Oilcloth Tablecloth

Oilcloth inspiration board & coasters

I’ve fallen in love with oilcloth all over again.  My mom thinks this is crazy since she is grew up with oilcloth, and then it was considered common and trite.  But there is something about the way oilcloth feels – soft, bendable and of course one of it’s best features it wipeable.  My first experience with oilcloth was my Orla Kiely purse…all I can say it is one of my favorites purses and it still looks like the day I bought it.

Apartment Therapy had a great post about oilcloth and now it’s all I’m thinking about.  The only unfortunate there is not a very large oilcloth selection.  Sure there this is the typical checkered, stripes, 50’s and 60’s flower prints and even some crazy polka dots, but my grand plans call for more variety.  Not that I need to add to my “to-do” list, but I started to research how to making my own oilcloth.  Crazy, I know.  But I think the desire for oilcloth aprons, outdoor seat cushions, purses and small makeup bags (the list could go on and on) will eventually win over.  The instructions call for the fabric to dry in the sun for days, so perhaps its a good thing that we just entered our rainy/tornado season.

The home-made ravioli part deux was a little more successful then part one.  The dough was made, it was still hard but a little less yellow; then it took me forever to roll out the dough, and when boiled it tasted a tad rubbery. Let’s just say that I will not be making any home-made pasta until I get my hands on one of these.  Plain and simple, there is a reason why this machine exists.  Backup dinner number two: quasi bruschetta with a kicking marinara sauce.