Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Topping it Off & Etsy

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This is the top of the white hutch in my kitchen. (Gosh, it’s hard to take good photos of the tops of cabinets and hutches! It seems to be so dark up there – at least in my house.) I used to have a rather large Fiesta collection and on the left are 3 of the pieces that I saved when I sold it. The heart is from Monica. The sheep are salt and pepper shakers that my sister gave me. I have a vintage pitcher under that wire cloche. The little guy is a fishmonger from the days when we collected the Dickens Village pieces from Department 56. Don added him to the display because he thinks the fishmonger looks like him. And on the right is an old ice cream bucket filled with dried hydrangeas.

Once I had taken that photo, I started looking at the tops of my other cabinets.

This is my hutch in the den. The birdcage on the left is vintage Hendryx. I bought it at Vignettes in San Diego. And you can see some of my pieces of Roseville pottery. I love Roseville. Hidden behind the pottery are some vintage books, including my dad’s schoolbooks.

Then I traveled on to the top of my big old white cabinet in the living room:

The ceiling in the living room is low. More pottery, mostly McCoy – the piece on the left doesn’t have a maker’s mark.

What about the kitchen cabinets?

Fortunately, our kitchen ceiling is high and I can display my pottery. On the left are two Fiesta coffee pots. The other four pieces are McCoy. That chartreuse vase is one of my favorites – very clean lines and  sort of Art Deco/Moderne handles. On the other side of the kitchen you can see these:

More McCoy.

I like using the tops of hutches and cupboards and cabinets for display space. And, frankly, I need it. I have so much pottery around here that if I limited my displays to shelves and the inside of hutches, I’d be in a sorry state. Do you use that space to display things in your home?

Shop Update:

There are 2 more Obsession Scarves in the Etsy Shop – I just added them.

 Update: Sold out. Thank you!

Another former student of mine won an Emmy last night – Abraham Higginbotham (Writer and Executive Producer on Modern Family.) Yay, Abe!

Happy Monday.

Potting the Pothos

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You’d think, with all the McCoy Pottery pieces I own, I’d use one of the planters as an actual planter.

Nope.

Most everything is on display, scattered throughout the house.

Then I rooted a bit of Pothos and found myself immediately thinking about running to the store for a little terracotta pot.

Wait a minute. Hold on.

I love this planter and I own two of them. Why not use one for the plant and have one on display?

Yes, I know it’s a wacky idea to actually use one’s pottery collection. But why the heck not?

I exaggerate a bit here. I plop flowers into my McCoy vases all the time.

I have another bit of Pothos rooting at the moment. A long stem had apparently broken off the mother plant, which is in the bathroom, and my husband had tossed it in the waste basket. 

I’m not kidding.

Thankfully, my speedy rescue resulted in yet another piece of pothos taking root in a mason jar and that one will eventually join the other in the McCoy pot.

Signing off,

The Pothos Whisperer.

Linking to Elaine’s Sunny Simple Sunday.

Happy Sunday.

 

A Favorite Thing Saturday #4

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Welcome to A Favorite Thing, number four! Every week we share one of our favorite things with each other. Since almost everything I have in this cottage is a favorite thing, I think I am in no danger of running out of ideas.

Let’s look back at some highlights from last week.

First up:

Dayle’s sewing machine, passed down from grandmother to mother and now to Dayle. It’s a beauty and since I got my very own Featherweight this week, I had to feature another gorgeous Singer machine.

These amazing bird house planters, from Tracy MB’s trip to the Ellis Bird Farm.

And Laura’s sewing mementos from her grandmother; the mammy pin cushion and the darning egg. What treasures.

This is my entry for this week.

This little vintage spice shelf hangs on the wall in my sewing/creative/studio space. I found it in a local antique shop. It still has the original label on the back. It holds a few treasures; my little lamb with the party hat that you can also see in my header, a vintage scottie toothpick holder, a little pink shaker and a box of doll clothespins. It’s the perfect little shelf for small treasures. I love the sort of Art Deco design at the top.

Now, it’s your turn. Share a favorite thing of yours!

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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.

 


Lambs Like to Party

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