MARCH ARRIVES WITH GREEN TRANSFERWARE

 

With the arrival of March, I was

excited to reset the dining area table

with the green transferware that I

 have been collecting.

This is actually a Battenberg

bed cover I am using for a table

cloth which explains the deeper

drop on the sides.  The topper is linen

with brighter green cutwork embroidery.

I have two sizes of tablecloths that

 my Grandmother embroidered for me shortly after I was married

56 years ago.  There are 2 sets of

embroidered napkins too. 

 I used some of the stained 

napkins to make

a tea cozy years ago.

I find green transferware hard to find

and especially this Johnson Brothers

pattern called "The Florentine".

This covered dish

was my most

recent find:

We still had some

snow a few days

ago but we have

also enjoyed some

warmer days and

everyone is looking

forward to spring.

FEBRUARY MEANS TIME FOR VIOLETS

 

As soon as Valentines Day

is over I begin to think

about violets!

We just got 3" of snow which isn't

really much but I will say Zero

degrees doesn't feel great on

the skin!  That's unusual for our

area of Missouri.

There are always things to do in the

winter:  sewing, baking or

crafting.  We don't mind staying in as 

we re-watch a little of the

Downton Abbey series each day.

I have collected violet themed

items for years and mix it together

with my purple transferware:

I hope your winter is going

along well!

Hope your week is wonderful....

MADE ONE FOR MYSELF

 

I thought I'd make a little cozy 

for myself today.

I had this fabric from years

back.

We really aren't doing anything

special.  It is cold and it

is supposed to snow

tomorrow.

Do you mind winter?  I enjoy

the slowdown myself.

I should have including some

Valentine Sugar Cookies but

 they seem to have

"disappeared".

ROMANTIC VALENTINE TABLESETTING

I think it is fun keeping the dining room

area table set for different seasons

and holidays.

Valentines Day is such a fun opportunity

to combine both whimsy and 

romance.

I found these English Adams plates

a year or so ago which all depict scenes

of romantic couples.  I set my table

with my favorite Alencon French lace

tablecloth.  This photo from last year

shows you the vintage cupid napkins.

I have 2 musical teapots that feature

couples.  I think both are from Japan.

 

I hope your winter is going well

and like you, I look forward to spring.

We have used our fireplace a lot

this winter.

Our snow melted this week and I 

see some plants and bulbs 

"hanging on".

HAPPY ROBERT BURNS DAY

I have never attended a Robert Burns

 Dinner but

I think it would be fun.

Perhaps some of you with

Scottish roots will enjoy

this feast today.

 

THANK GOD FOR THIS DAY! January 20, 2025

 

FIRST TABLESETTING FOR 2025

 What a job that was putting all those

Christmas treasures away.  I so

understand why - are you ready for

this - "old people" just get out a tiny

tree or nothing at all. 

 Right before Christmas my

husband went to the market to grab

a few things and a man pulled out and totaled our car.  He said the driver was

 an old guy so I asked "how old was he?"

Oh....about our age was the answer!

Haha!  Thankfully, my husband 

wasn't injured.

I did my first table setting for the New

Year today and am sharing a tablecloth

I made with some purple toile fabric.

Many upholstery type fabrics are wider

and can make great tablecloths.

This is a bigger vintage toile pattern

sometimes called "House Party"

or "Litchfield House Party".

Laura Ashley marketed it too.

My transferware is Clarice Cliff

Rural Scenes.

I found this machine sewn vintage

quilt on Ebay which had perfect

colors for our "snug" area in our

home.  It is on the pony rail by

the stairs going down.

I hope you are keeping warm

and staying safe!