Monday, November 12, 2012
Vintage Yellow Vase with Fall Arrangement
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| Vintage Yellow Vase with Fall Arrangement |
Found this yellow vase at a church flea market. Loved the vintage look of it, although not sure how old it is.
The finish on it has a "crackling" glaze to it. It might just be the way it is made, but I loved the look and thought it would make a great addition to my fall buffet display.
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| Close up of Yellow Vase |
Friday, November 9, 2012
Rustic Turkey Salt and Pepper Shakers
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| Rustic Ceramic Turkey Salt and Pepper Shakers |
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| Rustic Ceramic Turkey from Pottery Barn |
So I wondered if I could re-create this look. I didn't want to buy a large ceramic turkey to experiment on and as luck would have it, I found a set of rustic ceramic turkey salt and pepper shakers at a garage sale for 50 cents. What did I have to loose!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut Squash Soup
This is the time of the year when soup warms you up on a cold evening or if you live in Florida, a cool evening. My son’s crop was fantastic this year. So when I came back from Vermont recently, I brought one with me.
Not sure where the original recipe came from since I have doctored it up over the years. It is an easy recipe that takes around 45 minutes to make.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Vintage Bobbin Spool and Old Spring Display
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| Vintage Bobbin and Spring Fall Display |
Bobbins and the machinery they ran on were some of the greatest inventions of the Victorian Era. Since most textile mills had their own machine shops and their own favorite shape of bobbin, we see many varied bobbin designs.
Recently I came up with the idea to combine vintage bobbin spools with old springs. I found these unique spools, which are different from most of the wooden bobbin spools that I've collected. Someone thought they might have been for quilting, but I can't find any reference to that. If you know specifically what they were used for, please let me know.
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| Vintage Bobbin Spool and Old Spring |
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Glazed Pumpkin Buttermilk Donuts
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| Glazed Pumpkin Buttermilk Donuts |
I just returned from visiting
my children and grand kids in Vermont. The weather was great - warm during the
day, with no humidity' and cool crisp evenings. I arrived home to cooler
weather as well, so when I saw this recipe for glazed pumpkin donuts, I thought
they would be great for this cool weather day.
I don't make sweets too often,
but these were calling me. They were easy to make and turned out great. I got
them off of Pinerest at Barefoot and Baking.
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