Wednesday, June 26, 2013

A Red, White and Blue Greeting

It has been a while since I last posted and I have been having trouble figuring out what to post so since Independence Day is coming up soon I decided to do a quick little something for the occasion. I am not feeling too creative with my words today just in my decorating. So here is a little red, white and blue vignette for you.


The items pictured above include a little blue velvet with silk frame, a German dresser box (ring box maybe), an Ice Water Ironstone pitcher from a hotel or train, ruby flash pieces and a Titanic teacup. All are antique except for the teacup.

Pictured below is an antique Scott's Emulsion tradecard. Aren't those girls sweet? Look at those blue eyes!
On the bottom right hand corner it says "The Twins".


If you are interested in reading about a Victorian Fourth and the origins of Uncle Sam then please click here to read last years post.
Here's wishing you a safe and happy Independence Day. God bless you all.

I want to thank Patti and Paula over at IVY AND ELEPHANTS for featuring my Garden Party post on their WHAT'S IT WEDNESDAY party last week. Thank you so much!

Also, thank you to Sandi at ROSE CHINTZ COTTAGE  for featuring the same Garden Party post at her HOME party.
Please check out these ladies blogs, they are wonderful, you'll be glad you did!

I am joining the following parties...
HOME with Sandi at ROSE CHINTZ COTTAGE
WHAT'S IT WEDNESDAY with Paula and Patti at IVY AND ELEPHANTS
TREASURE HUNT THURSDAY with Pamela at FROM MY FRONT PORCH TO YOURS
HOME SWEET HOME with Sherry at THE CHARM OF HOME
SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY with Cindy at MY ROMANTIC HOME
PINK SATURDAY with Beverly at HOW SWEET THE SOUND
AMAZE ME MONDAY with Cindy at DWELLINGS
A RETURN TO LOVELINESS  with Kathy at A DELIGHTSOME LIFE

Monday, June 10, 2013

Garden Tea Party

We have had temperature's in the 80's around here lately, wonderful weather for beautiful blooms and Garden parties! For our party I baked a cake and decorated it using colors to match my little teapot, creamer and sugar.


A closer look at those peach roses and blue forget-me-nots. I like the rosebuds on the lids...


they match the rosebuds on the back side of the teapot and creamer...


Let's not forget the strawberries and chocolates! For this vignette I'm showing a calling card with strawberries and Lily of the Valley on it and for the chocolates I'm showing 3 trade cards with Candy Co./Stores advertised on them.


I like the "Daggell's Chocolates" card with the beautiful butterfly on it.  To the right of the card can you see the embroidered butterfly on the handkerchief? I like how it matches the butterfly on the card.
The calling card reads "A Token of Love".


As I was searching my albums for the above cards I came across a few pretty rose cards I wanted to show for this Garden Party. See the embroidered cut out rose on the napkin, I just got that from Janice's garage sale this past weekend. Her blog is called Curtains in my Tree.


Because my roses were looking so pretty...


I decided to cut one and use it in a few Rose card vignettes. Below is another calling card with silk fringe around it.


The card below is a postcard in which the top half opens up to reveal a sweet note for a Sweetheart. I have used my battenburg lace parasol for the backdrop.


Now I want to show you some pretty early Spring blooms from my garden. Azalea bush...


Bluebells...


Pink Bleeding Hearts...


and White Bleeding Hearts...


Going around back, this is what's blooming now, my purple Clematis...


my orange Poker Plant, with the beautiful Kathryn Rose in the background...


my Sedum plant, with the netting to keep the deer from eating it...


and my beloved Hollyhocks. This is the first year for them to bloom here, in front of the kitchen window. For the past several years as soon as they would bloom, the leaves would get ugly spots on them and then they would all fall off! Every time! So I am just thrilled they are still looking beautiful! Knock on wood!


And then, finally, over at the fence is my Iris garden. My mother calls these Old Fashioned Iris and they have been passed down, through the years, from my Great Grandmother's Iris plant.


Well that is it for my Garden Tea Party, I do hope you enjoyed yourself. 

I want to thank Pamela over at TREASURE HUNT THURSDAY for featuring my "Peony Romance" post as one of the top 3 viewed posts at her party. Thankyou Pamela and blogger readers!

I am joining the following parties, please come and join us.
AMAZE ME MONDAY with Cindy at DWELLINGS
A RETURN TO LOVELINESS with Kathy at A DELIGHTSOME LIFE
WHAT'S IT WEDNESDAY with Paula at IVY AND ELEPHANTS
HOME with Sandi at ROSE CHINTZ COTTAGE
TREASURE HUNT THURSDAY with Pamela at FROM MY FRONT PORCH TO YOURS
HOME AND GARDEN THURSDAY with Kathy at A DELIGHTSOME LIFE
HOME SWEET HOME with Sherry at THE CHARM OF HOME
FERTILIZER FRIDAY with Glenda at TOOTSIE TIME
SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY  with Cindy at MY ROMANTIC HOME
PINK SATURDAY with Beverly at  HOW SWEET THE SOUND