SUMMER SHADOW

As we near the last days of summer I spent some time out on my deck enjoying the garden

 The heat has taken a toll on my deck plants but 

a few blossoms remain

The shadows caught my eye

Almost time to put away the bird houses

Patterns from the chairs

Remind me to sit and enjoy the fading beauty of summer

Still as one season goes

Another one will follow

I will look forward to the warm colors of Fall

I am joining Seasonal Sundays

With the Tablescaper 

& 

Shadow Shot Sunday

With Hey Harriet  

Always,

Linda

WHOO HOOO PYREX!

It seems like a long time since I have found some Pyrex thrifting. 

I stopped into Goodwill the other day and what did I find??? PYREX!

My heart actually skipped a beat when I saw this

1-1/2 Qt casserole in the Verde pattern! 

Cost under $4

So I stopped by this other little thrift where I 'sometimes' find stuff and sitting in amongst the junk was

A white 401 mixing bowl I believe the all white is called Opal

Cost $1

(lighting was poor on this photo, sorry)

I also found some other cute things last week

 A sunflower teabag/teaspoon holder

Cheese dome and wooden plate

Should I paint the wood white and shabby it up some??

Last Monday I went junkin with some Bloggy friends and we met at The Classy Flea where I found these two items on sale

I love the aluminum and in bright green!!

I am linking up with Debbiedoo's 

Yard Salen Partay

Visit Debbie to see what others have found on their thrifty adventures this week!

I have been experimenting with staging my photos and trying to get better shots for my Etsy shop.  I would love any 'feedback' on what you think of these practice shots. 

Always,

Linda

TREASURY ON ETSY

I had an email that I had been 'featured' in a Treasury!  What is this I asked?  I took a look and wow how fun.  Someone puts together several items from different Etsy shops in a 'Theme'.  It might be color or season or decade.  So far I have been included in three!  I am so happy as it helps promote my little struggling Etsy shop.  I am sharing two of the Treasuries since one of my items is no longer for sale.  

Mid Century Moai by Flamingo June Vintage

Luxurious by Trinitydj

I hope to be listing some new items in the 

Etsy shop soon!

Always,

Linda

IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Indigo is one of the colors of the rainbow! 
I'm joining in with MISS JENNY for Alphabe Rainbow summer school.  This week we are studying the color INDIGO

 Indigo is the color that is a hue lying between blue and violet

After looking at many photos on Flicker and Google I have decided that Indigo is in the eye of the beholder!  So this is my view of

INDIGO

This tablescape will have shades of blue and white

with 'touches' of Indigo

These white dishes with a blue pattern were found at a thrift shop

they have lots of chips but I loved the design and the were very inexpensive!  

They are marked Pontesa Ironstone made in Spain

They have a Modern feel to them

I used a blue  place mat, dinner plate and bread plate in the Pontesa pattern.  I added another white bread plate for some texture and topped it with a cobalt blue berry bowl. 

I used these wonderful milk glass goblets in a grape vine pattern

These goblets were a gift from my friend Mimi at In The Middle of Nowhere just because!

She also sent me some awesome tablecloths and you will see those at another time. Mimi and I both love milk glass and she was so kind to share some of her wonderful finds with me! 

I love how these goblets look!

The centerpiece is a loose bouquet of

garden flowers

Not a lot blooming right now but I got a little of this and that

A few white flowers and some greenery

A plate for sliced tomatoes and a silver tomato server

White napkins and my favorite silver

These napkin rings are the one's I won in a giveaway

I received 3 colors and today I'm using the INDIGO 

Don't you agree these are INDIGO? 

Between blue and purple? 

I thought you would agree! 

Did you notice the one gardenia in the flower arrangement?

I hope you have enjoyed my table today!

I am also joining in with these other fun parties

Suzanne at COLORADO LADY

Susan at BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH

Always,

Linda

SOME THRIFTY TREASURES FOR TUESDAY

I have a few thrifty finds that I haven't shown you yet, so here they are! 

I found this Blue Ridge Pottery plate at the thrift

It has a chip, but for 35 cents it will look cute on someone's wall

Who doesn't love Pyrex?  

These two bowls were at the thrift and since it was

Sr Day I got 30% off!! 

Love this pattern, Spring Blossom

I have long wished for a piece of 

Pink Milk Glass....finally found one I could afford

Pink Milk Glass is hard to photograph and get the gorgeous soft pink color.  This piece was in a thrift for $2

Check out this pattern

Lots of staining on the inside of this piece
I did some research and found this information

During the 1950s Jeannette introduced Cameo Glassware consisting of “exquisite traditional styling in gleaming milk white,” according to a catalog page published in the Collector’s Encyclopedia of Milk Glass by Bill and Betty Newbound. Competing with many other companies, their bowls, compotes and covered dishes looked similar to those made by Westmoreland and Fenton although Jeanette’s milk glass wares were nowhere near as plentiful in terms of the quantity produced.
Jeanette’s most popular milk glass with collectors is the company’s Shell Pink line. Made in the late 1950s for a short time, this line incorporated many different patterns and mold shapes in pale pink milk glass. While Fenton, Fostoria and Cambridge also had their versions of pink opaque glass, Jeanette’s Shell Pink comes to mind most often when collectors refer to mid-century milk glass with a rose tint.  This is a candy jar missing it's lid but still gorgeous!

I am very happy to have this piece 

I am joining in two fun parties today

Go visit Linda at Coastal Charm

&

Troy at I Refuse to Recede

Always,

Linda