Juliska Country Estate china are illustrated with toile landscape scenes of a farm in France. It is available in pink and grey, but of course I like the delft blue pieces best. Cobalt blue scenes that tell a different story on each piece. They have a feel of Blue Willow, but with a very fresh…
I love Blue Willow and I am not the only one. There are so many fun pieces available with cobalt blue transfer of the Blue Willow pattern. These hens and roosters are from a lot of companies. Some are available new. Others you are going to have to look for on eBay. This small bowl…
This is just a short post about Blue Willow Oven Mitts and Pot Holders. Most of the ones I found last time aren’t available anymore, so when I came across these, I decided to share. The set includes two Blue Willow print oven mitts and two Blue Willow print pot holders. Blue Willow Print Pot…
Why does James Bond say his martini should be “shaken not stirred”? Because a martini, and any other cocktail that contains mostly alcohol, is traditionally prepared “stirred” with ice in a mixing glass. This Blue Willow Bar Mixing Glass makes up to four drinks at a time. They are stirred with ice, then strained into…
Blue Willow transfer porcelain has been put onto probably everything. These fun little cows are some of my favorite pieces. This is an antique cow cream pitcher with blue willow transfer applied under the glaze. I’ve come across these at junk shops and received them as gifts over the years. Blue and White Delft Cows…
For a fun change up, hang some blown glass ornaments from your chandelier or pendants. You can loop them over the arms or replace some of the crystals. The look goes beautifully with painted finish chandeliers. Quorum International 6073-4-70 San Miguel Crystal Drop Chandelier on Amazon These exotic drops are hand blown in Egypt. No…
When it is cold outside, cheer up the house with some spring bulbs. You won’t believe how easy it is to grow spring flowers in your house. The earliest descriptions, from the early 1700s, describe how the Dutch balance a bulb on top of a bud vase. Special forcing vases are seen in illustrations by…
If you want to see how cable lighting can be used, check out the California Surf Museum in Oceanside, California. When the museum moved to a new location, 312 Pier View Way, they used cable lighting throughout. Cables run wall to wall. One end of each cable run has anchors. The other side has turnbuckles…
The post about decor with Queen Anne’s Lace print got away from me, so I moved all of the bedding to a second post. There are quite a few options available that have Queen Anne’s Lace on bedding as long as you don’t mind it being mixed in with other wild flowers. This print has…
Queen Anne’s Lace grows wild around here. If you pick it, it smells like carrots. That’s because it is a carrot, pretty much. It’s sometimes called wild carrot, although there is another kind of wild carrot around here that makes more carrot, less flower. You can eat the carroty root of Queen Anne’s Lace. It…
