The Winner is...

The lucky winner of the Bluebird Giveaway is Elyse!  Yay!   Congratulations!    This has been so much fun, I will be doing another giveaway very soon.   

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! 

♥ More Bluebird Giveaway! ♥

This sweet necklace is being added to the bluebird giveaway.  About a year or so ago I decided to try my hand at making necklaces.  So I got a glass cutter, soldering iron, soldering tape and silver solder.  It's a  fun way to use vintage images.  I'm no expert, but it's fun when I need a creative outlet :)  My friend is very sweet and sells them in her shop. 

I use fabric or vintage sheet music on the backside.

Just leave a comment to enter the giveaway, easy as pie!  Thanks to all of you who have already left a sweet comment to enter.  I love to read them & it's fun getting to know you sweet ladies along the way!

♥ Bluebird Giveaway! ♥

To thank you all for being so sweet, I am having a bluebird giveaway.  All you have to do is leave a comment to be entered.  The drawing will be old school out of a hat on Friday July 30th.  The winner will receive The Bluebird of Happiness book by Vicky Howard, a vintage bluebird postcard, a vintage bluebird button card from 1923 and a sweet hankie. 

♥ Thank you for all your kindness and for taking time to visit. ♥

Have a wonderful week!

Bone China Plates

I have never purchased fancy dishes before.  We have been using the same simple inexpensive white set of dinnerware for many years and I suppose it hasn't been much of a priority of mine.  After 16 years though I finally started thinking about nice dishes to use for holidays and family dinners.  A couple months ago my Mom gave me the set of silverware that my Grandma chose in the early fifties when she got married.  It's called White Orchid, it is beautiful... I was thrilled.  This is what made me start thinking about it.  I found 10 Mikasa Rosemead dinner plates on Ebay for a deal.  I had 3 pieces of this pattern already so I decided to get them.  They arrived in the mail this week.  It will be fun to use them or will I be one of those people that never uses their nice dishes for fear of breaking them...I hope not. 

Oh yeah, today I found this sweet vintage basket for $1.99 at the thrift shop.  You can't beat that! ;)

I sure hope you are having a good weekend!  ♥

Friendship Motto

My Mother-in-law passed this vintage friendship motto on to me after having it for years.  She knows how much I love these kinds of treasures.   The words are always so clever and the images are full of charm.

I wanted to share it with you lovely ladies.  Thank you for stopping by and  taking the time to leave your kind words.  You make the world a happier place. ♥

Happy Fourth of July!

I hope you all are having a fun & safe holiday weekend! 

Do you have any fun plans?  I am working, but it's okay because I get holiday pay;)  I'm sure my hubby will have something yummy ready to eat when I get home and I got some sparklers for the kids.