...a whimsically white easter table

 

...hello my dears

 

~ happiest spring! ~

 

are you all ready for you Easter tides?!

 

 i've been delightfully busy

creating a few pretties for my easter table!

this year,

  i wanted a whimsical fairytale like feel...

 

 

 

 

the food will be the beautiful color

while everything else is as a blank palette to showcase it!

some of you may remember my lamb from this post

~ lovely lamby  ~

i simply adore him,

 and anticipate seeing him on my easter table every year!

 

 

 

 

as soon as i "eye spied"

 this sheer embroidered cross fabric at Joann Fabrics

i was inspired!

 

 

 

 

a small handful of pretties,

can become lovely napkin rings.

 simply thread silk lilac blooms

and pearls onto white wire,

the length of your napkin ring

plus a little extra for twisting off

 

 

 

 

 

add a pretty band of organdy petal trim under each one,

fasten to your napkin rings

and voila!

a delicate napkin ring holder!

 

 

 

 

i wanted pretty "sugared eggs" for each place setting

and looked all over for them

ahhh

yah right!

all the stores have done cutbacks ~

ie. back to basic juicy colors

ie. not too many fairytale like pretties to be found!

 

but, not to worry...

all you need is a few wooden eggs

(i like the weight of them better than paper mache ones)

paint them white and once dry,

paint them again with elmers glue and sprinkle with sugar

er ~

i mean sparkly white glitter!!

lol!!

 

 

 

 

for my name place markers

i used silk petals that i removed from a few magnolia flower stems that i liked,

 a feather rose for my "sugared egg" to nestle in,

a rhinestone cross charm,

(all of which were found at Joann Fabrics)

and pearl napkin ring holders that i already had.

put them all together and...

 

 

 

 

ooohhhh

sooo puuuuurty!!

wouldn't you agree??

 

 

 

 

i wanted three candles on my table around lovely lamby

to signify, three days...

i used the tall holy candles

and tied them

ballerina style with tulle,

then added a pretty lace and pearl bracelet

around each of them at the bottom.

~ easy peasy loveliness!! 

 

 

 

 

here is my set table...

i like to set it a few days before

as to not feel rushed

that,

and i enjoy creating a pretty table :)

 

 

 

 

see the buffet?

it used to be a spiced pear color...

 

NOT NOW!!!

 

nope

now, it has been Annie Sloaned!!

French Linen and then white washed...

 

LOVE IT!!

 

 

 

 

i know it's hard to see,

but i made mini chandeliers for the inside!!!

 

 

 

 

and painted my candle cabinet to match!

yes,

i said candle cabinet...

i have a thing for beautiful soy candles...

 

 

 

 

i pulled out my white bubble glass dishes for this table...

 

 

 

 

i adore their swirly glass that has an opalescent finish  

just like bubbles...

 

 

 

 

~ sigh ~

 

 

 

 

now i can focus on the pretty easter food delights!!

 

 

 

 

i wish each and every one of you dear readers,

a most joyous Easter time with your "peeps"

 

HA!

see what i did there?!?!

 

 

 

 

 

up next,

i will be sharing this plaster rose sculpture with you!

so tune in next time...

 

 

until then,

 

sharing this post with:

common ground's: be inspired friday

french country cottage's: feathered nest friday

my romantic home's: show and tell friday

 

 

 

 

here's to a happiest Easter!

 

~snow angels~

 

 

 

...as i peered out my window this morning

the grey, cloudless sky
seemed to delight in flitting down more snow

yes ~

MORE

 of that fluffy white stuff

i seem to ONLY desire at christmas time!

 

 i am *definitely* more of a beach kinda girl:)

 

so as i anxiously wait upon springs arrival ~

1 week from now

YEA!!!

 i will be sharing my farewell to winter today

 

i give you

 

 ~snow angels~

 

 

 

 

you may count yourself fortunate

if you were to ever see...

 

 

 

 

a pair of divine snow angels

as lovely as these...

 

 

 

 

...i spied them gliding upon crystallized frozen water droplets

 

 

 

 

sprinkling their delightful, ethereal magic

as they trudged through the snow...

so i grabbed my camera

and followed them awhile

for there were things that i wanted to know!

 

 

 

 

it was then that they revealed that

sometimes they grow weary

and need a restful day

so they head out into the wide open fields ~

 

 

 

 

their most favorite place to play!

 

 

 

 

and i found that if you ask them

ever so nicely

they may "pose" in a photo for you

 

 

 

 

for who wouldn't want to catch a glimpse

of something so rare

 

 

 

 

as lovely as these snow angels

with ringlets of fine, spun hair?!

 

 

 

 

of course you may have to bribe them

with a snow angel treat

... or two

 

 

 

 

oh joy!

i just happened to have on hand

a plate of meringue snowflakes

and homemade smores ~

perhaps that would do?!

 

 

 

 

 with glistening eyes

and much to my surprise,

they assured me that their answer was

YES!

 

 

 

 

i stepped back with a wondrous heart

and tried to take it all in...

 

 

 

 

it has been such a magical day...

 

 

 

 

for there is nothing quite like a big grin

 from such delicate creatures

 beaming from within...

 

 

 

 

and as we bid our adieus ~

 they turned to walk away,

 

 

 

 

i whispered my gratitude to those lovely snow angels,

that i caught a glimpse of that day.

 

 

the end.

 

i hope you enjoy seeing snow angels today:)

 

sharing this post with:

timewashed: blissful whites wednesday

french country cottage's: feathered nest friday

common ground's: be inspired friday

my romantic home's: show and tell friday

 

 

...here's to lovely snow angels!

 

 

 

...cashmere roses...

 

...ahhhh

cashmere....

 

soft.

warm.

beautiful.

 

 

 

 

uuuhhhmmmm ~ yes please!

 

 

hello dear readers!

i am so happy you are here:)

 

today,

i'd like to show you a few pretties i have been making...

out of thrift store cashmere sweaters ~

yep!

you read that correctly 

secondhand cashmere sweaters!!

you know the ones ~

 usually when you find them,

they have moth holes in them

or

they have shrunk:(

what a shame.

i always think,

isn't there anything i can make with these?

oh! what to do?!?

 

 

 

 

some of you may recall my falalalala coat

~post here~

 

 

 

my dear mom adored it,

but it was way tooo long for her

so for christmas this year,

i made her this one instead...

 

 

 

 

we found this wide collar wool coat at target (who knew?!)

LOVE the driftwood color!

and then,

 

well then,

i made a few of these beauties...

did i say a few?!

ha!!

 

 

 

 

each cashmere rose is completely made by hand

and

 has a vintage rhinestone montee sewn to the center

 

 

 

 

and when she puts the wide collar up ~

omgeeeee,

oh-sssoooooo-beau-ti-ful!!

 

 

 

 

i adore how it turned out

~ and,

so did she:)

 

bonus score,

 i was so delighted to find a mohair sweater

the same color as the coat

 

 

 

 

so i could make these matching arm warmers

from the sleeves...

 

 

 

 

...soft and warm

 

 

 

 

delicate and airy...

 

 

 

 

after the holidays,

crazy as it may seem ~

my creative muse was still in the cashmere rose mode

 

as lovely as those roses were,

they were much too small for what i had envisioned next

 

so ~

 i came up with these beauties...

 

 

 

 

i call them

 ~ cashmere cupcake roses ~

because they remind me of sugar flowers on a cake!

 

 

 

 

i combined techniques from my faux silk "vintage garden rose pins"

and my cashmere ones...

love, Love, LOVE how they turned out!!

 

 

 

 

this one is 

~ rosewater dream ~

 

 

 

 

it is a nude blush color

with just a hint of silver sparkle...

blush lace tail

 

 

 

 

it looks soooo romantic around your neck!

 

 

 

 

i made one for my mom for valentine's,

and as soon as i got it done,

one of my friends saw it and wanted one,

and then another...

and another!!

 

so i thought perhaps,

i had better share the love,

as maybe one of you may want one too...

 

 

~rosewater dream is reserved for dear Shannon's neck~ 

 

i currently have three two one available

not to worry if your heart desired one

as 4 more are on there way!

~ cherry blossom ~ sea lavender ~ unicorn ~ whispy sand ~

 

each one is $82+ $8u.s. shipping

each one measures approximately 68" long (including tails)

convo me if you'd like to purchase one 

and i can send you an invoice thru paypal.

easy-peasy!

all of them, have my signature

ozma of odds fabric label sewn to them

 

 

 

 

this next one is

~ first blush ~

 

 

 

 

with a white lace tail

or

 

 

~ first blush is reserved for dear Tanya's neck ~

 

with a blush lace tail

your choice.

 

 

 

 

first blush is a most lovely soft pink color...

 

 

 

 

like a rose bouquet neck adornment!

 

 

 

 

it is so hard to choose my favorite,

each time i finish one,

i exclaim

"oh, now this one is my favorite!"

 

 

and for you sisters of the sea,

here is

~la mer~

 

 

~la mer is reserved for dear Margaret's neck~ 

 

a heather grey with sea blue

this one also has just a touch of silver sparkle,

like the beautiful sea:)

soft grey jersey tails

 

 

 

 

sparkle, sparkle...

 

 

 

 

could you imagine strolling along the coast with this on?!?

 

 

 

 

a mermaid may flip out of the sea, and try to enchant you for it!!!

 

 

 

 

i hope you enjoyed viewing my cupcake rose gallery today:)

 

sharing this post with:

french country cottage's: feathered nest friday

common ground's: be inspired friday

my romantic home's: show and tell friday 

 

 

next time,

i will be sharing

 "an afternoon with snow angels"

 

 

 

 

 

until then,

here's to cashmere goodness!