In the garden......

A flower is a flower is a flower.....

A snow storm is headed my way again here in the Northeast but I have a little garden here inside that never fades or wilts. This is the base of an Italian tole floor lamp that I have beside the chair where I read and watch tv. I have had it for years so sometimes I don't even notice it anymore. Do you do that? Find that you don't see your lovely things sometimes because they have been with you for so long?

These metal tole flowers are the same original bright colors, I didn't paint them. This rose is my favorite. 
Some forget-me-nots.
Dogwood or.............?
Not sure what this is but I LIKE it! The graceful shape is so pretty. 
Spring is around the corner, I know it,.....at least I hope it is?!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from our house to yours.

The Greatest Love!

Pink Saturday

Welcome to Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly.

Please click on the link with her name to visit her blog and find the large, complete, list of all this Saturday's pink participants. This is a jar on my mantle that holds many of my millinery flowers. I can't bear to use them and I can't bear to hide them in a drawer so I layered them in this jar to see them everyday. The pink rose plate behind it picks up the flower theme. Thanks for visiting and have a great Saturday!

Garden Photos

These are some early summer shots of the garden. These hanging planters on the porch are called "super-tunias" by the neighborhood nursery where we get them. And they are super. They will grow and hang down to the railing.

It was a rainy week here so the pale pink peonies got pretty beat up. I love their soft fluffy ruffles. We have a few ornamental pieces like this post in the garden to add texture.
I always say I can't take any credit for the garden as my hubby does it all and he says he can't take any credit because God does it all. 

First Friday sale

Welcome to another First Friday Sale hosted by Rhea 

at sweetnshabbyroses. Please visit her blog for a list of all selling participants. Please email me about anything you are interested in. Sales on a first come first served basis. For holiday shopping the sales will be every friday this month. Yep, it's time to think about the holidays!! I will combine shipping where possible. Thank You for joining us.

SOLD Thank you....$8.00 plus $4.80 shipping........................ This is a large, handpainted, Nippon plate measuring 9 ins. across. It has a pale blue border with trailing pink roses. There is a gold rim around the edge that is worn off in places. No chips or cracks. Nippon hand stamp on the back. 

Sold Thank you...$5.00 each  plus $4.80 shipping...........I have 3 of these sweet posie plates. Two are marked "Silesia" on the back and one is marked "Bavaria". They are handpainted with the artist signature on the front. They measure 5.75 ins. across. The plates are a pale blue with lots of blue posies.  You can take one or all three. 

Sold thank you.....$5.00 plus $4.80 shipping.......This is a handpainted plate measuring 6.25 ins. across. The back is stamped "Hand painted Stouffer".  It is pale blue with pink anemones and blue forget-me-nots. The gold rim is worn in spots but not cracks or chips. 

$10.00 plus $4.80 shipping...........Delicate vase marked "B & C France" on the bottom. It stands 4.75 ins. It is handpainted pale green on the bottom with a trailing vine and pink roses through the middle. The feet and top rim are accented in gold. Excellent condition, no chips or cracks. Would look really sweet with one rose in it. 

$8.00 plus $4.80 shipping.........This porcelain violin has 3/4 of a "Napco Japan" sticker on the back with "S86A". It is 6 ins long. with applied roses and gold trim. It is in excellent condition. If there are chips on the roses it is very hard to see. Sweet pale pink!

$20.00 plus $4.80 shipping. ...... This is a Noritake Japan M mark cup and saucer that I made into a pincushion for use or decoration. I used a crochet doily as the base and added sweet small and large rick rack flowers. In the center of the large flowers I added vintage rhinestone buttons and to the center of the small flowers I added beads. Novelty pins included. 

$20.00 plus $4.80 shipping....... This is a Noritake Japan M mark cup and saucer that I made into a pincushion for use or decoration. I used a green and pink embroidered towel for the base and added a large and 2 small rick rack posies. To the center of the large flower I added a vintage rhinestone button and to the centers of the small flowers I added beads. Pink rick rack was added to the cup rim. Novelty pins included. 

First Friday Sale

Welcome to another First Friday Sale hosted by Rhea at sweetnshabbyroses. Please check her blog for a list of all participants. If you see an item here that you would like , please email me and I will send you a paypal invoice. All on a first come basis. Thank you.



SOLD THANK YOU.......$4.00 plus $4.80 shipping......Sweet pin money bank. Almost 4 ins. tall. No damage to the flowers. Needs a cork for the bottom. Stamped "Kelvin Fine China".

$5.00 plus $4.80 shipping.......Handpainted Nippon plate. Excellent condition. Gold line painted throught the flowers has tiny raised dots. Sweet and fresh design. Nippon stamp on the back.

$4.00 plus $4.80 shipping. ......Bavaria marked plate with chrysanthemum design. 6 ins. across with gold rim. There are a few white spots that look like they were never painted. See photo. Nice display piece.

SOLD THANK YOU...............$5.00 plus $4.80 shipping. ...Beautiful marked Bavaria scalloped edge plate. 7 ins. across. No chips. One, 1 ins. hairline crack doesn't mare the beauty of this plate.

SOLD THANK YOU.............$5.00 plus 6.00 shipping.............Adorable baby bassinette scale planter marked " 1962 Napco Japan Bedford Ohio" . Soft pinks and blues. Would be super cute used to store craft supplies.

$6.00 plus $1.75 shipping.............7 panel accordian Birthday card made by me. I used cardstock, scrapbooking paper, images from vintage greeting cards, ribbon, german glass glitter, and a sparkly gem. Measures 5 x 30 ins. Matching envelope included.

$5.50 plus $1.75 shipping..... Set of 2 charming lady cards made by me. I used ice blue cards and matching envelopes with eyelet edged cardstock, copy of vintage image, rick rack, vintage buttons, and german glass glitter.