Favorite Project Part 4 and a Warning

Although not completely done, the shed is ready for its
photos. But pleased be warned: If you do not like color
or if you don't like being surrounded by treasures you
have collected for years-------this post is not for you.




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For those not from the Northwest, the picture of the
mountain is Mt. St. Helen's before she blew up.





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The top of the cabinet.






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The loft...AKA Level B - for baskets and birdhouses.






The corner by the window.

So this is my home away from home, my playhouse,
my little slice of heaven. Hope you enjoyed the tour.

Below is the sign above the door on the way out.


Until next time be safe and happy,

Annette

Oh my, another collection...................

It's time for me to take a little vacation. So I am leaving
you with a look at my dress clip collection.


Some of these may actually be shoe clips but most are
dress clips.



I started collecting these over 30 years ago.

As you can see they come in many sizes, shapes,colors,

and styles.

I used to wear them all the time.

I would button the top button on my blouse and put a

clip at the top. It was so much fun and I got many

comments. Usually about my "broach".

I've also used them as a scarf clip and worn a pair as

shoe clips even though they were dress clips.

Aren't the stones pretty? It isn't always easy to find one

that has all the stones.

These are my favorites. Can you tell I

like red?? Who would have guessed?

And the blue one is just so sweet and

calming.

Hope you enjoyed the show. I'll be back later

and show some pictures from my trip. In the

meantime, stay safe,

Annette

Is it SPRING yet???

Today was a very pretty day for February in the Great
NorthWest. So I got "Spring Fever". This is the
Potting Shed...or as some refer to it...The Cottage. This
is my little space that I am supposed to share with my
husband. He wants to use part of it as a green house. We
still have to finish the inside with insulation and walls and
such...it already has a heater and an air conditioner. (Oh,
yes, it's The Cottage.)


As you may be able to tell I have moved in. This is all
my stuff! I started to get it ready to work on my things
for Andy's Attic. But then it got cold and the heater wasn't
strong enough to keep it warm without some insulation.
And this is where we store things for the winter. UGH.

But don't you see why I have Spring Fever??? I just want
to be out there with all my stuff!!



This is the workbench, or display bench, or place where
I put things that I like to have around.



And this is a closer view of one of my many collections...
....small flower pots.....many colors...many styles. This is
only the part of the collection that will fit on this particular
shelf. Oh, my, the more I blog about my collections, the more
concerned I get about how many there are and how much
"stuff" I have. But you understand, don't you?? How you
find that cute little pot shaped like a bunny and it would be
so sweet with the other pots and so it comes home with you?
I know someone out there understands this. And I walk in
to "The Cottage" and feel blissful, relaxed, and content.

So SPRING needs to get here so I can move the stored
summer furniture out of my Cottage and move myself in!!
What do you want to do when Spring arrives??

Until I blogitate again,

Annette

Glass Violins Are Not For Playing

Yes, it's another collection. This one started quite a while
ago. I am no longer adding to this collection unless I find
one for 99 cents at a thrift store. (which I did last year)
These are what I call glass violins. I don't really know
what the official name would be.


An antique dealer 20 years ago told me that the cobalt
blue violins were actually what Milk of Magnesia came in.
She could remember them in the pharmacy. They do have
a different shape from the others in my collection.



These are purple. Some are a deep purple and some
lighter. These, and most others in my collection, I think
were originally made to be a vase. As you can see, some
of them have hangers. And some of the hangers look
like the bow of the violin.




These are the aqua or turquoise group. You may notice
that they are different sizes. The cobalt violins are all
the same size but the vases vary from short-medium-
tall.





And these are the greens. Here you can better tell how they
vary in height. When I was a little girl (early 1950's) my
mother had two green violins on our back patio. She would
plant ivy in them for the summer and then they would come
down in the winter. None of these were hers....I don't know
what happened to hers. But I know that was why I was drawn
to them.

I have a couple of clear ones that you can see in the first
picture over to the left. They had screw tops and some sort
of liquid was in them...cologne, maybe.

If any one out there in blog land has any more information about
these violins I would enjoy learning more. They have become
harder to find and rather expensive but they are making repos
of the cobalt blue.

Thank you for stopping by. If you would like, please leave a
comment. Annette

You Have To Kiss A Lot of Frogs

In a previous post I mentioned I collect many things.
One category is Flower Frogs. Metal frogs......


Bird frogs.....



There are more bird frogs....

And more metal frogs.....

Same group from a different angle. I don't

remember when I started collecting frogs.

Probably when I got interested in gardening.

They come is such diverse shapes and styles.

These are ceramic frogs. Wonderful colors and shapes.

Different angle again. Aren't the colors lovely? The only

kind I don't really collect are glass frogs. I have a couple

that I actually use but don't display. All of the frogs above

are displayed in our sun room.

These frogs are in my potting shed. Some

of these are plastic and others metal.

I just think they are great!!

Things that were made for a

function but take on an art

form when put together in

groups. And I'm very thrifty in what I will

pay for one. The prices have gotten very

high and I really do have enough now, don't

I???

I don't kiss these frogs but I have been

known to hug one or two.........Annette

Winter and Decorating

We are now thawing out from some very low temps. Like
9 degrees. This is our water feature in the backyard...still
flowing but very frozen. This was several days ago.



I finally started decorating and here is part of one of my
collections. Elegant reindeer. I just love the grace of
how deer move and their lovely eyes.



Most of the ones I have are vintage. Many sizes and
colors.




The little guy on the left is "cute" but will grow up to be
elegant.





This one is newer and rocks back and forth on a stand.





And this has nothing to do with the
collection. Just thought you might like
the vintage look...isn't it great?

Must get back to work, Annette