Valentine's Day

True Love

I'm having a wonderful Valentine's Day.

I'm spending it with my four most loved ones....

Violet, Harvey, Sally and Franklin

My Valentine Decor in the Dining Room.

It's been a busy last few weeks and today I finally got to 

make a little Valentine craft.

I made this Valentine banner this morning.

nothing like doing things the last minute....but have to say I enjoyed putting it together.

I pulled out all my rose patterned china the other day.

I've collected this over the years paying only a little for each piece.

I do have quite a few plates, saucers and cups of the same Limoge pattern

because I bought a box full of it for $15 once.

That was a lucky day.

I knew that I wanted some cupcakes and cookies in these shots

so last night after work, I went by Walmart to pick up a few things.

Oh My!!!!

It was a madhouse!

Crazy busy...and there were no valentine goodies to be found.

None! There were flowers but no Valentine cookies or cupcakes.

They'd all been bought!

I decided to try a smaller grocery store later in the evening and found 

not only cupcakes and cookies but some pretty pink tulips too!

The pink tulips are my Valentine present to me.

The Valentine bike I bought on clearance last year at Pier 1.

We had only one and no one wanted it.

I think it's precious.

close up of my banner

ignore the little bits of glue strings

things always show up when you see the photos later...don't they?

A bowl of glittered puffy hearts from Dollar Tree is included here.

I've been collecting pink doilies for awhile to make a table runner for V-day.

Aren't they sweet?

Lot's of variety. And they all look nice together like a box of chocolates.

I hope you are having a wonderful Valentine's Day.

The weenies have already had some cookies and some special food.

Tonight we are all going to snuggle together and watch 

Gone with the Wind on TCM.

I haven't seen it in a long time and I'm looking forward to it.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY !!!!!!

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Jennifer Rizzo

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Doily Table Runner

A Sad Story

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Confession...I really don't care for table runners very much.

I don't know why but...when I started seeing table runners made from vintage doilies online -

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Well, I changed my mind. I wanted one of these runners.

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Alas....I was stupid and didn't buy doilies every time I saw them over the past 20 years.

I didn't have a collection of them available.

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I thought...it will take me quite awhile to amass the collection of doilies I need to make a fabulous runner.

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Then, one day late last spring, I went to a small flea market in Norman.

My sister was selling jewelry there and I mainly went to visit with her.

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I made the rounds of all the booths and there was one booth selling vintage linens.

It was not a fancy booth...it was mostly junk.

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But there was one whole table full of vintage doilies.

The guy at the booth said 25 - 50 cents each!

I got like 30 doilies that day to make my runner. Lots of styles and sizes...much like those seen

in the photo above.

I was thrilled to walk out of there with a bag full for $10.

What a great day!

I'd soon make my runner.

Flash forward to about a month ago.

One day I think..."Hey, I think I'll make that runner today."

"Where are those doilies, anyway?"

I'd brought them home in a plastic grocery sack. 

That is what the flea market vendor had put them in.

I could not find them anywhere!

They are gone. Normally, I would have stuck them somewhere for safe keeping.

But life got busy and I must have forgotten.

I really think I threw them away one day when cleaning house.

One day I was sacking up junk mail and anything that I didn't need in the kitchen and or

breakfast nook and I'm almost positive I accidentally threw them away!

So disappointing.

Anyway when Donna at Funky Junk asked everyone to link up their table runners I immediately

thought about my runner that is never to be so I'm linking up

the inspirations of what it could have been if I hadn't been so careless.

Boo hoo...

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Doilies

Thoroughly Modern Doily

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Have you been noticing the modern use of doilies in decor? 

Doilies are not just for Grandma anymore!

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Some how the decidedly nanna-ish doily looks very unstuffy when a bunch are stitched together.

I am now wishing I'd bought every single one I'd seen over the years at flea markets. 

That's Thoroughly Modern Doily!

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