Mississippi. I have been commissioned By the National Parks Service to create four floorcloths for the Melrose Plantation in Natchez, so I went there to see the rooms, take measurements and see the original remnant which is safely stored on the site.

I drove up a long, winding drive, past a little lagoon and beyond the oak trees to the main house:

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A customer requested a 7′ X 8′ floorcloth with the Artichokes and Berries with Checked center design and then added a twist:

She wanted frogs hidden among the leaves and vines so that her small children could have fun trying to find them around the edges.

So here’s one:

Did you find him?

Here he is up close…

These little customizing details are a lot of fun to do. Go ahead and stretch my boundaries!

OK, I’m going out on a limb here. There’s a cool contest being run by “Start Up Nation” for the best Home-Based Businesses. I figure I spend so much time right here at home, working away at all the aspects of this little floorcloth business, I might as well try my luck at a contest!

Please go to this link and vote. You can even vote every day if you feel so inclined! Tell your friends and family too.

A great big thank you goes out to everyone!