this set of vintage cloth napkins might be my favorite christmas gift. they’re almost too good to use… but i think i will use them (only on special occasions!).

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  1. Those napkins are amazing! I love the folk art details. I'd also be afraid to use them!

  2. Absolutely adorable! I can understand your hesitancy in using them, to keep them in pristine condition. But they are so pretty you just must use them. Think of how lovely they will look in the laps of you your dining companions (and your lap too).

  3. Hi Lena,
    Just stopping by to say hi, and say I love your site. And those bird ones are just too lovely…

  4. what a treasure! don't you also find it touching how some people took such good care of their possessions that we can enjoy them today?

    i think they would also look spectacular framed.

  5. It's me! First time commenting on your blog.
    No way. Such napkins don't exist. It's impossible.

  6. Wow, those napkins are beautiful. I just picked up a vintage handkerchief in the same colorway, specifically because I loved the palette so much. Lucky girl!

  7. wow, these are fantastic! and a perfect gift as they feel so lena, too. the laundress makes a great stain solution (that's green so it won't harm the fabric) if you use them.

  8. Hi Lena,

    I've just discovered your wonderful blog. Thanks very much for creating it. The napkins are lovely. I'm thinking one of them would be gorgeous floated against a white background mat(with or without an additional window mat)in a simple, narrow, birch or white frame. Looking foward to following your blog!

  9. Hi Lena,

    I've just discovered your wonderful blog. Thanks very much for creating it. The napkins are lovely. One of them would be gorgeous floated against a white background mat (with or without an additional window mat)in a simple, narrow, birch or white frame. Looking foward to following your blog!

  10. <3 the colors… even the box is beautiful. they would make great place mats too <3

  11. Beautiful napkins! I could never use them. I've had too many bad experiences with stains. The napkins remind me of a vintage Swedish table cloth that I found a few years ago at a thrift store… I ended up giving it to a friend for her wedding and have regretted it, only in a jealous sort of way, ever since!

    Thanks for sharing your eye for beautiful things with the world!