I decided to share some of my favorite mosaics from 2010. I experimented with layers and backgrounds and textures this past year and hope to do more this coming year. I wish you a happy and healthy 2011. I am joining Mary at Little Red House for my first Mosaic Monday in this new year.
Don’t forget to stop by Little Red House and see the other beautiful mosaics!
The name of this rose is Friendship and I thought it quite appropriate for the New Year. We have had a busy holiday season with friends and family and I am grateful for a little lull in the festivities. I have decorated and cooked and wrapped (glitter is a four letter word) and fussed. I am going to put my feet up and relax.
But first I will share a few photos.
When my parents died a few years back, my sister and her husband bought their condominium in Florida. They have recently sold it and the cupboards needed to be cleaned out. Jack and I made the trip and I came back with some treasures that belonged to my grandmother. I am trying to identify the patterns and label everything! Big job!
I have also been cooking!
So today is New Year’s Eve and we are staying home. We will cook ground sirloin fancy burgers on the grill with some mushrooms. Steamed asparagus with lemon will complete the meal. We will review the past year and make plans for the new. Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy 2011.
I am joining Susan from Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday. This is an event where grownups play with dishes and take pictures of what they have done. There are some very pretty dishes and tables out there.
When I moved from my house in Maine into a condominium, I had to downsize. Some of the decisions were painful. However, I found wonderful homes for most of the items and because I have wonderful family and friends I am able to reset the table almost the way my mother did with a few of my own touches.
I started with a beige linen tablecloth which was topped with a sheer cotolene cloth from Spain. This was one of my mother’s favorite looks for the table. I am using her Spode. The silver is mine and the pattern is Homewood by Stieff. Homewood was the name of the estate of Charles Carroll who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
My mother’s silverplate was by Community and the name of the pattern was Forever. I never knew the name of the pattern before but I found it on google. I only have one piece of it now.
Her stemware was American by Fostoria. I have thought of collecting that but I have found it to be quite pricey here in Florida. I have taken a liking to Caprice by Cambridge and I have started to collect that. I find the pattern soothing. It is meant to show the effect of rippling water when a pebble is tossed in (that is what the dealer told me anyway).
The glass plates are Caprice as are the water goblets.
The glasses I am using as wine glasses are Fostoria and the pattern is Ballet. The Caprice and the Ballet are recent acquisitions from a trip to Arcadia, Florida. There are lots of dealers on a street that reminds me of the Wild West.
I found the bowl all dusty in a shop and I believe it is Hobnail by Westmoreland. The candlesticks with the glass hurricanes were my mother’s and used for all holidays. The stockings were made on my embroidery machine and will be stuffed with treats and hung on the back of the chairs like this. They are designs from Anita Goodesign. I find these designs very well digitized and fun to stitch out!
A little candle light makes the crystal sparkle. The silver plate trivet was my grandmother’s.
The napkins and napkin rings are new and the salt and pepper which need to be polished were a wedding gift.
The snowflakes were made from a Martha Stewart kit a few years back. They were fun to make. I will have to see if they are still available!
Wishing all my blogging friends a blessed holiday season and a happy and healthy new year.
I am joining Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday. During this holiday season pink has been replaced if desired with different themes. Today is favorite Christmas music.
So, I made myself a latte and got out the music.
Now I need to crank up iTunes and make a playlist for Christmas dinner.
Be sure to visit the other Pinks and see what their favorites are.
