WHERE WOMEN CREATE 2012!

Hi Ladies: I have joined the biggest party in blogland all year, "Where Woman Create!". I have been a part of this party since Karin started and I am excited that I did not miss it this year. I had a yard sale today, at my daughter home and it took most of the last few days to get ready for it. The sale is over and it does not it look like I took a flee bit out of my things, oh well. (At least I am not a hoarder!) :)

My craft room has change a great deal since last year. I had a friend who stayed with me while her home got out of probate. It was going to be just a couple of months and it took almost a full year. She is in her new home now and I have my craft room back, only instead of a table I have a bed in there. I moved the table into the master bedroom and I think that is where it will stay for a while. I am expecting guests from Japan next week.

As you can see, I love to fill pretty jars with buttons, glitter and lace.
I also painted the room a very pale pink. I think it is so much easier to create in "pink." My grandchildren, have also taken up a part of the room for their toys. Noah calls it his craft room. As you can see everything is different and yet the same. I have added more collectibles especially hats.

Each drawer if filled with ribbons or jewelry, scrapbook supplies and gadgets. I love "unless pieces of junk you can't live without."

The room has a happy feekm not only because of the color and the endless supplies, but also because my grandson loves to craft in here too. I am never short of projects, always short of time. I love to do craft projects and try at least once a week to have ladies or children over to enjoy this space and create something special. When asked if I have this or that, I love to say "YES!"

I am looking forward to visiting over the wonderful spaces that you share. You can never have enough ideas or creative projects. Thank you Karen for this delightful event!


Happy Creating! Martha

TEA CUP BARGAINS!

Hi Ladies: Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday No. 121. Hope everyone had a wonderful week. Many of you received a weird email from me, no worries, I was hacked. Spend an hour this morning trying to change everything. Not sure why I was picked, but oh well. I think it was fixed. I did have a lot of you let me know and I want to thank you for that.

I am feeling so much better this week, compared to last. Thank you for your prayers. Big family news, Sophia has started to crawl. (We are so in trouble!) Anything she finds, goes you know where, straight to the mouth! Life has just changed for us. My son, Kyle, is off to Las Vegas (always scary). It is not easy being a Mom.

Spent some time this weekend changing my home around. Colors this month are green & pink. These colors make my home feel cool. I am so grateful to hear that the weather has cool down for many of my dear friends. It has been a nightmare just to watch the news. I thank God that we have had good weather.

The first tea cup I am sharing today is a Franz Porcelain, Papillon Butterfly. I have the cup and saucer as well as the tea pot. I had the tea spoon too, however it was recently dropped by a friend. She was beside herself. She tried to replace the spoon, but it would have cost more than what I paid for the whole set. This pattern is one of the award-winning, porcelain studio's, most popular lines. I love the delicately glowing hues of celebrated Franz designer Johnny Ho. I was lucky enough to get this set at an antique shop for $35. Not sure if she just did not know what she had or she purchased it for far less, either way, I scored!

My next cup is a vintage, Bavarian demitasse cup and saucer. It is hand painted with cute little pink roses and a handle that looks like it is part of the rose stem. Just love it!

Cup No. 3 is a green depression glass. I think it might be the Madrid pattern, but not sure. I love depression glass, not even sure why. I think it feels like "home" for me. Depression Glass has a comfortable feel about it. It is surprisingly strong and can go right into the dishwasher. Did I ever tell you I collect Depression Glass? I have lots of colors like pink, red, blue, yellow, brown, purple and of course green. I use the Red & Green Depression Glass for my Christmas table. It looks so pretty. I just submitted an article for a magazine on Thanksgiving Decor and the Brown Depression Glass is a big part of that month's decor.

Well, here is Mr. Linky for this week. We had a wonderful turn out last week, with some new ladies joining us. Thank you for your faithfulness. Don't forget Terri is having a give away.



Talking about Depression Glass, I listing some a hard to find piece, American Fostoria pieces. One piece I just listed is an old cigarette box. I have never smoked so I used it to store pretty buttons. I am being so good. In order to avoid a personal appearance on "Hoarders", I am using this summer to thin things out, because, I am not a Hoarder! Have a wonderful week!

Hugs, Martha

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

Hi Ladies: Welcome to Tea Cup Tuesday No. 120! Hope you are all experiencing a wonderful 4th of July holiday. I love this holiday! It is a great time to be with family and experience all the great barbeques that come with the gathering of loved ones. This will be my last Red, White & Blue theme post for this year. I must confess, I am feeling a little under the weather today. My mind is full of things I want to do, but I am having trouble getting moving. I just could not miss our party!

Here is the first cup I am sharing this week. It is a stunning Aynsley. You know how beautiful they are. I love the ear shaped handle of this cup. The colors are more of a bright slate blue on this one.

Did I ever tell you I collect shoes? Well, I do, and have them in all kinds of different shapes and styles. You will see them all over my home. (Just thought I would mention that!) My next cup is not really a cup, not really sure what it is. It could be a soup cup, however, it is so very old, the stamp dates to 1860, I am not sure if Limoges made soup cups like this way back when. I was told by the antique dealer that sold it to me, it was a sales men sample. I am not really sure how true that is. It is larger than most soup cups I have ever seen. The stamp reads C. Ahrenfeldt Limoges France Depose. It is 4" tall and 5 1/2" across. It is very beautiful, and one of my favorites. It has no crazing at all on it, which just amazes me.

The last cup this week is this vintage, Nippon, Hand painted cup and saucer. It is wafer thin. You can see the painters strokes on the cup, stunning. I think the cup stands beautiful all alone. I decorate the silver, vintage tea spoons with bling. Let me know if you would like one, I would be happy to make one for you in your favorite color.

Here is Mr. Linky for this week .
Please be sure to visit Terri, she is having a give away. I have always wanted to win one of her prizes, I have had no luck so far. Maybe you will be lucky, please let us know if you win! I will have a giveway next month. Good luck! Thank you to all faithful who are a part of this fun event every week. It would not be the same without you!

This last picture is of a vintage, pot metal, tiara I have for sale on Pretty Vintage Things. Stop by and take a peek when you get a chance.

Have a wonderful time celebrating our Nation's freedom! Hugs, Martha