Vintage Blue Drinking Glasses & Caddy

I mentioned last week that I found one more thing at Fairground Antiques while searching for frames....


...and that I was going to save it for a Blue Monday post... (Spotty thinks this blue looks lovely against his fur and asked to be in one of the photos!)


Well just look at what I found and fell in love with! The glasses are unmarked, so I don't have any information on them... Does anyone know what this pattern is called? Or what these flowers are? For some reason I want to say they're cornflowers, but I'm not really sure... (They actually look like blue poinsettias to me!)


I don't think I'll use them as drinking glasses. I tend to have 'slippery fingers' and I want the entire set kept intact! So I'll most likely use them to store my paintbrushes or as a vase. Wouldn't a single flower in each glass look sweet?

Now please hop over to Smiling Sally to see her Blue Monday post and to find a list of all the other blue-loving bloggers participating in this week's Blue Monday!

Update: Thanks for all the help in figuring out what these flowers are. I guess I wasn't too far off in saying maybe cornflowers or blue poinsettias! The glasses did come in the caddy when I bought them, but I don't know if they were originally paired together or if somewhere throughout the years someone thought they looked good together!

(And don't forget to enter my giveaway here... Wednesday noon is the deadline!)

Donna

I can't wait any longer.... (Part 2 of My Giveaway)

I know I said I wouldn't announce this until I pick the winner, but I can't wait until then!

In addition to the Sensible Chic book, the winner of my "Patience Giveaway" will also receive a $20 gift certificate to spend at Ronda's Cherry Blossom Cottage (see the cottage blue pumpkin in my banner? It came from Cherry Blossom Cottage!)... And Ronda has offered FREE SHIPPING to the winner as well!!


This is just a sampling of what you'll find at Cherry Blossom Cottage... Ronda makes the most amazing chair covers for office chairs and dining room chairs...

And she just updated her shop with Christmas items!! These glitter mittens come in a wide variety of colors and patterns!

Isn't this the sweetest little snow angel you've ever seen??

Wow - if anyone is looking for a vintage tablecloth for Christmas, look at this beauty!!

Here's another great vintage item from her shop... (love that color!)

And what a sweet apron to wear while preparing Thanksgiving dinner!

This is just a sampling of what she has in her shop right now and, of course, there are no guarantees that these exact items will still be available by Thursday's drawing, but Ronda always has a great assortment of goodies to choose from!

So, to enter the giveaway (deadline: noon Wednesday 11-12-08) just go to this PATIENCE post and leave a comment. Let me know if you announce this giveaway on your blog and you'll get two entries... Good luck to everyone and thank you, Ronda, for offering free shipping!!

Donna

A big PINK pop-up Strega Nona!

Tomie dePaola has been one of our favorite children's book authors/illustrators since the girls were very young. (Little did I know when I wrote about him here, that in a few short months we would have the opportunity to listen to him speak and meet him at a signing!!) His books have provided countless hours of entertainment for our family throughout the years.. And now he has a brand new book out, with a shiny pink cover!!!


Brava Strega Nona!, a pop-up book! (Strega Nona is one of his most beloved book characters!)


One of my girls and I went to the bookstore where he was doing a signing today and I was able to get a picture of her with Tomie right before he signed our book!

This book has the most intricate pop-ups... it's just unbelievable the talent that goes into designing them...

The colors are bright and beautiful - and there are LOTS of pinks!!!

(How cute!! A little pop-up book within a big pop-up book!)

Now you should hop like a bunny over to Beverly's How Sweet the Sound to see her PINK Saturday post and to find a list of all the other PINK loving bloggers participating in PINK Saturday!!

(And don't forget to enter my giveaway in this post!)

Donna

A "New Do" for Patience ... and a Giveaway!!

Patience, who you met last May, asked if she could please live inside during the long New England winter. How could I say no to this sweet face? However, I have a dilemma... Her summer bonnet of impatiens met its demise during a cold snap, so it's time to give her a new look for the winter...


This boxwood gives her a formal look...


She looks much more casual with blue hydrangeas in her hair....


Here she's sporting free flowing locks of ivy...

"If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair..." Yes, she is definitely a 60's flower child with these little white blossoms...

Or perhaps she'd prefer a more punk, spiked style?

"Okay, Patience, I get it... You're the life of the party..."

Well, I've actually made my decision on her "new do" and I'll share it with you next Thursday. But here's the fun part - tell me which look you like best! And you don't have to match the one I picked... Just by telling me which style you like best, you'll be entered into a drawing for a couple of items, the first being....

... this copy of SENSIBLE CHIC, based on the HGTV show of the same name...

... where they take a high-priced "inspiration" room and help homeowners create a budget version of the designer room...

It's a softcover book of 191 pages with color photos or illustrations on every page... Lots of inspiration inside these covers!

The winner will also receive another giveaway prize, but I'm going to keep it under wraps until next Thursday (if I can wait that long!) when I announce the winner... But here's a small hint.. you'll really like it!!

So up until next Wednesday (around noon time), just leave a comment on this post stating which "do" you prefer... On Thursday I'll announce the winner and show you which "look" I chose for Patience! (Non-bloggers, be sure to leave an e-mail addy!)

And if you mention this giveaway on your blog, be sure to let me know in your comment so I can enter your name twice!

Donna

My Junktique Finds...Photo Tag...And Awards!

S-C-O-R-E! I was searching for a couple of frames and an inexpensive birdcage....


... and just look what I found!!!


I thought this birdcage was adorable. Even though I already have a few birdcages (a future post for sure), I've been doing some 'tweaking' and 'rearranging' here and there and I thought one more was needed for a certain spot... This one fit the bill perfectly...

Some of you may remember my April post on this original rose painting... Well, ever since then I've been trying to find a frame for it and for this vintage PBN of Mary. They're both 10x14, which is not a standard frame size. I decided to make it a priority to find frames for them because I really want to hang them...

...and Fairground Antiques didn't let me down! I found these two old frames. One is a little bit small for the rose painting, but I'll make it work somehow... (right now the painting is just propped up behind it)... I'm very torn between leaving the frames natural or painting them white. Since all of my walls are white, I'm leaning toward leaving them just as they are. (Sometimes I think I get carried away with painting everything white)...

Don't you just love it when you find exactly what you're looking for??

I also found one other item, but I think I'll save that for my Blue Monday post... (I guess you don't have to think too hard to figure out what color it is!)

PHOTO TAG

Sherry at Edie Marie's Attic tagged me for a game of Photo Tag. The rules are, I have to go to my computer photo folders, open the fourth folder, and post about the fourth photo...

This is a photo that my sweet friend, Jill, sent me... She lives near Amish country in Ohio and since I've never been, she was kind enough to send me this fantastic photo that she took while out shopping one day. You just don't see anything like this here in New England... At least not around where I live!

The four people I choose for Photo Tag are:

Dana @ The Stone Rabbit

Joanne @ My Little Cottage in the Making

Angie @ Sandals and Daisies

Jean @ A Romantic Country Home

AWARDS

Thank you so much to Cami at Creating Myself for giving me this Kreative Blogger award! Cami is the "Kreative" one! I was in awe of her November 2nd Stairway to Heaven post - it's spectacular!

And I was awarded this "Lovely Lady" award by Joanne at My Little Cottage in the Making. Thank you, Joanne. Be sure to check out the vintage Christmas postcards she just blogged about, all arranged in a beautiful cork board!!

I also want to thank both Pat at Mille Fiori Favoriti and Nola at The Alamo for making the the recipient of the beautiful Marie Antoinette award! For some reason, my computer will not allow me to save the beautiful graphic from either of their sites. I'm sure it's something going on with my silly computer... But thank you both so very much!

I'd like to pass on both of these beautiful awards to all of you because you all deserve them!

Donna

My latest junktique journey...

Last week I visited Fairground Antiques in Swanzey, NH (I love that place!). I'll show you what I got in tomorrow's post, but here are some things I didn't buy!


I thought this was the neatest dress... Wouldn't it be perfect as part of a Halloween costume?


This little guy looked like he'd lost his best friend. I would have gladly taken him home, but he was more than I wanted to spend (besides, I was on a mission to find something else)...

This vintage postcard caught my eye... such a peaceful design...

Sweet melodies being played by my daughter...

... on this vintage child's piano.

Well I love the word Enchanted - and I love animals - and you know how I love children's books, but I just couldn't justify the price...

And what a cheerful looking house on the cover of this Little Golden Book....

WARNING... I know some people do not like old dolls or doll 'body parts,' but I couldn't resist photographing them... So if doll parts creep you out, you might want to stop here... (although the next two photos are pretty tame)...

These little ones actually looked very sweet in their basket...

And his little dolly doesn't look too scary....

But - Oh-My-Gosh - look at these!!! Can you say creepy/scary?

I have seen doll's heads displayed, especially at Halloween time, and I think they make the coolest decorations if you're going for a spooky look... (I have to admit I am drawn to them even though I find them a bit scary!)

I'm sure she was very well loved 'once upon a time'...

It's too bad I didn't squeeze these photos into an October post for Halloween!!

Now this little doll has such a sweet face... She doesn't scare me.

But look at that price! That is scary! Or maybe that's a fair price for a doll like this? She does look very old. I guess I'm a bit out of the loop when it comes to the value of older dolls/doll parts...

So stop back tomorrow to see what I was searching for - and actually found!!

Donna

Look through any window...

... what do you see?

I see beautiful autumn colored leaves....


New England puts on a spectacular show during the fall season...


The air is so crisp and cool...

I feel I have no right to complain about the fact that it's too cold to eat suppers on the deck anymore when I'm surrounded by such beauty...

Fallen leaves cover every square inch of our yard right now... A not so subtle reminder of all the raking that needs to be done before Old Man Winter arrives...

And the leaves are getting sparser with every passing day... I'm afraid one good rain or windstorm is going to empty all branches of any remaining color... Once winter arrives, I think I would like to hibernate until the warm spring sun beckons to me! (Can anyone tell that I am not a big fan of winter??)...

Donna