NEVER THROW A BUNNY AWAY

I was going to toss these bunnies I have 

had since the 1980's and then thought "I

just need to redo them of course!"  I

also redid three eggs from that era

by recovering them!  They were very

bright foil colors before.

I especially loved the pansy one!

I admire the creativity of Wendy Addison

and ordered some cones made by her that

were resold on ebay.  Her shop "The

Theater of Dreams" is in Port Costa, Ca.

I really enjoy her Christmas and Spring designs
and her recreation of Victorian Ephemera.

linking to:  Create, Bake, Grow and Gather

THE SEARCH IS OVER

For quite a few years I have looked for a

Welbeck teaset or at least the teapot that

was sold through Victoria Magazine back

in the l990's.  Last month was my birthday

and we went to Kansas City for the day.  On

the way back we stopped in a small town

antique mall and look what I found:

I was beside my with happiness when I 

happened upon a booth with this set and

the seller had proudly displayed the

magazine pages where the Welbeck 

Chintzware was sold.  I got all the 

pieces above for $140.00.

Since it is the first "official" day of spring

I thought I would enjoy it in the kitchen.

When we lived in Colorado, there

was a woman who had a booth along

the feeder road flea markets in

Ft. Collins.  She wanted $150.00

for the Welbeck teapot.  I sure

wanted it but that was a lot of

money for me so I always looked

at it lovingly and passed it up.

Springtime is always a joyful

time to decorate with bunnies.

And of course pansies

are an expected item.

So how about you - are

you ready to decorate for spring?

EASTER CROSSES

I recently worked on a dozen

crosses to give to friends and

share at my church.

I decorated a special bag for each one too!

As spring arrives I plan to be busy in the 

garden but lots of crafting has helped

 me survive this winter.  If I didn't enjoy

hobbies, tea, sewing, baking, etc 

 - I would be very bored!

EPHEMERA PAPER SHOES

Yesterday I made some paper shoes.  
I had seen the ones in the current
issue of Victoria Magazine so I was

inspired to try some:

They were definitely not an easy

project.  I didn't have a pattern so

I did a lot of guessing.

My labels reads "Victorian Ephemera

for the 21st Century by Bernideen".

For this project - I sewed quite a 

bit of the paper.

AN IRISH TEA TIME

Now that we can smell the air and

sense that off in the distance there

is just the slightest whiff of spring,

let's celebrate with a cup of Irish
Breakfast tea!

This was the coldest and snowiest

 winter for us since we moved to Missouri 
3 years ago.  So, we are ready for spring.

In the past, I have shared this doll which
 I purchased in Toronto, Canada back in 
the 80's and also the tea cozy I made
 from my Grandmother's napkin's she
embroidered for me when I got 
married in 1968.

This Irish Shamrock decoration was 
made by my friend Gina.  I have been
enjoying it in my kitchen window.