Saturday, January 9, 2010

Silver Sunday 2



Scheduled this silvery post ahead of time so as not to miss out!



Not sure when or where I acquired these little silver knives....for butter? cheese?



Some random silver pieces...



Silvery religious medals...



A silver slipper...from an earlier post...



The silver we saw in Florence, Italy... back in September!

To see more participants in Silver Sunday , visit Beth at The Gypsy Fish Journal !
Hope you have a great Sunday!
:) Laura

47 comments:

Marie said...

I collect those religious medals, these are lovely! Happy weekend.
Marie @ Lemondrop ViNtAge
January Charmed bracelet giveaway!

Sarah said...

What a delightful silver post. The knives so unique and the random silver mosaic full of charming details. Love the silver shoes in Florence!
Great post!
Working on my silver post tonight. Hope you can stop by for a visit.

julie said...

Oh my goodness Laura all of your silver is just beautiful. Love, love the shoes. Love the collage's...julie

NicNacManiac said...

Laura all of your silver is just beautiful!
The knives are just amazing....never have I seen such unique handles! You have quite the collection of religious medals and the silver shoes you saw in Italy...crazy!!
Love this post, the mosiacs really capture the beauty!! Please stop by tomorrow for my SS post, enjoy your evening! xOxO Nerina

Dee@FrenchBleuVintage said...

Gasp!!! What lovely photos of amazing "stuff" - those knives are waaay cool. Its such fun to ogle everyones silver vignettes - thanks!

Linda K. said...

Such pretty silver mosaics, and your butter knives are beautiful! The handles are quite interesting.
I love the silver shoe.

Linda

Cynthia K. said...

Ooooh - Such special stunning silver samples - simply Sterling!!! ^_^ Oh, sorry - just being silly. I think I'm giddy after seeing so many lovely items. I especially love the first collage of the gorgeous handles on silverware. I don't know why you didn't purchase the silver heels from Italy!

Have a Beautifully Blessed 2010...

Cynthia K. (Beauty and Blessings)

Lyneen said...

WOW lots of silver. Love those shoes in Italy!!!!

Kathy said...

Laura, your silver showing today is simply gorgeous. The knives are so lovely as well as all the other silver odds and ends.

Have a beautiful new week...Kathy

Debra@CommonGround said...

Beautiful mosaics of all your gorgeous silver pieces. love all the random pieces of silverware!
Debra

Marsha @ Tattered Chick said...

WOW, what a wonderful collection of silver!!

Stunning!!

((Hugs))

BellaRosa said...

Laura amor, loved your silver...then again is there anything of yours I haven't loved and coveted ;) Can't wait to see next weeks. Besos, Rose

pam q said...

You just had to show me more religious medals, didn't you???

Thanks!!!

And glad to see someone else likes the funky old silverware!

Speaking of funky, those Italian shoes!

Oh my!!!

Generally, I don't even notice shoes...I live in tennis shoes.

But those beauties got my attention!

Florence said...

You have some great silver items there, what a great selection to choose from. Florence

Julia @ Vintage with Laces said...

I love the knives as well as the handles of the random silver pieces! Thanks for sharing your fantastic collection!

Julia

Julie@beingRUBY said...

Hi Laura
I just love those butter knives and the rest of the cutlery pieces!! I think I really NEED to get me some more!! he he ... Your random pieces collage is quite lovely also.... Silver... it so beautiful!! xx julie

bj said...

The little knives are just beautiful. I love your mosaics...and the shoes in Italy. Thanks for a lovely post.

Chez Zizi said...

Wow you have some really beautiful pieces. I also love how you arranged them in the photos.

The shoe on top of the time piece/clock face is amazing.

Zizette

V I N T A G E O L O G I E said...

You've made my heart skip a few beats with the religious silver ... and those knives are simply stunning!

xo
JIll

Sissie's Shabby Cottage said...

Hello Laura,
I'm in love with your silver pieces. The knives are so pretty. My favorite is the little shoe on the clock face.....adorable.

What a nice Silver Saturday Post. Love it!

~~hugs~~Sissie

Theresa said...

Hi Laura, Your silver pieces are so beautiful! Love those funky silver shoes:) Enjoy your Sunday! Hugs, Ganky

Jacqueline @ HOME said...

Dear Laura,
You just seem to have something beautiful for every genre. I think that, the area in which you live must be a goldmine of treasures !!
Those knives are so lovely. I'd love to get those out for a dinner party.
A stunning collection of silver.
Hope that the party went well. XXXX

The Lazy Peacock said...

the knives are amazing! the silver shoes are awesome too!

Lululiz said...

The silver knives are utterly adorable. They are so intriciate. They could be fruit knives. Ah well, what does it matter what they were meant for, now they are there to be admired.

Jen Kershner said...

Love all of those religious icons. I've been so drawn to them lately. The color and patina. The history.

Melissa/Piney Rose said...

Oh, I love all of these! Those shoes, oh my!!!!......

kleine-creative-Welt said...

Dear Laura,
the cutlery is so magical - I particularly love this beautiful pendant - wonderful -
hugs - Ruth

Sylvia said...

Laura, you have the loveliest silver collection, I would love to shop with you sometime...hahaha. Those little spoons, knives are to die for!!! Happy Silver Sunday...

Ceekay-THINKIN of HOME said...

Love the mosaic of the handles.....I love the variety....great post!

Sherrie said...

I just love you mosaics. I have to learn how to do that. Thanks for sharing.

Rose Garden Romantic said...

Gorgeous collection of silver and the mosaics are beautiful!!

Rust: Vintage Inspired Design said...

Gorgeous silvers. Happy Silver Sunday.
xojanis

WIZARD OF ONCE WAS "WooW" said...

Laura,
What a sterling post! Ha! I love those butter/cheese knives, but what really grabbed my eye was your wonderful collection of religious medals. I have quite a weakness for them, especially the old ones. I am joing in Silver Sunday...what a fun party! Have a great day
Gale

Sussi / Sussinghurst said...

Oh, the little silver slipper, I love it.
Beautiful mosaics as always.

Chrissy...The Apothecary Shop said...

Laura ....you would be welcome anytime!!! Love all this silver,never used to but now I am hooked,not sure what it is about it?!? Talk to you soon,waiting for my curtains to arrive(driving my family mad) x0x0x

Carole said...

Hey Laura,
Hope you had a great time in Florida though I've heard the weather wasn't too balmy. Love how you showed off your silver. I have spoons like the knives you showed on your first pic. Some of my favorites!
xo
Carole

Les Cotrions said...

Ciao Laura! Your silver stuff is faboulous! The old knives are gorgeous...also the shoes aren't bad! I adore heels!
A nice start of the week to you!
Baci!
Vale

Val said...

I love the handles of the random silver pieces.I've got some pieces but these ones are gorgeous.What a beautiful post!
val

debi lynn mattingly said...

Don't ya just LOVE antique silver!!! I also love old pewter, just getting harder to find. I just read your article in Stampington mag...GREAT article! xo...deb

Charlene said...

Laura I love all your silver pieces. The first photo look like those are all English in design. Pretty. I also went back & looked at your post about the bird nest & fishing creek necklace your hubby gave you. They were wonderful! Isn't Silver Sunday fun!!! Have a great week! Charlene

Gypsy Fish said...

Silver slippers....oooh la la...somewhere in my trivial persuit days I think I remember the question of Dorothy's ruby slippers and the color that they were originally was SILVER...could this have been one of her?
see you next Sunday...
{{gypsy hugs}}
Beth

Linda @ A La Carte said...

Love the little spoons. Great silver! Thanks for sharing!

Jane said...

Such wonderful silver goodness! I love the all the religious medals.
Jane

Laurie said...

Love all the silver! The shoes in the last pic are amazingly, crazy!!!

Brynwood Needleworks said...

Laura:
Lovely silver things, all. Thanks for sharing your images.
Blessings,
Donna

Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces said...

Laura, I just discovered your blog and just wanted to tell you how lovely it is- the photographs are beautiful! I am a new blogger and am very inspired! Thank you!

Auntie Cake said...

Your silver collection is absolutely beautiful. I love the detail in each and every piece. Thanks for sharing,
Kate