Welcome, friends, to A Favorite Thing #10.  That’s a nice even number, isn’t it? Once a week, we all come together to share a favorite thing – it could be a place, an object, an activity, even a person or a pet….something that brings a smile to your face and has a special meaning for you. Let’s look at some of last week’s highlights:

Manuela, of A Cultivated Nest, shared her teapot collection. It’s a beautiful collection, with a toile teapot or two that so remind me of Manuela’s style. My personal favorite was this fabulous Mackenzie Childs teapot. Good thing I’m not anywhere near your home at the moment, Manuela!

Cass, of That Old House, shared the pumpkins she and her daughter, Anne, created for Halloween. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this pumpkin that Anne carved. She did it free-hand. Totally beyond my capabilities.

And Susan, of Ash Tree Cottage, shared a moving tribute to her beloved father, who died two years ago. What an incredible man and father he was. I know he’s smiling down on you, dear Susan. Your loving words described him beautifully.

Gosh, I really love hosting this get-together. I learn so much about you and I thank you for that.

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This week, I’m sharing my Necco Snow Globe. What the heck is that, you ask? Well, last year I found this gorgeous, vintage Necco Candy Jar in a local antique shop.

 It’s quite large and I love its Art Deco lines. My readers gave me lots of suggestions as to the things I could display in my jar. But this was not long before Christmas and one day I had a little light bulb moment. Before I could blink an eye, I found myself creating this:

My Necco Snow Globe. I used my bottle brush trees, a little Putz house and a pine cone. The snow is Kosher Salt.  I thought this was temporary and that after the holidays I would put the jar to another use. But I love it so much that it remains on display today – same scene, same snow globe. How fortunate! I already have one Christmas decoration ready to go!

Now it’s your turn! What do you have to share this week?

You can link up anytime from this evening through Sunday. Make sure you enter the URL of your post. If you’re unsure how to do that, just click on your post title after you’ve published it and copy the information in your browser address window. Come back here, paste the URL into your link entry and there you go! If you have any problems, drop me an email and I’ll help you out. Please link back to this blog on your post. That way, those that read your post and are interested in reading more can do so.

One of my concerns about link parties is that the very reason for them has somewhat gone by the wayside. They’ve become so big and there are so many of them that many bloggers don’t take the time to visit any of the other participants. Link parties are a way to meet new bloggers and share with each other and the only way to do that is to visit each other. So, please, take some time to visit everyone over the next few days. No rush. Stop by, introduce yourself, and leave a comment. It’s the neighborly thing to do.

Welcome back to A Favorite Thing – week number nine. As we close out the week, it’s always fun to share some favorite things with each other. I think it’s a nice way to start the weekend. Let’s take a look at some of last week’s highlights:

Melanie, of A Comfy Cottage, shared her love of books with us – an affliction that many of us share. Melanie has books stashed all over her house and in her post she shows us some of the ways she displays them.

Liz, of Rose Vignettes, shared her new café au lait bowls that she got from Lidy at French Garden House. They are so lovely, aren’t they? You’d better believe I had my eye on that chocolate marshmallowy goodie in the foreground.

Clara, of Rosewalk Cottage, shared the striking arrangement she made for her foyer. Beautiful, Clara! I love the vivid fall colors.

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This week I’m sharing two favorite things. In the foreground is my grandmother’s baby shoe. My mom passed this treasure on to me. The leather is still amazingly supple after all these years. I love the little white buttons. Obviously, this is priceless to me and I keep it tucked in the china cabinet in the den. Right behind it is one of my McCoy Singing Birds. I have 3 of them – 2 in aqua and one in this cream color.

Now, it’s your turn! What do you have to share this week?

You can link up anytime from this evening through Sunday. Make sure you enter the URL of your post. If you’re unsure how to do that, just click on your post title after you’ve published it and copy the information in your browser address window. Come back here, paste the URL into your link entry and there you go! If you have any problems, drop me an email and I’ll help you out. Please link back to this blog on your post. That way, those that read your post and are interested in reading more can do so.

One of my concerns about link parties is that the very reason for them has somewhat gone by the wayside. They’ve become so big and there are so many of them that many bloggers don’t take the time to visit any of the other participants. Link parties are a way to meet new bloggers and share with each other and the only way to do that is to visit each other. So, please, take some time to visit everyone over the next few days. No rush. Stop by, introduce yourself, and leave a comment. It’s the neighborly thing to do.

Welcome to A Favorite Thing #8 – we’ve now shared two whole months of favorite things. I don’t know about you, but I can go on indefinitely. Let’s look at some highlights from last week:

Susy, of The Feathered Nest,  shared some ballet shoes that her friend had embellished for her, along with a delightful story about her own ballet shoes. (I had a choice when I was a kid: dance lessons or piano lessons. I chose piano, but I always wanted to be dancer!)

Still Woods Farmhouse shared the gorgeous vintage automobiles that are part of Cruisin’ the Coast, an amazing event that takes place down on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. (I want a vintage car. Or a vintage truck. In aqua.)

Elaine, of Sunny Simple Life, shared her chickens with us. She described them and all their activities and I’m fascinated.  I can see why she loves them so. (I’d be too afraid of predators around here, but I am a wee bit envious. They are beautiful.)

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This week I’m sharing something from my childhood with you:

This egg cup was given to me when I was a very young child – no more than 4 – by my godparents, Edith and Nick. In those days, Fannie Farmer candies would come out with an egg cup as part of their Easter line. I had this egg cup for, ahem, some years before I looked at it anew and thought, “Maybe I should collect figural egg cups.”

I started a collection, which must be numbering close to 50 by now, that I love. I have another Fannie Farmer egg cup that I’ll share another time with you. But this one, this is the most special. My godparents are both gone now and I loved them dearly. They lived down the street from us and I spent countless hours at their house. I miss them. And I thank them for everything – especially this darling egg cup.

Now it’s your turn! What do you have to share this week?

You can link up anytime from this evening through Sunday. Make sure you enter the URL of your post. If you’re unsure how to do that, just click on your post title after you’ve published it and copy the information in your browser address window. Come back here, paste the URL into your link entry and there you go! If you have any problems, drop me an email and I’ll help you out. Please link back to this blog on your post. That way, those that read your post and are interested in reading more can do so.

One of my concerns about link parties is that the very reason for them has somewhat gone by the wayside. They’ve become so big and there are so many of them that many bloggers don’t take the time to visit any of the other participants. Link parties are a way to meet new bloggers and share with each other and the only way to do that is to visit each other. So, please, take some time to visit everyone over the next few days. No rush. Stop by, introduce yourself, and leave a comment. It’s the neighborly thing to do.