Pink and Pretty

 

 So, here are a few of my favorite things......placed in front of one of my favorite quilts.  It's a family quilt, lots of names on it....so a cross-stitched LOVE ONE ANOTHER just seems to go there really well.   And, that reminder never hurts anyone, does it? I've no clue who did the cross-stitch, but I made the quilt long ago.  I got the cross-stitch from Sheila at the Junk House.....it really called my name....as you well know....the colors pink and green are always calling my name, so it was irresistible.  It's beautifully stitched.

 

 A recent acquistion was this pink ceramic flower vase from the 40's.........and a heart too....how could I go wrong?  Love it!!!  The little heart bowl I was given a few years ago....it is adorable and the little pink bowl is just dear also.  They sit atop a wonderful cake plate I got from Kathy a while back......it is wonderful.........a few meadow flowers amongst roses.  I love it.

 

 This lovely green vase is a recent purchase also.  From Charles, also at the Junk House.  Just lovely.

And, such a sweet bird perched on it's edge.  

 

 The yellow 'flower' bowl with pink bird....oh, my, I loved it at first sight, but have had it for a while now.

One filled with perle cotton in great colors....some pink.  The other filled with tiny paper roses.  Tickles my fancy....just saying.

 

 The yellow bowl,  underside.

 

 The green vase, underside.

 

 The pink heart vase is not marked, but I found it online under McCoy.

I really need to bake a cake and show it off on that cake plate sometime soon!

 

And, here they all are in my tiny dining room.......all that pink and green mixed in with lots of red and part of my flag collection. I hope you enjoyed seeing this little piece of Bird Nest Cottage, with it's new colorful ceramic pieces, all the stitching and my best wishes for a 

Happy Memorial Day. 

 And, a gentle reminder:

LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

Until next time

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Bird Nest Cottage

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A Pink Bird

 

In the last couple of days, I 'unearthed' this ceramic piece in the garage.  As I tend to fill every kind of container you can think of with buttons and such...this time, I thought of a little collection I have of tiny balls of perle cotton, crochet thread, etc.  The colors were just so perfect.  I love this little 

'flower' dish with the perfect pink bird hovering over it....and so, with a bit more color  -  a quilt, this blog post came about.

 

 I love how the top of the "flower" is yellow and as you look down, it turns into this pretty pink color...just like the bird.

 

 A bit closer....

 

 And, upside down.  Where it's really pink!  There you see the maker...Royal Copley.

 

Thought I should give you a better idea of it's size...even the thread size can be noted.    I don't think I can ever use this thread...as I rarely find these little balls of thread in my flea market trips...and this thread is, to me, very special.  

 

And, what about the quilt?  It's special too.  Actually, most of the quilt is in need of lots of repair, so it may not happen.  However, I will do something with it...meantime, it's great for a backdrop.  With PINK!    

 

 Closer.

 

 And, more color!

As you know, shopping at the flea market is one of my favorite things and I've been doing it for years.  So, therefore, my house is full of "stuff.'  My doctor recently told me to keep it up as it "keeps me going."  Oh, yea, Permission!  How cool is that?  People tell me that my house 'looks just like me."  And, you know I have always said there is a story for every item.  With that in mind, I found this quote today:

"Collect things that you love, that are authentic to you, and your house becomes your story."

Erin Flett

Indeed!

from

Bird Nest Cottage

until next time,

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