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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

 

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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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I’ve Been…

March 17, 2013 at 9:33 am by Claudia

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Photographing the beauty of a deer in the early morning light. He was in a group of three right outside my kitchen window.

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Reading more books by Deborah Crombie. After reading two of the later books in the series, I’ve reserved the first 6 from my library. I’m on number two.

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Looking at the mess on my kitchen table and completely ignoring it.

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Pulling skeins of cotton out of these bags to make these:

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As well as crocheting two Obsession Scarves. All this crocheting, which I love, has kept me from this:

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And I really want to get back to it.

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Pulling out my fabric eggs just in time for Easter.

And making these, which are now in the shop:

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These are crocheted in a gorgeous cotton yarn from KnitPicks called Shine. There is a slight sheen to the flowers which is so pretty! They are about 3 1/4 inches in diameter and the aqua and coral are bright and cheery. Too bad the weather wasn’t the same when I photographed these!

I like these particular flowers so much, I’m going to make one of these for me!

Linking to Elaine’s Sunny Simple Sundays.

Happy Sunday.

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating, I love gardening. My decorating style is eclectic; full of vintage and a bit of whimsy.

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