tarnished silver

i'm loving the look of old tarnished silver more and more. this *beautiful* crystal jar with the silver lid, embossed with a lady's face, was only 25 cents at a local thrift store! love it:)


and another view of it in the background, behind this wonderful old ladle

and a reminder! if you are a lover of vintage numbers, clocks, hourglasses, dates, times - please do join us for this: it's about time swap

we'd love to have you! feel free to sign up through the original post and then email your info to me, as noted:)

a lovely handmade pillow

warmest thanks to tamerie...she made this beautiful pillow for the "pif" i participated in. the pretty pink hydrangea is an actual photo that she took and printed onto fabric! this is a cherished addition to my mix of shabby, cream, pink pillows that i have gathered here and there...thank you so very much, tamerie:)

i'm thinking of things like this...

for our "it's about time" swap. visualizing things involving dates, times, measures - which always include numbers, of course, whether directly (clock) or symbolically (hourglass). still brainstorming, but i'm enjoying the process. i hope that a few more of you will consider joining us - there's "still time":)