Blue Monday: Lotsa Blue Flower Power

I'm joining in on Blue Monday again this week.

Stop in at Smiling Sally's to see lots of BLUE!

Eggs

I'm joining in on Mosaic Monday again this week over at Little Red House.

Drop by to see some beautiful compositions.

Sunday Favorites: Reissue Harlequin Ironstone 1979-1983

It's Sunday, which means it is time again for  Sunday Favorites
over at Happy to Design.

Join in on the fun and post a link to a past favorite post from your blog.
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Originally posted September 2009

Produced by HLC for Woolworth's to commemorate their 100th anniversary. Harlequin was Woolworth's all time best selling dinnerware line. Reissue colors are Yellow, Turquoise, Coral,  and  (reissue) Green, which is more opaque than the original Harlequin Medium Green.


This is the brochure for the Reissue Harlequin line. Visit  "The Pottery Papers" ©   blog for additional HLC ephemera.

Reissue Sugar and Creamer and Individual Creamers on a Coral  Round Platter above.

Vintage Ball Jug (Service Water Pitcher) and Novelty Creamer below.

I found this set of Reissue Harlequin about 20 years ago in it's original box,

which sadly was infested with little tiny bugs.  The box never made it into the

house, but the dishes have been used and loved.  The glassware is vintage.

The wooden napkin rings came from Pier 1 a long time ago.

Saturday Rerun: Artichokes and Candlelight

On some weekends I'll be reposting some tablescapes from last summer.

Hopefully more visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy them on this second time around.

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Originally posted in October 2009

Artichokes either steamed or stuffed require lots of butter and of course candlelight to diffuse all the dribbling and tugging of leaves until you reach the prize of the heart. Yummy.

This is a contemporary French tablecloth and napkins that feature the best tasting thistle around.

Artichokes

California Artichoke Advisory Board

Silver chargers and candlesticks from Tuesday Morning, salad plates from Home Goods, vintage glassware, contemporary Fiesta dinner plates in Ivory, vintage Homer Laughlin covered muffin plate, sterling is American Directoire.

The napkin rings are handmade ceramic made in Texas.

The little piggy butter dish is Italian and came from Horchow decades ago.

More Green Paint In The Garden

I'm joining all the crafty types over at Funky Junk Interiors

for this week's installment of Saturday Night Special ......

and it's all about more GREEN PAINT in the garden!

About seven years ago a whole boatload of these infant bath tubs

came in from some Eastern Block country......along with some other

goodies that I'll show you some other time.  My daughter and I each

bought one at the SF Garden Show that year and transported them,

along with a baby, a stroller, plants, and some other large unwieldy

items home in a Cherokee.  It was an adventure akin to the Beverly

Hillbillies on the road!

If you've been following my posts for SNS the past couple of

weeks, you've seen me playing with paint in the garden.  I'm

done with the whole rusty look and now whatever isn't moving

is going GREEN!

Because the tub sits at an angle in the frame AND has a built in

drain (the pipe at the front), there is no need to drill drainage

holes in the tub.  And in a pinch you could empty out the

plantings and even bathe a baby!

Here it is in a former life back in 2004 with sun flowers and giant 

beets in the back.  The chartreuse sweet potato vine eventually

covered a good portion of the patio as it trailed down the sides.

Tune in next week to see what else might go green!

Foto Friday: Spring

I'm joining in on Foto Friday: Spring over at Renaissance for the first time.

Come join the fun and check out all the beautiful photos that have been posted!

It is Spring in my garden ....... looking up close to see the

rebirth that is happening almost before my eyes.

Aeonium

Spoon Daisy

Crassula

Euphorbia

Sedum dendroidium

Japanese Maple

Fatsia Japonica

Carolina Jasmine

Succulent Euphorbia

Euryops

Potato Vine

Begonia

Easter Island Style

Welcome to another edition of Tablescape Thursday

with our hostess Susan from Between Naps On The Porch

And I'm also joining the Rednesday party over at

It's A Very Cherry World for an unusual Easter tablescape.

This is NOT the usual pastels!

Not Easter Island .....

A table fit for Easter "island style."  Think sandy beach, warm

ocean breezes, swaying palms and an icy cocktail.

Acrylic green chargers, Rosenthal "Medallion" dinner plate, decorative salad plates

from Pier 1.  The divided fruit tray in the basket holder is from Target a couple of

years ago. It closely mimics some of the Post 86 Fiesta colors and the shape of the

vintage Fiesta divided relish tray, but is an imported look-a-like. Flatware and

napkins are from Home Goods, glassware and salt and pepper from Pier 1.

Fuzzy bunnies are from Pier 1.  Just toooo cute!

Tropical bird ceramic napkin rings came from eBay.

The colorful ceramic condiment tray also mimics some of the Fiesta colors, but
again is an import and not Fiesta.

These vintage nesting bowls are again not Fiesta.
Possibly Hall "Radiant" ware or Gaco look-alikes.

Wooden salad serving set is from South Africa.

Hand carved wooden pitcher and matching cups are from Jamaica,
the woven tray is from South Africa.

Striped candles were 2 for $1 from The Dollar Tree Store.