Sparkle,Shimmer and Shine

This morning  I woke up to the delicious smell of coffee brewing 

and the sound of Mr. Flea strumming his guitar.

I love that.

 When I walked into the kitchen

 the sun was streaming through the window

 and lit up my little silver tree...it was positively glowing.

This tiny tree is for the littlest angels.

I'm not really done with it....

just keep adding shiny bits as I find them about the house.

    

 

 

This beautiful blue beaded butterfly

 flew all the way here to me from Italy...

It is one of a pair that my dear friend Walter sent me.

You may remember, that Walter and I met through blogging

 and a year ago when we visited Venice...

...he met us and took us to the flea market at la Corte dei Miracoli.

This October, at that very same flea market,

Walter purchased these lovely butterflies just for me.

  He knew how much I love blue...

...what he didn't know is

 that ever since my Mom's passing...

whenever I see a butterfly I think of her.

 I think of all that she taught me

 and how much she loved and supported me. 

So, thank you Walter!

And thanks to all my other blogger friends

 for your support and friendship this year!

:)

White Pansies, Zinc and Flea Finds

Our Easter weekend was a bit different this year as many family members were out of town....but it was still wonderful....full of bright sunshine, flea markets, special friends with sweet little girls, new friends and a delicious Easter dinner...
... and some down time just for relaxation too.



I was able to spend a morning at the flea market and found some fun things that I wanted to share with you...
...first this little poultry feeder....the perfect size for a few white pansies...














I loved the color on this flowered enamel plate...
...the chips don't bother me a bit!
...Now, those initials...LDC
...could they say....Laura Doesn't Clean?
...no, no...that can't be right...
Laura's Dreams Cometh?
...moving on...



I found seven of these blue and white flowered enamel plates...



a handful of crystals and two tarnished mother of pearl knives...





...two little old tins and a wonderful, tiny wicker covered bottle... c 1900



...and some rusty finials...
...There was lots more...I will save a few pics for a later post...



I've also been rooting around in the cellar and digging up some old zinc items, watering cans, tin things, etc, etc.



White pansies look pretty with everything!



I hope that you are having some warm spring sunshine where you are...
or for my friends on the other side of the world...perhaps at least sunny skies!
...and I hope your week ahead brings all good things!
:)

A Few Favorite Whites

A favorite old white ironstone gravy boat....crazed and with just the right amount of brown...
...(you may have to click on the image to get the full effect!)



An old mourning picture made with seeds...



This celluloid mirror belonged to my great grandmother, Laura Webster Abbott...



A sweet little purse...



Some chippy white paint balusters...



Mother of pearl and sterling teething ring, rattle and baby spoon along with the dish that belonged to my father as a child...

Perhaps I have posted a few of these before....they are some of my favorite whites...so many different shades and textures...

For more white treasures and posts see Kathleen at Faded Charm who hosts White Wednesday!

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!

Get Fruit

Rob was on his way to the grocery store.....I asked Kate if she wanted anything special....She replied...."get fruit".
......Rob returned with pineapple, bananas, strawberries and pears....
It was my job to put the groceries away....
......................And now they want me to make dinner too?