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Really?

March 19, 2013 at 8:45 am by Claudia

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Come on. Really? Haven’t we had enough already?

Just having spotted robins frolicking in my yard, along with bluejays and woodpeckers and all sorts of wee little birds, plus a bunny or two, you might excuse me for my disbelief and, let’s be frank here, disgust at what awaited me when I woke this morning.

I am over it.

And it’s wet, icy, sleety snow. Oh joy. What fun it will be to shovel the drive yet again! And I really do have to help Don this time. This stuff isn’t easy.

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Even Scout looked stunned.

Those of you who have been complaining about the “cold” temperatures in your neck of the woods, i.e., my sister and my father, to name but two, can shut up now. Truly. I don’t want to hear another word.

Pardon me while I scream.

The fabric eggs in yesterday’s post were made from a pattern I found on Retro Mama. Click here.

And now for some splashes of color on a dull day. First, I’m going to hang one of my Springtime Crochet Flower Garlands somewhere in the house (there are new ones in the shop.)

And for more color, today’s egg cups:

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With our focus now on chicks and ducks, we have two little chicks on a teeter-totter on the left, a sweet chick hatching in the center and a mama and her babies on the right. The egg cups on the left and right were made in Japan. The one in the center was made in Portugal.

Whimsical: lightly fanciful. That’s what my sweet little egg cups are. Whimsical.

There are many whimsical touches in my cottage. Do you have a touch of whimsy in your home?

Happy Tuesday.

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Fabric Eggs and Egg Cups

March 18, 2013 at 10:20 am by Claudia

My Necco Snow Globe has been temporarily retired. But don’t worry, it will be back come Christmas. After two years of housing sweet snow globiness, it needed to go back to its original state.

You might not remember but I found this gorgeous, rather large Necco Candy Jar in a local shop, after having seen it at auction in a lot with other vintage jars that I bid on and lost. When I found it months later, I recognized it immediately and grabbed it as quickly as possible. Isn’t it fabulous?

Yesterday I showed you my fabric eggs, made four years ago in San Diego. (One accomplishes a lot when one is away from home for 6 months and a friend loans the aforementioned her Featherweight: 12 fabric eggs, 2 quilt tops.) Anyway, I digress, here they are in their holiday home:

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My little lamb thinks they are pretty snazzy. Pardon me while I rave once more about the graduated Art Deco style of the glass. It makes my heart sing.

And the graphics on the lid.

And the fact that I used to live very close to the Necco factory in Cambridge, MA. I could smell them as I passed by.

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I don’t do a lot of holiday-type decorating, as you know. But I sure like this sort of decorating. And, like the snow globe, this just might linger past the holidays.

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As we head toward an early Easter, I thought I might share a wee bit of my egg cup collection with you each day. I collect mostly figural egg cups because I find them so utterly charming. And they must be vintage.

They make me smile.

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Today I’m sharing doggy egg cups.

On the left: Two dogs holding up an egg. I love this one and I’ve never seen it anywhere else.

Center: A Scottie egg cup.

Right: Dog in a rather dashing suit.

More tomorrow.

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Happy Monday.

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What the Heck is in that China Cabinet?

October 10, 2012 at 10:00 am by Claudia

First of all, why do I decide to do these kinds of posts on a rainy, gloomy day? Don’t answer. The truth is, taking a bright sunny photo in the den would be all but impossible on any given day. Even though there are lots of windows, the big window is tucked under the porch roof, so we don’t get any bright sun until the end of the day. So, using Aperture Priority, I’m attempting to take some fairly decent photos of this cabinet and its contents. (Note: I need a new camera.) And eliminating the television from this photo would entail moving a few pieces of furniture and that’s not going to happen. Trust me, this photo would have been a lot worse if I hadn’t painted the inside of the cabinet a pale pink.

This china cabinet, which is on the petite side, was one of the first things I bought for my apartment in San Diego. I found it in Ocean Beach, my favorite place to hunt for vintage anything. I bought it to house my collection of Fiesta, which I ended up selling a few years later. I love the different tones of wood and the inlays along the sides. I’ll never paint it. You can see the Hendryx birdcage and some of my Roseville on top. Let’s take a peek inside, shall we?

Shelf One

1. aqua bulb bowl – McCoy, 2. my great-grandmother’s syrup jug with pewter lid, 3. platter from my favorite set of of Edwin Knowles china, I wrote about them here, 4. creamer and sugar found in Orange, CA, 5. small dish from my great-grandmother’s set of Haviland China (the rest is still stored at my friend’s house in Detroit. I know.) 6. pale pink depression glass plate that I won in a giveaway 7. French china pitcher, found at Vignettes, 8. French china plate, also found at Vignettes 9. One of my first pieces of McCoy, a lovely green vase (I have 2 of them) 10. hat pin holder, 11. vintage hat pin

Shelf Two

1. McCoy bird dish, 2. McCoy vase in peach/coral, 3. McCoy pot (a present from Brenda) 4. beautiful plate, made in France, that you can’t see very well (from Vignettes) 5. Hull pitcher (a present from Betty) 6. my grandmother’s baby shoe, 7. my pink hobnail vase (found in the neighboring town) 8. a goose egg cup

Shelf Three

1. two teacups from that set of Edwin Knowles china, 2. a bowl and a gravy boat from that same set, 3. a little platter – same set, 4. McCoy vase, another one of my first finds, 5. a beautiful egg cup in my favorite colors, unmarked (I found it at Vignettes) 6. McCoy Arcature vase (one of my all-time favorites) 7. McCoy bulb bowl in aqua, 8. hat pin holder

I think I need some larger plates or platters in the back, don’t you?

I’ll take you on a tour of the kitchen cabinet (also full of china and pottery) on another day.

Thank you for all your beautiful, heartfelt comments on my post about Riley. I can never thank you enough for the compassion and love you’ve sent my way and for the love you’ve sent to Riley. Bless you.

Don’t forget the book giveaway! It ends tonight. Scroll down three posts and you’ll find it.

Happy Wednesday.

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