Spring Activities

Playing with a few Easter decorations...
I bought this pretty table runner last year at a close out sale...







The little bunny is an old tea drip catcher sitting on a cushion made from antique fabrics...by Kim Stout of Thistle Hill.
The heart was made using antique fabrics by my mother in law.



A few of my old chocolate molds.







...very pale blue eggs...





Spring is finally here!
There is lots to celebrate...
...and lots to be grateful for!

Tomorrow I am beginning the big clean out...
I will be going through boxes and closets and sorting and organizing.
Things will go to the thrift store... in the "to be sold pile" and in the trash!
This long overdue "spring cleaning" will continue for many weeks to come....

As a life long collector and having lived in the same home for over 36 years...
well, to be honest...I don't know what I have!

Stay tuned as I am sure to uncover some long forgotten treasures...
I will report my progress and my finds and may need some decision making help!
Do I keep? throw out? sell? donate?

It is overwhelming...daunting in fact...
...but I am resolved to get it done!

Are you with me?
:)

Sand Colors and Cookies

It was a quiet day...cold and crisp with lots of sunshine.
We visited dear family friends to celebrate a 93rd birthday!
I didn't get Kate's room cleaned out as planned nor all the laundry done...
...but spent an hour outside in the fresh air...
... it felt really, really good...

I am so ready for spring...
...dreaming of the sand and sea...
...hope your Saturday was sunny too!

What are you dreaming of this weekend?

Still time to get in on the 52 Flea 1st Anniversary Give-Back!
Just click HERE to leave a comment and have a chance to win!

Good Luck and Good night!
:)

Home and Garden Tour....6

This is a Nicole Sayre doll that Paula has posed on top of a huge bird bath in the corner of the back living room....



A pair of Evi's rabbits sit on an antique bench in the front room.....(Paula has a fabulous collection of Evi's wonderful and diverse creations)...





These three old flour bins have been repurposed and now hold tall pillar candles up on the ledge of the open ceiling in the back room....







I found this wire fireplace screen at Brimfield or was it Madison Bouckville?... and talked her into it.....at least that's the way I remember it!



This vignette sits on top of a cupboard in the kitchen....the little card hanging on the wire basket was made by Kim Stout of Thistle Hill.....she hand drew the picture around the antique buttons sewn to the card to create this little piece of eye candy....



A Mackensie-Childs teapot sits on the stove behind this little vignette......



As her flea market....junking buddy....it is always fun for me to see how Paula will use her finds in her home.....





It looks like a cutting board but Paula believes it came off an old porch.....



The dining room....



details........







Another product of Evi's imagination sits among Paula's brown transferware collection.....









Paula's charming and handsome boyfriend Bill was delighted to surprise Paula with this piece from River in Essex, Ct.......Paula found this pair of windows at Brimfield last September.....



I could go on and on with Paula's fairy tale home but I promised to move on to the other fabulous homes on the tour....

Possum by Kim Stout of Thistle Hill

Since so many of us love vintage or antique sewing items I thought I would share this creation with you......It was made by Kim Stout of Thistle Hill.....a very talented artist and sweet person. She adapted an antique sewing piece by adding her handmade possum to the top of it!



This shows the bottom of the top piece which has a wonderful button attached which helps hold the possum in place..... Kim also does wonderful work with pottery.....I am not positive but it could be her own original button....



The whole thing comes apart and there is space inside for storing thimbles and notions.....



I met Kim in person at the Wilton American Craftsmanship Show a few years ago.....She has a huge collection of old sewing items.....buttons , notions and vintage textiles.....Kim creates wonderful faces out of clay and makes all kinds of pin keeps, theorem strawberries and other clever things....(There is a picture of one of her pin keeps on my side bar).....

You can see more of Kim's things at Earth Angels..........

Just a Reminder........I will be drawing the name of the winner of my "Give Back" tonight so entries can still be made up until 6 p.m. today, Monday, May 11th.....simply click on the link and leave a comment......I can hardly wait to find out which new blogging friend's name is drawn and what kind of things she likes! Then the fun will begin as I dig through my many years accumulations of collected junk er treasures to find just the right prize! Good luck to all!