Monday Greetings & an Old Friends Gift

Happy New week everyone! I hope yours is filled with fun and nothing but WONDERFUL THINGS!

One of my dearest cross stitch customers used to call me every Sunday and we chatted about this and that . . . Life in general, family things, and of course cross stitch :-)
She was telling me about a "special quilt" she was working on. She was the kind that always had 10 different projects going at one time! But unlike me . . . she always FINISHED hers!
Her passion was little bitty details and fine handwork! I sent her a bunch of charms, doodads and bits of this and that, that I thought she would enjoy using.
One day a package arrived and inside was this mini quilt!

I could not believe the beauty before my eyes! This photo does it quite an injustice!
The border is a rich brown velvet and 4 cross stitch hearts are framed in a strip pieced "crazy quilt" patchwork of vintage and new mini prints. It is just covered in the most exquisite handwork! Of course there were many of the charms that I had sent her.


A pink mother of pearl bird, golden hearts and a itty bitty ring of keys


Ribbonwork, more charms - see the little cupid!

She knows that I am totally freaked out by spi_ders (dont even like typing the word!) so said she couldn't resist adding a "CUTE" one. She used the word cute not ME!! They are actually a very popular motif in Victorian Crazy Quilts.


Sweet cross stitch hearts with rows of tiny seed beads

Embellished pearl buttons! Each of the 1-2" wide fabric strips were hand-pieced.

Key and lock charms and the locket is only 1/4" and opens too!

Each seam has sweet embroidered details - and not one is the same!

A teeny bee flying over to the ribbon flower . . .
No matter how many times I look at it I'm always seeing something I hadn't noticed before!
Her name was Marilyn - we lost touch about a year after she sent the quilt - her husband had just passed from diabetes complications and she was moving in with one of her children.
Her phone was disconnected and she was not a fan of the internet. No time for that she said :-)
I pray she is out there just enjoying her new Lifes journey and doing well with many projects in the works! I miss our chats and hope that our paths will cross again someday soon.
Blessings to you all today!

My Goodness it's Teacup Tuesday!

Greetings to all the Teacup lovers visiting for another Teacup Tuesday! Give a big round of applause for MARTHA and TERRI for hosting this grand weekly Tea party! Click on either of their names to be wisked off to see more :-)

Today I'm sharing a dainty, totally feminine cup and saucer with a sweet simple charm.
And borrowing some of Martha's creativity, pairing it with a fabulous vintage rhinestone pin! This one belonged to my Grandma Blanche and is huge and pink!

The pattern here has delicate pink roses in swirly wreaths of greenery and its hard to see but there is a raised design in the porcelain.

The simple mark is a bit faded and off center ~ MADE IN GERMANY. Isn't this a sweet handle!

Thank you for your visit today and before you run off please check out my 2nd free GIVEAWAY that started Sunday! I would love to meet you!!!
Click HERE to see :-))




Lynn

My 100th Follower Giveaway! WooHoo & Thank You!

Sunday Greetings to anyone reading my post tonight! When I started my blog 2 months ago I never in my wildest dreams thought I would have 100 followers EVER . . . let alone in 2 months!! I am happy, thrilled, excited and certainly blessed to have met a bunch of new friends in blogland and refound many old friendships from ebay!
In gratitude I have another GIVEAWAY for you . . . and YES, there is still the first one that hasn't ended yet HA! Click HERE to see it.
If you know me from EBAY or Victoria Rose Cottage you know how much I LOVE creating everything from pillows, Christmas stockings and sachets to bottles and pincushions with vintage images.

And you also know how much I adore this Victorian lady painted by Frances Brundage more than 100 years ago probably most of all :-)
This giveaway is a 2-piece set including a hanging pillow-ette and strawberry sachet - both with yummy french lavender inside and the winner will be drawn on June 14th ~ my husbands birthday and Flag Day too!

The pretty lady was reproduced from an original print onto white cotton, sprinkled with icy clear glitter and framed with a darling fabric that looks like net lace over pink and embellished with satin roses, vintage millinery flowers, pink ribbons and a rhinestone heart charm. Note the sparklie lucite danglie at the bottom too! From the pink ribbon hanging loop you can display her from a doorknob, chairback, on a pegged shelf or anywhere you can think of OR simply drape the ribbon to the backside and mix in with your collectibles on a shelf or in a cabinet.

Next is a companion lavender filled strawberry sachet in my medium size - about 5" not including the ribbon loop "stem". Fashioned from the same pink lace fabric and fancied up with vintage lace, assorted roses, rhinestone heart charm, vintage ribbons, mother of pearl buttons and a bitty silvertone skeleton key charm.

The rules are simple!

* To be entered once just add your name to my FOLLOWER list on the sidebar. If you are already there then you will be entered automatically :-))

* To be entered twice leave a comment on THIS POST. (must be on this post or I won't find it!)

* To be entered 3 times mention this Giveaway with a link to me on your blog OR post my Giveaway link shown on my sidebar on your blog sidebar and remember to leave another comment (on this post) letting me know.

Now that is pretty easy isnt it! If I could think of yet another way to enter I will add it to the next giveaway!!

Thank you from the bottom and top of my heart all for your lovely words and Welcome to Blogland wishes! Enjoy a glorious new week!!

Lynn

PINK SATURDAY Greetings AND a GIVEAWAY too

Hello Pink Lovers!

Welcome to Pink Saturday and a basket full of Thank you's go to Beverly of
HOW SWEET THE SOUND
for hosting it each week!! Clap Clap Cheer Cheer Yaaaaayyyyy!!

I went "shopping" around the house choosing some pretty pink things that I thought you may enjoy . . . hope you do :-)

I chose a vintage pink telephone - yes it works and has that great old timey REAL ring and the clickity click of the rotary dial. Note the original phone number - STanley8-7434 . . . I will never forget the number we had when I was a child - 867-5309 - on no wait - that's in one of the most popular 1980's songs Jenny by Tommy TuTone that still finds its way into my head after all these years HA! Anyway, our number was MOntrose8-8315 :-)

Also is a vintage Cashmere Bouquet Talcum Powder tin - still smells good too! A sweet card of tiny vintage pink childs buttons with the cutest graphic. I collect unused button cards and that's a good idea for another post I think!
Next is a cluster of vintage Made in Japan millinery roses in the perfect pink! I found dozens and dozens of these sweeties and they are perfect for my embellished bottles and sachets but I love to scatter them around here and there . . . and everywhere.
Here is a vintage purse that was a sweet find last summer at my favorite antique mall! I never leave there empty handed :-) It has a wicker base and is covered in yummy pink velvet roses and lots of other millinery flowers.
This photo shows 2 vintage pink Fenton pieces - an interesting soap dish with "picket fence" edging and I love the way it is almost clear towards the top. Inside are 4 really cute pink and rhinestone buttons.
A couple weeks ago I found 2 of the swirly vases with ruffly tops and they were a fabulous find at one of my favorite resale shops for 5.00 each.
I hope you enjoyed your stay and have fun visiting all the other Pink Saturday-ers :-)

If this is your first time at my blog please check THIS POST for details on my first GIVEAWAY that ends on May 29th! Its really really easy to enter :-)

Bye Bye for now but please come back again soon!

~ Lynn ~

Some of my Favorite Ladies

I would like to introduce you to a few of my favorite ladies . . . Vintage Lady images that is :-)
Over the many years I've been collecting vintage ephemera ~ from postcards to prints and everything in between ~ some of my favorite images have been of Victorian ladies and children. By reproducing them onto either fabric or paper, I've been able to share them with you in the form of pillows, sachets, pincushions and even embellished bottles. I hope you enjoy my little trip down memory lane with some of the oldies but goodies in pillow form!!



I'll share some of the sweet kiddos with you in another post at another time!
My very favorite of all the ladies is presented on a new pillow listed on ebay today at a $1.00 opening bid!!
Please click the pretty lady at the top of my blog to be zoomed over to see her and perhaps you would like her to go home to you :-)
Thank you so much for visiting me today!!

LYNN

Yippee Yahoo It's Teacup Tuesday!

Give a big round of applause for MARTHA and TERRI for hosting another TEACUP TUESDAY! Be sure to take a peek at all the other ladies sharing their terrific teacups selections!
My little Steiff teddy bears have set up for tea and one even brought along her own itty bitty cup :-)

I've had this child's teaset for a couple years and think its the sweetest! I do believe that because of the quality and daintiness of the porcelain and design that it is vintage.

The teacups are a mere 2-1/4" high and the sweet transfer bouquets are framed in a wreath of gold stamping and the swirling background designs on each piece are hand done!
The makers mark is a solid green circle with crown top and an "A" in the center . . . with the word PORZELLAN below.

Aren't they cute! I have 6 tea cups, 12 saucers, a creamer and covered sugar. Perhaps someday I will find 6 more cups :-)
Thank you for visiting . . . be sure to see my previous post about my giveaway!

Lynn