Pansy Tin

A vintage tin covered in pansies!

A recent thrift store find down south.

I'm thinking that I have a tall tin with a matching pansy pattern

 up at the lake house.

It could be the start of another collection!

I love pansies...don't you?

:)

Spring Romance At The Abbey

A stroll through the garden center at Home Depot...

...brought pretty pansies, pink hydrangeas 

and spring time thoughts...

Downton Abbey....did you see it tonight?

Wasn't it a lovely ending?

Lady Mary and Matthew....together at last.

~ sigh ~

I thoroughly enjoyed it...

...didn't you?

:)

Snap Out of It!

Has all this rain in the last month put you in a melancholy mood? Well, I think that I have been affected by the dark and cloudy skies for too long now.....My friend Carole did a post on sunny yellow flowers this week and also one on bright red poppies.....it spurred me on to...SNAP out of it!











Just what I needed! A riot of color! A burst of sunshine!....
Now if only the sunshine will stay with us a while....
All these beauties were for sale outside the market at the lake this past weekend.....
Hope the coming weekend is sunny and bright wherever you happen to be!

Blue and White and Wood

Pretty blue and white pansies....





An old blue and white utensil bought about 28 years ago in an antique shop in San Jose, California...



I love my old kitchenware.....and have been collecting it a long, long time......



If you didn't know......I love the crisp, clean simplicity of the combination of blue and white!



Hope tomorrow brings all good things to you .........

100th post Give Back

It is amazing to me that I have reached 100 posts already....having only started 52Flea on February 15th ....this means that within 80 days I posted 100 times.....hmm...I guess I have a lot of stuff to share....



Well, I see that the blogging thing to do is to have a give-away to celebrate your 100th post....so to that end...I have decided to have a "create your own give-away". I am just getting to know you all and since I have artist friends, antique and vintage loving friends, junking friends, decorating and designing friends, jewelry making friends, etc., and since everyone has different interests......



I thought it might be fun for you to specify a category of goodies from which you would like me to select your prize! Goodness me, I have plenty of stuff to choose from.....so if you are interested in receiving a treasure from one of the categories listed below.....all you have to do to enter this give away is to tell me you "want in" and leave your name in the comment section (please make sure you leave me an email address or contact information if you do not keep a blog). I will pick one name out of a hat next Monday night, May 11th......if your name is picked.....just let me know which category of prize you would like me to pluck your treasure from! Does that sound too complicated?



Here are the categories: Nostalgia, Wireware, Tinware, Enamelware, Ephemera, Kitchenware, Vintage Sewing, Vintage Millinery, China, ......oh for goodness sake....tell me what you like and I will try to find something amongst my treasures that tickles your fancy!



This blogging experience has been so much fun and an outlet for my creative interests....I think of this as really more of a "give-back" than a "give-away". I thank you all for being so friendly...so willing to share and for being so kind to me....



If this sounds intriguing to you and you would like two chances to win.......mention this little give-away (or give-back) on your blog and then let me know....I will add your name twice to the hat!



Thank you everyone for all your support and encouragement!
I'm having so much fun!