Babytiques and other Business

These little kewpie dolls are dressed in handmade dresses and booties.....I just discovered them in a box of old toys that was under a pile of things in the attic....I'm recalling that they were leftovers from a church sale that I helped out at.....no one wanted them so I adopted them....I can't say I took such good care of them as they have been in the box for a very long time.



The title of this vintage book is Baby's First Objects.....I love the pictures......



These baby items were all family things that were passed down....the German baby dish belonged first to my Uncle Don, then Uncle Ted and then my dad......



A mother of pearl ring with a tiny sterling silver bell....can you see the little buckle? (click to enlarge)....a baby spoon monogrammed with the letter C and a monogrammed E on a silver and mother of pearl rattle...complete with baby teeth marks!.....Babytiques!



This package wrapped so charmingly arrived last week from Ruth at The Beautiful Life blog.....
It contained my special, custom ordered pillow!!



Isn't it fabulous!!!??!!
Don't forget to pop over and sign up for The Beautiful Life's 100th post giveaway.....You won't be sorry....besides the fact that it is an extremely generous giveaway.....while you are there you can look over Ruth's lovely blog or visit her online store.....lots of wonderful things to see!

Woven Silver

Because so many of you are artists and appreciate exquisite craftsmanship I thought I would share these two sterling silver necklaces with you....they are not only beautiful but hold very special meaning for me....



Both were made by renowned silversmith's Pat and Butch Bramhall of The Stonehouse Silversmiths............You will be in awe when you see their work....



This intricately woven sterling silver bird's nest was the second of two pieces that my husband bought for me.......



The first was this sterling silver fishing creel.......a gift from Rob for our 25th wedding anniversary....(the silver anniversary of course) which was over ten years ago now!



This intricate basket has a leather strap and a tiny gold buckle.....both pieces came with unique hand made silver chains.....



These two beautiful silver necklaces are dear to me....and I enjoy and wear them often.....Over the years the cost of the work of these talented artists has risen dramatically and I feel very fortunate that we have two of their pieces. If you look at the creations on their website.....check out "Little Sweet Stitches"......



Isn't the creativity and execution of the work of these artists amazing?