Buttons in mother of pearl

I have been playing with some of my mother of pearl buttons  that I  have

 A friend of mine had a yard sale and going to have  an action because they are selling their house to move to their Florida home permanently.

Anyway I did buy a few things from her but she gave me this tin of buttons that was her mom's so I played with buttons all evening, washed them dried them then separated into colors. I like all the white buttons separate in jars by them selves.

This is what I am working towards , this  lace necklace laced with beautiful mother of pearl buttons, which I have some I can use also. I have plently of old lace and some tatting pieces I will try out to use for the necklace part to sew the buttons on .

                                                             

I laid some of my buttons out to see how I would arrange them

                                                                           

                                                                       

                                                                           
All washed up shinning

                                                                               
 

                                                                             

I have 2 gallon jars full of the dark buttons and sold a few at the last set up at the expo center in door garage sale . I never sell the mother of pearl or white ones. The black ones are jet black glass buttons

I do love the jet black glass buttons and collected all glass buttons   , these don't get thrown in the gallon jars of dark buttons they have a special drawer                                                                    

                                                                 

I think lots of bloggers are button people so you will understand all the pictures of the new buttons in the house  LOL  also some of my mother of pearl handled knives

                                                                     

             Linky parties I am joining in  

Katherines Corner    
The Coloradolady        
French Country Cottage
The Charm of Home    
The Thrifty Grove  
From My Front Porch To Yours
At The Pickett Fence                                                                                                                                            

Shopping for Roses

Hi there

I wanted to show a few dishes I have found at thrift shops and yard sales this summer/ I am trying to get as many as an eight pieces place settings.
I am going to set a table for a diner party and I want to use all vintage dishes with roses on them them have multi colored roses for a center piece or arrangement.
I now need a tea pot . I was lucky enough to find a sugar bowl and creamer same pattern at two different places. Gave $2.00 for creamer and $8.00 for sugar bowl  but since I knew I had the creamer I paid $8.00 .
I didn't get any pictures of my diner plates and don't want to go take more pictures now that I have started this post . Lazy ? when I set the table I will  show the diner plates.

sugar bowl

                                                                           

                                                                       
creamer to match,
 they have the name Empire  Bavaria on the bottom and the creamer has a lid too match the sugar bowl lid? I think this is the first creamer I have ever seen with a lid

wait a minute I looked on the bottom of the sugar and it's mark is R.S.A.G.Germany with a crown, so they don't match since made by different companies,

love this cup & saucer

   

 
these don't have roses but are so delicate and sweet

then this I am sure is 1960's do you remember seeing them back then ?

I found 2 of  these sweet little dessert bowls also at a thrift shop for 50 cents

                                                                     

                                                                               
     

  Then I was out at one of my favorite shops today The Market Place and one of the booths had a great price on this little cabinet I thought the rose dishes would look good in it however its to small to show them off very well , I had to stack them
It was priced $249.00 and was on sale for $53.50 , its in my dining room now full of thrift store dishes  

 

                                                                                 

                                                                         
 Trying to do this post and watch the closing ceremonies  of the Olympics and thinking about wanting a pizza , LOL haven't had super yet .

love this picture, it's  in a book I was looking through this afternoon

Linky parties for this week


Boogieboard Cottage
Coastal Charm  & a Giveaway  
Ivy & Elephants  
Faded Charm  White Wednesday        
PRIMP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

petits tresors = small treasures

I am going back on my word , I know I said no more yard sales ,( till I got some money saved for a trip ) HOWEVER my friend Donna had a moving yard sale and well after she ask me to help I just had to buy a few little things ! right? LOL
You have to buy when its there

 First of all she gave me a wedding dress , not hers but she didn't want to put it in the yards sale so she gave it to me , I will hang it in the studio and may cut it up for the material ? to re purpose it

                                                                                 

                                                                         

                                                                   

                                                                             


I got a pair of glass candelabras that I just love and trying to fit them in somewhere in my house . These were her Great Aunts her Grandmothers sister. She was selling lots of her Mothers, Grandmothers and Great Aunts things and of course that is what I wanted. She has a 3 drawer charming  chest I will get when the house sells, they are having an auction then to sell all big items.

                                                                               

           The top pieces on these screw off where it prisms are I love them

               I also got very small salt & pepper glass screw top shakers                                                          

                                       

Here is more of the things I got from her, old vintage hats in perfect condition , grandma's colander, ball jar with flip lid,, hat box which I really like a huge crock bowl and I didn't get it in the picture, and lots of costume jewelry  . There was a big peacock feather pin and I will give that to a friend who is in the peacock zone now.

                                                                                           

So 60's,  like the show Mad Men

                                                                                           

     

               

                           

                               

I already put a pair of 3 strand pearls in my jewelry box which I will wear,

                                                                             
                                                  

Linky parties I am joining in for this week



Coastal Charm    
Ivy & Elephants  
REDNESDAY    
Faded Charm
WOW us Wednesday  
Primp          
Katherine's Corner  
Coloradolady    
No Minimalist Here
Rooted in Thyme      
My Romantic Home  
2805                        
French Country Cottage      
PINK Saturday                                                                              

Where I play

Sometimes it's where I create . I do love to  play in my studio with all my rhinestones and lace and material and paper products
My Friend Jo came over this week and we played  in the studio and make a special card for someone . Jo had the great idea and of course I have all the items to make it . It's the idea that is hard to come up with

                                                         
I bought this shelf at a yard sale last Saturday and had a ballerina  to hang from it and then put the ballerina  on a stick in the jar to the left added a sweet little doll dress and the little gold crown

I am just going to show some random pictures of my studio I have been working on straightening it up even my neighbor Emma came over and she said oh yes I can tell you have put things away. These pictures I took with my iphone , some are dark

 

   

     

   

                 

 

 

     

are you tired of seeing all this stuff yet?

 
Next time I will show my bedroom off the studio and another area   I will use my camera next time also I was working trying to straighten things up and had my iphone with me so used it to take these pictures, also I have the windows covered with lace table cloths trying to keep this hot sun out so that makes the room more shaded

I am having a fun filled weekend ahead, going to a play at Stained glass theater in Jefferson City tonight , them tomorrow  going to Arrow Rock theater with another friend
Then Sunday and Monday ( I hope ) my long time  friend  Pat from  Paducah Kentucky will be here. Her sister lives close by in Fulton Missouri , Can't wait to hug her neck         

Linky parties i joined in 


My Romantic Home                      My Dream Canvas / giveaway 
2805
Flaunt it Friday
At The Thrifty Groove
Feathered Nest Friday                                        
At The Pickett Fence      
PINK Saturday              
Sunday Table Scaper