Friday, July 27, 2007

Show and Tell Friday

Thank you Kelli for hosting Show and Tell Fridays, what great fun. Please check out the link on my sidebar. Mom's here from NC and I'm really glad to have this time with her. I've been working on the house a lot this summer. I really pushed myself when I found out she was coming. (Two more weeks and I'm back to school. Can you believe it?) I'm sharing the arrangement I just completed on the top of my hutch in the kitchen. I'm really please with it and wanted show my treasures.

This is the entire top. The milk glass pieces were my grandmother's. The little kitty is sitting on a box I decorated to add elevation to the layout. The Bliss can is a vintage coffee can. I love the name and the color. The little bird plate, is a thrift store find for $2.00 and it is Limoge. The biscuit jar is from my grandmother and she use to keep sugar in it. We don't use it, because I don't want it broken. *smile* I like the way the colors fell together. It looks really fresh and summery. I'll change it for fall. Oops, since taking this picture, I added posies to the vase.


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23 comments:

Kim said...

Very sweet arrangement. I love the Bliss coffee can. Thank you for sharing.

Kelli said...

Trudi, you have a real talent for displayed your lovely things! I loved seeing all your wonderful treausres...the milk glass, the bird plate, the sleeping kitty...everything is so sweet!!

Kelli

Anonymous said...

really cute. i like the bliss coffee can!

Susanna Rose said...

I love the way you display your beautiful things! I have many things I just never put out but you've inspired me to try displaying them! Thanks!:)

Anonymous said...

That is an artful display of beautiful things!

Barbara H. @ Stray Thoughts

LBP said...

That looks great! I love the container that says "bliss" on it.

Have fun with your mom!

Anonymous said...

Very nice arrangement! Luv the Bliss tin and how lucky to find that wonderful bird plate at such a great price! Have a fun visit with your mom!

Manuela

Anonymous said...

The coffee can is great and I like the plate it's sitting on. Enjoy!

Susan said...

Very well done arrangement and a nice assortment of items. I really like the coffee can. How neat is that?
Susan

Susie said...

You did a lovely arrangement on your hutch. That sleeping kitty is so cute :)

Sandy said...

Very cute--I like the Bliss coffee, too.

Anonymous said...

Fun treasures and great display! Blessings on your time with your mom!

Carole Burant said...

Oh it looks so wonderful, Trudi!! I love the way you placed it all and also love that each piece has a memory or story attached to it:-) xox

Melissa said...

What a lovely collection. I like the Bliss box!

Ragged Roses said...

I love the little kitty. You have a beautiful collection of goodies!
Kim

Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality said...

Hi, Trudi, about the Sophisticated Finishes. Do you have a Michaels near you? They have it, I know. You may have to buy a kit to find the Blackened Bronze. That's what I had to do, but they carry craft paint sizes of lots of colors. I use the Blackened & Blonde Bronze colors. Works great on so many things!

Nice collection you have there!

Rhoda

Anonymous said...

Hi Trudi,
This is Ellen b from the happy wonderer answering your question about the collage. I do the collages with picasa, then upload it to my pictures, then upload it to my photobucket etc. It isn't as complicated as it sounds...

Anita said...

Trudi, I adore your little kitty sitting on that nice box!

Just two weeks and you are back to school? Poor you, over here in this part of Germany, the summer holidays for the kids just started 10 days ago and they won't go back to school before the beginning of Sepember!

Best wishes,
Anita

Jodi Ohl said...

Great arrangement! I'm chiming in saying I love the Bliss can!

Thanks for sharing your designer details :)
lucy

Melissa said...

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Hope you are having fun with your mom!
Smiles-
Tootie

Heather said...

Trudi,
Your hutch looks great!
Heather

couragetocreatewriteandlove said...

I love all of your treasures! I have to tell you that I came by on Friday and I learned about your mom's visit and I was very happy for you. I hope you take pictures of her and show us your mom for the next show and tell.
I love the bliss word the most ;-)

Sonya said...

I LOVE milk glass! I thought I was the only one! I do not have a collection but recently told my hubby that I wanted to start one!