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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,985 Send Message	Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)	Report	21 Dec 2009 22:09
	On Christmas Day there will be seven of us for lunch. The dining room will look lovely and I will have polished up the posh glasses for the occasion. Trouble was, I have six placemats. I have to use placemats as definitely do not want to burn/scorch the old oak table. So, I have scanned one of them and will take the pic to work tomorrow and laminate it! Do you think anyone will notice? LOL Jill
	Researching: London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 9,185 Send Message	Amanda2003	Report	21 Dec 2009 22:12
	If you make sure that your place setting is the one with the " fake " place mat you are bound to get away with it..........lol......you clever girl you : ))
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 13,276 Send Message	Lindsey*	Report	21 Dec 2009 22:12
	Good idea, just so long as the hot plate doesn't melt the laminate and it sticks to the bottom of the plate LOL
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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,985 Send Message	Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)	Report	21 Dec 2009 22:15
	We thought of that today Lindsey - when I was talking it over with the "laminate queen" at work. I'm either going to hurl a bit of paper towel under the plate as I put it down - or use a small round mat thing as I could carry it through on the small mat and place it carefully on the plastic. I did think that it might go "schluurrppp!!" and attach itself to the hot plate! LOL Jill
	Researching: London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 23,596 Send Message	JoyBoroAngel	Report	21 Dec 2009 22:16
	well done mrs xxx
	Researching: The birth of Middlesbrough
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,985 Send Message	Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)	Report	21 Dec 2009 22:20
	Thank you all I'm so chuffed with myself. Didn't want to go to all the effort and have one odd placemat wreck the whole shebang! I mean, honestly! Jill
	Researching: London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 11,594 Send Message	~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ 007 1/2	Report	21 Dec 2009 22:24
	Are you sure you aren't taking lessons from hayley already?
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,985 Send Message	Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)	Report	21 Dec 2009 22:30
	SRS - Are you accusing me of having display place mats or something? How very dare you! lol bleugh ... No no no. Once a year at least I make the big effort, pull out all the stops. Completely knackers me but hey, I'm a woman, I multi-task. Occasionally during the year I make a smaller, mini-effort type of thing but it depends on what needs celebrating. The rest of the time, well, I'm happy eating my dinner off a tray on my lap in front of some mindless TV prog. And the poor old dining room can go back to its usual workroom/family tree storage area usage etc. LOL Jill
	Researching: London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...
Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 3,038 Send Message	Annina	Report	21 Dec 2009 23:48
Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 3,038 Send Message	Persnally,I find that a folded newspaper looks quite fetching,and kitchen roll doubles up for napkins. I keep threatening to buy paper plates ,cups and plastic cutlery so that I don't have much washing up. I hate sodding xmas.
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 2,624 Send Message	Stevie	Report	22 Dec 2009 00:34
	If the lamination doesn't work Mrs Grumpy.......... ...........Just nip into the local pub & nick a beer mat. lol :o))
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 24,533 Send Message	Bobtanian	Report	22 Dec 2009 00:55
	A pack of cork tiles from homebase or B n Q's would work just as well, but unfortunately, would cost more...... Bob
	Researching: me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

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