ADDING TO SOME OF MY COLLECTIONS!

It is fun to find something new to add to an existing collection.  In the last couple of weeks I have been so lucky to find some treasures to add to my favorite things!

I love milk glass and egg coddlers

I am so in love with this little hobnail pitcher

It was only $1 at a little thrift I stop at once in awhile

This egg coddler is the larger size

A very cute bird design

I have a small collection of Restaurant Ware

This plate and two cups were all 49 cents each

I only found one red plate and one green plate

and no red cups.  These were made by Homer Laughlin

I am linking up with Laurie's blog for 

A Few of my Favorite Things

DON'T FORGET MY GIVEAWAY!

HERE

Always,

Linda

PINK PIGGIES FOR BARNYARD BASH!

Hi all!!  I am joining in the new bloggie party BARNYARD BASH

over at Happier Than A Pig In Mud! 

We have all be invited to share our farmyard animals.  This came from the fun Rooster party awhile back.  Well not wanting to show all my Roosters again (some of my other treasures might get jealous) I thought I would share my Pink Piggies!  

They say three or more is a collection...hmmmm I count 4!

This guy is a spoon rest and just too cute

found at a thrift shop

This little piggie is from IOWA!  He is a keychain I got on a trip there to visit family! 

This chippie piggie came from a thrift shop for pennies

See his snout?  He is a salt shaker and an orphan so of course he came home with me!

This is Priscilla Pig!  She is the Princess of her domain

and rules the other piggies with much love!  

That's it for my Barnyard Bash contribution!  

Hope you go over and check out the other fun

barnyard animals! 

Always,

Linda

A THANK YOU AND A GIVEAWAY!

Not long ago my good friend from Canada Vonlipi had a birthday and she offered her followers a chance to win some great goodies.  

Guess what??  I was the lucky winner!  My package arrived this week and whoo hoo!  Such wonderful gifts!  

Look at what came in my package all the way from Canada

Pyrex!  Yes I am thrilled to have this dish along with some cute black and white napkins and a little mirror

Look at these precious juice glasses

Look at this really cute paper plate holder!

Thanks Vonlipi and Happy Birthday to you!

So now it's your turn sweet Bloggy friends for a GIVEAWAY!

Have you been out and talking about your blog or your Etsy or Ebay store and wished you had a card to give someone! 

Well now is your chance!!  

UPrinting has such cool business cards

from marketing materials to personal cards, business cards have gone from the plain and boring to more modern and even cool shapes! 

 http://www.uprinting.com/business-cards.html

This is your chance to win 250 Die Cut Business cards!

2 x 3.5”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.75 x 3.5” (slim card)

Die cutting options available: Rounded Corners, Leaf, Rounded One-Corner, Half-Circle Side, Circle

Paper Type: 14pt Cardstock Gloss, Matte, or High Gloss; 13pt Cardstock Uncoated       

Color: 4Color Front, Blank Back; 4Color Front, Black Back; 4Color Both Sides            

Limited to US residents only  18 years old and above

How to enter?  Easy!

Leave a comment letting me know you would like to be entered in this giveawa

Leave a 2nd comment that you are a follower


Visit UPrinting and leave a 3rd comment letting me know your favorite shape

This giveaway starts Sept 9th and will at noon(Eastern time) on Sept 15th.  I will use random.org to choose a winner so be sure to leave seperate comments to increase your chances.  

Thanks to you and UPrinting for this giveaway!  

  **I will be receiving 250 Die Cut Business Cards from UPrinting.com for hosting this giveaway.    All opinions about Uprinting are my own and no additional compensation has been given.**   



Always,
Linda

       

VIOLETS & ORCHIDS

Today is our last summer school assignment for Miss Jenny

We have been studying the colors of the Rainbow and this weeks color is Violet

I'm sharing photos I've taken of my favorite flowers with shades of violet

 These beautiful violets bloomed in my yard this Spring

I like them peeking up from the ladder

The next photos are from a shoot at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and the Orchid House in 2008

This is one of my favorite photos

this is the back of an orchid

Thanks for joining me as we end our Alphabe Summer School

Always,

Linda

TEACUPS FOR TWO!

Such a beautiful day so it's tea time out on the deck!

I am using the teacups and saucers from the tablescape last week since they were left out of the post

Enjoying the blue and white with this cute acrylic bird napkin ring

I got a set of these on clearance from Hobby Lobby

Simple setting

The cat creamer wanted to visit 

Serving Lady Grey Tea

The pattern on the tea cups is Granada by Pontesa Ironstone of Spain.  These cups and saucers will be in my Etsy shop later this week!  I will be selling both sets and the bread plates also.

Thanks for stopping by!

I am joining these delightful tea parties today

Tea Cup Tuesday at Martha's Favorites

Tea for Two at Plumed Pen

Tea Time Tuesday at Rose Chintz Cottage

Always

Linda