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November 6, 2013

Of Sisters and Pumpkin Pie Recipe Wall Art

 

Older sisters.

If you have one, you’re blessed.

If you have one and you have a great relationship with them, you’re doubly blessed.

If you have one and you look up to and admire them you’re triply blessed.

And if you have one who does projects you love so much you decide to copy them then…well…you might just be right off the charts blessed!

A recipe for pumpkin pie printed on a kitchen towel becomes beautiful and inexpensive holiday artwork.

You see, I fall into that last category. That off-the-charts blessed zone.

Which is why when I saw an over-sized kitchen towel with a recipe for Pumpkin Pie on it on sale for $2.99 I didn’t have to think too hard about what I would do with it.

My older sister…the one with whom I have a great relationship…the one I look up to and admire…well, she had already done a project using kitchen towels from Target. You can read about her fabulous framed kitchen towel wall art project here.

pumpkin pie recipe written on towel and framed from atthepicketfence.com

 So, I copied her. Although I made the minor adjustment of using a poster board frame because of the size of my towel.

But, just like her, I made sure to iron the towel first to get out all of the wrinkles. And just like her I spray painted the frame and used spray adhesive to attach the towel to the cardboard backing.

Just like her, I loved how easy and inexpensive it was to create custom “art” for my home.

pumpkin pie recipe on towel

The thing is, this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. I mean, I’ve been copying my older sister for years!

When she would go out on dates and tell me I could play in her room, I would put on her pink and white striped prom dress with the lace on the off the shoulder neckline and carefully slide my hands into the matching lace finger-less gloves. I would put the layers and layers of pearl necklaces on and stand back and look in the mirror and wonder if I would ever look remotely as beautiful and as “cool” as she did.

framed pumpkin pie on towel recipe wall art from atthepicketfence.com

She would pick me up from school in her red Toyota Celica hatchback and I would be introduced to all of the great musicians…you know…Guns-n-Roses, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, LL Cool J, The Police.

And when I finally had my own car (a silver Honda Prelude hatchback) I knew just which music I would be listening to.

framed pumpkin pie recipe wall art from atthepicketfence.com

Not everyone can be off the charts blessed like I am.

Not everyone has a sister who loves them no matter what.

Who supports and encourages and motivates and commiserates.

Who comes up with fabulous kitchen towel wall art projects that you can copy.

Not everyone has a sister like that…but I do! 🙂

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28 Comments Filed Under: Autumn, Crafts, Decorating, Good Ideas Tagged With: art, budget friendly wall art

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  1. Kristin says

    November 6, 2013 at 5:06 AM

    Love this idea and your love of family. On the look out now for cool dish towels! Thank you for the inspiration!!!

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 2:38 PM

      Thank you for stopping by Kristin! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Judy says

    November 6, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    What a great idea and what a great story.

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 2:38 PM

      Thank you sweet friend! 🙂

      Reply
  3. PamW says

    November 6, 2013 at 5:41 AM

    How sweet, love the project and so wish I had a sister. Beautifully said, thanks. I know she feels blessed to have you for a sister too!!!

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 2:38 PM

      Thank you Pam!

      Reply
  4. Chrisitina says

    November 6, 2013 at 5:47 AM

    What a great find! and Love how you made it into art!
    What a wonderful sister and wonderful memories you have! Does she still have the prom dress? lol

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 2:37 PM

      LOL! I don’t know if she still has the prom dress Chrisitina but I’m sure I could dig up some photos of it! 😉

      Reply
  5. Vicki Shead says

    November 6, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    I’ve seen lots of families make their own tea towel with a great family recipe. HMMM, that gets me thinking about what to give this year for Christmas! Love ya! PS: I have a sister like that too. She is an amazing cook!

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 6:58 AM

      I was thinking the same thing Vicki! It would be so easy to make a version of this using a favorite family recipe! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Robin says

    November 6, 2013 at 7:01 AM

    My sister (younger) and I were shopping at
    Target several weeks ago and she bought
    This towel. Just sent her theink to this post
    Thanks for sharing.
    Robin

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 2:38 PM

      Yay! Isn’t that towel fabulous? Endless possibilities!

      Reply
  7. Yvonne @ StoneGable says

    November 6, 2013 at 9:11 AM

    You both are blessed… and so am I for knowing you! LOVE this heartwarming post. And, oh yeah the dishtowel wall art too!

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 2:37 PM

      Thanks sweet friend! We’re blessed by your friendship too!

      Reply
  8. Sharon says

    November 6, 2013 at 10:37 AM

    precious! I was just thinking today how my brother and two sisters are my favorite people in the world…and how my hearts wells up over them.

    I’m so glad you get to enjoy that experience, too. xo

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 2:36 PM

      Thanks Sharon! The older I get the more I realize just how precious (and rare!) it is to have that kind of sibling relationship. I don’t take it for granted. Glad you have it too!

      Reply
  9. Vicki Crowe says

    November 6, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    What a sweet post, and a great idea!

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 2:36 PM

      Thank you Vicki! So glad you stopped by today! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Marty Walden says

    November 6, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    You are blessed indeed! Love the project!

    Reply
    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 2:35 PM

      Thanks so much Marty! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

    November 6, 2013 at 5:18 PM

    Oh my how I love this post! I’m the older sister and I too had a Toyota Celica… targa-top convertable in white. And yes, we older sisters love to rock out to Guns n Roses… (still to this day) and our choice of fashion could be quite questionable for sure. But know that we love our little sisters and as we are now older, wish that we had been better role models for y’all. You have a great role model in Heather… and YOU darlin’ turned out pretty darn fabulous yourself!

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    • At The Picket Fence says

      November 6, 2013 at 7:12 PM

      Oh friend thank you so much!! It’s thanks to you older sisters that we younger sisters were able to have our “cool” factor go up quite a bit. 😉 And I know how much you value that special relationship sisters have with each other!

      Reply
  12. Carol Reddin says

    November 7, 2013 at 12:53 PM

    Good memories, Vanessa! We are thankful for our daughters! Mom and Dad

    Reply
  13. Pam @ diy Design Fanatic says

    November 7, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    Love it! You are blessed indeed!

    Reply
  14. Sandy says

    November 12, 2013 at 5:07 PM

    What a cool project! It’s great to have a sister that you not only look up to, but one that you love to the moon and back!

    Reply
  15. Designer says

    April 27, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    I saw this post and just had to write. I am the designer who designed that towel and I asked my older sister to write the recipe out since she has such nice handwriting and is always there for me when I need something. So nice to see it end up here.

    Reply
  16. DWS says

    February 16, 2019 at 12:20 PM

    I just wanted to say that I’m the designer who made this towel while at Target and I recruited my older sister to write out the recipe in her perfect handwriting! How fun to see it here on your blog. My older sister and I have almost always been best friends so extra fitting given your post content.

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