Dish Dance

I had to empty one of my dish cabinets in my kitchen/dinette so the telephone/cable man could install my new prism cable I chose . I think I will really like it  I get lots more channels to choose from and it several dollars less a month than my old cable company

Well anyway I had to empty a double shabby chic cabinet in my dinette so the installer man could drill a hole through my wall into my office.to connect to my computer etc

I have dishes all over the table my buffet kitchen counters and bar and some in floor and I was gone last night and too tired when I got home to mess with them. I am a low energy person LOL I have to recharge a lot

Lots of plates got moved out

                                                                                 

A pie plate on bottom of this stack

My large platter gravy boat and its tray and a water pitcher. I have loved this pattern for years

I have several pieces of my mother of pearl flatware laying around in this cabinet

Here is  my only little sliver napkin ring holder a little boy and his dog ,I bought this years ago and now can't remember where. Do you forget where you buy your treasures after having then 30 years or more? Of course some of you aren't even 30 years old yet LOL

Another stack of mixed plates pink tranferware calendar plates in this stack 

Silver spoons stuck around

These are some pretty rhinestone hair pins in a  fancy shot glass

I took pictures so I would know how I had all my dishes arranged in this cabinet I have a class tonight so can't work on it  and then after work tomorrow a manicure but surely I can get a few back in before I take off for Kansas City for the weekend another niece's wedding 

I didn't take pictures of the vintage mirrors I have through out this cabinet to reflect the dishes. I didn't realize how many till I had to empty this. Hope you like blue and white dishes as much as I do 

Linky parties I like to join in 

Wow us Wednesdays 

Blissfull White Wednesday 

No Minimalist Here 

From My Front Porch To Yours 

Katherine's  Corner 

Between Naps On the Porch 

Friday Flea Market 

Throwback Thursday 

My Romantic Home 

Newest Creation

As I was surfing my blog list I seen the cutest project where a gal had taken a new coin purse top and used it for a photo frame.
Bells went off in my head and a couple light bulbs and I thought that is what I can use my old celluloid purse frame for. I got this purse frame years ago in a box of stuff (excuse me ) treasures and have always wanted to use it for something.

I found just the correct size picture and that was of Mildred Addison, her name is written on her picture . She is in a 5' x 7' picture
The Before picture of Mildred

                                                                 

               
Then the After picture of Mildred, I wish I knew who Mildred was and where she came from.It is amazing how many old pictures you find at flea markets auctions and antique malls

                                                                                                     

Sweet Mildred I love her dress

I added some beautiful fine vintage lace ( out of my fine lace stash ) at the bottom and added a small pearl at the end of her pearl necklace and that is all . I just love the old purse handle . If I can find the blog I got this idea from I would definitely give her blog name. I might run across it again and will let you know.She is selling her pictures mine is going on the studio wall someplace. I don't think I have a spot for another hanging item  ( Petite Michelle Louise ) thanks to  Patti at Ivy & Elephants for letting me know where I found this adorable idea 

                                                     

                                                           

                                                               

This is where someone had written her name and I have had it so long I have no idea which auction I got it at. I use to go to an auction every month if there was one around. I always liked the old farm auctions because of the crock bowls and old button tins 

Linky parties Mildred is in 

No Minimalist Here 

Throw back Thursday 

Coloradolady

The Vintage farmhouse

Treasure Hunt Thursday 

Feathered Nest Friday 

Common Ground 

My Romantic Home 

Frugal Friday

redoux

Rooted in Thyme 

Common Ground/etsy shops

Mit Echten Vanille Schoten

LOL
 Carl & Manuela  son & daughter in law of  Norman who I check in on once a week gave me some of their German food before they left last weekend to go home to Germany. Carl met Manuela in  Germany they met after college and Carl stayed in Germany. I really like her we just hit it off like old friends.

I figured out one package is Feiner Bourbon Vanille Pudding which I am going to try to figure out the ingredients and cook for myself, any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated
                                                           

 Instruction are very clear on the back if you can read Germany i'll go to google translate and write in instructions in. Sounds really good with that bourbon in it LOL

 Then they gave me this package which I am sure in some kind of instant potatoes because of the picture where the man is holding the potato?
am I right ?
 I  read a blog by  a woman named Johanna from Germany I am going to send her a message she can tell me all about these I didn't ask Manuela because I didn't realize they put these items in one of my goody boxes till after they left

                                                               

 See isn't that a potato and I can't figure out any of his instructions

 They even gave me their little what I would call a double boiler pan to cook it in

 I like the blau  graniteware pan it can sit someplace in the studio full of some small treasure like belt buckles or rhinestone for necklaces

       I have lots more items they gave me as they cleaned out their dad's house, he moved to assisted living at age 98            


Linky parties

The Sunday View
Boogieboard Cottage 
Ivy & Elephants
WOW us Wednesdays

I Made It

I am always trying, I said trying to make something in my mind and just can't get my hands to get it together. However I keep trying to make something that I just love and always end up saying well that is not what I wanted . Do you ever do that creating a altered art piece or anything?
Here is the bakelite necklace I was working on and showed you in a previous post  some of the bakelite earrings and buttons I had.I guess I like it
I love before and after pictures, before my necklace was created

                                                                   

     After I worked my fingers to the bone LOL   I never did like delicate jewelry

                         
                                                                         

I will wear it with an all black outfit maybe jeans and a turtle neck

 In  this picture I see a green button on the left of the picture turned around I bet when I wear it it may turn also. In the picture below the green button with the silver done is the one that was turned around

    Well anyway I like it and have another idea in my head and anxious to start on it this weekend. I went to St Louis shopping with a friend last Monday and we had to go to Williams Sonoma kitchen store  to touch my favorite pan the Ruffoni ones
                                                                               

 The we went to American Girl store in Chesterfield Mall  to get my friends niece the new doll Paige and her 3 outfits. I am sure if any of you have little girls you know what these dolls are

                                               
 My Elephant Ears before I have to dig them up they have lived under my Curtain Tree all summer and have done great
                 
                                                                                                   

                                                           

Linky parties I joined in


My Romantic Home 
The Vintage Farmhouse
The Shabby Nest
Friday Flea Market 
                                                                             

Saved Treasures

Oh I have had fun this week I was over at Nancy's Dad's house you know the gal that gave me her old doll chest with all the old dolls that her or her sister didn't want. I am not a doll collector but I wasn't going to turn them down
Nancy has gone back to Italy to run her tour company with her husband

Now Carl her brother is here from Germany with his family to get the items he wanted out of his parents house
I got a call from Carl, Janice come over and see if you want anything before it goes to the big dumpster!!!!!!!! What a dumpster,I offered to do a yard sale for them , they didn't want to do that.
Well I loaded my car trunk, back seat, front seat with as much as I could . Dishes, toys,books,tools.
I got it all home and arranged in my garage around where my car sets. I can drive in and carefully open the door and sideways get in the kitchen door.


This old music box was their mothers from years gone by, Mother was 96 when she died and their Dad who I go check on is 98 and going strong                                                                        

                                                                               

Here is the family pitcher as Carl called it ,I know it's a 1950-1960's pitcher he remembers his Mom always put the ice tea or lemonade in this pitcher it was always on their table.,remember when all the kitchens were pink or turquoise in the early 1960's ( I do ) LOL I wanted a turquoise kitchen . Some people I knew bought a new travel trailer and all her appliances were turquoise I thought it was the prettiest thing I had ever seen in a home

                                                                               

 Shiny Brite Christmas ornament boxes . I got 4 boxes of glass balls, this stuff was going in a DUMPSTER !!! 

after the second time I went over to get all the cookbooks and some other things I couldn't get in my car the first trip I seen other things that made me sad to know no one in the family wanted them. They did give the dinning room and buffet and a desk to a resale shop as a donation.

Lois & Nancy didn't want their little cups from their childhood, really they didn't want anything from their childhood, Carl took his cup . I'll use them in the studio by putting pencils in them 

I got 2 very old dolls from 1910-1915 that was their Mothers , lots compotes a huge copper serving tray bigger than any silver tray I have just had to save it and lots of old souvenir items from old Mexico, they lived their a few years right out of college back in 1938 .

OH lots of sewing items like thimbles, wooden thread spools and some neat old advertising boxes,one was for a pair of size 7 shoes $1.97 and another one was a shoe box from Italy $39.00 I guess they traveled to Italy back in the 1960's I am sure this box is this Old 

Linky Parties 

PINK SATURDAY 

Wow Us Wednesday 

Ivy & Elephants 

TimeWashed / Giveaway

Rose Chintz Cottage

Necklace Creation

I have been going through all of my bakelite jewelry looking for some certain bakelite barrell buttons I bought years ago at the Portland Expo show in Portland Oregon back when bakelite was HOT.
Anyway I seen a picture of a necklace on line I fell in love with and wanted to try to do one similar to it with all my bakelite pieces. I just hate to use the E6000 glue because it is final when you use it you know what I mean I can't take the necklace apart if I decide I want a certain button .

This first button is fabulous I think I only have one and had forgotten I even had it . I have a small plastic chest with about 20 drawers with my bakelite in it . It is about 2 1/4 inch long
If your not a button or bakelite person you won't appreciate this at all LOL

                                                                               

 Darn it cut off the top oh well you can see it

Then here is a assortment of bakelite  pieces I am trying to choose from  to use on my project. I love that fuschia color twisted button and there is more to match it in different colors

                                                           

                                                                                                 

                                     
This is the start of it the red bakelite piece is off of another necklace then I stacked the oval button on it and added the dotted bakelite button I like this look so going to go from here just trying to decide which glue to use.
Should i just bite the dust and use E6000?
                                                                                         

Here is some more pieces  I am considering using and I am going to put it on a black large open  chain in the above picture 

Here is the look i'm going for I just copied this off a piece of paper however I think you can see what I want 

After checking out the book by Amy Hanna Rejuvenated Jewels  at the library i have been playing with all my jewels . Also since I like the book so much I ordered it off Amazon .

Linky parties are fun 

Boogieboard Cottage 

Ivy & Elephants

WoW us Wednesday 

No Minimalist Here 

PINK Saturday 3/8/14

Jeweled Velvet

 I have been working on adding some jewels to two small pumpkins I got at Joann's fabric. I want a couple large ones also but Joan's only have the smaller ones. They were 30 % off the day I bought them. Now 40 % off so go get you some . I am not a fan of Orange but what are you to do when it's fall and pumpkin time ? use orange velvet. I used an orange velvet flower off of an old hat I got I bet 15 years ago and an old cameo I have had in my jewels  in the studio then tied some orange seam binding that has been in a drawer of about 50 packages of vintage seam bindings.

Oh and I am not a huge Halloween fan I just like Velvet Pumpkins so decorating them for the studio, girls & boys  I am not getting a jump on the holiday Halloween. I guess i should have named them Cameo Pumpkins. I can still add some rhinestones

                                                 

This is the green one I like much better and even had an old green cameo for her pretty top

I have an old lace blouse I bought once in a rag bag and love it so cut a strip off for a tie for Miss Green Pumpkin 

Here is what they looked like before I added my touches on them both . When I first seen velvet pumpkins arrive on blogs I wanted some.That was about 3 years ago wasn't it ? maybe 4 

That is my latest project and I have about 20 waiting on me, I am sure you can relate to this? We just don't have enough time or energy to get it all done 

LinkyParties I am joining in 

From My Front Porch to Yours

Brambleberry Cottage

Katherines Corner 

The Vintage Farmhouse

My Romantic Home 

Rooted in Thyme