Easter in the Holiday Cupboard

You all will be thrilled to know that this year I have recovered the lost stash of Easter Goodies. Last year I was bemoaning the fact that I had a bunch of my vintage Easter things that were lost somewhere in the Twilight Zone. You know, that place that various and sundry items go to that is unbeknownst to your conscious mind. Yep, that happens to me every once in awhile, and when it does it triggers all kinds of thoughts about the state of mental health concerning moi.

(not too old cauliflower teapot) 

I prefer to regard it as just a busy person

 with a lot of "stuff" and not enough organizational skills.

(mini wheelbarrow with turnips)

Anyhoo, a couple of my old chalkware bunnies have found their way out of that parallel universe and back into the Holiday Cupboard.

I love old seed catalogs and Garden books

and just received a new purchase that I'll show you soon.

See the green garden box here on the bottom shelf?

Next week I'm going to share an idea I have for making them...

It won't be rocket science, but it will be be fun...

and on the cheap.


I'm joining these parties this week:


Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Rooted in Thyme
French Country Cottage
The Charm of Home
From My Front Porch to Yours
Coastal Charm

xoxo,

The Marketplace; Your Etsy and Online Shopping Place

Hi Everyone, welcome to
  The Marketplace

This is the place where you can link up all your Etsy and Online Shop items, then have fun checking out what's new. You don't have to have a blog to participate. You can link up to three of your individual items or a link to your online store. Please be a follower of Common Ground, and if you do have a blog, I'd love for you to grab the button on the sidebar and share it with your readers. The more who know about this shopping venue the more fun we can have. Thanks everyone who comes by each week to share your goods!

Here are a few links from last week that I love:

Vintage Biscuit Jar

from Nostalgic Artifacts

Wool Felted Rabbit

Wild Wood Hollow

Set of 4 Majolica Salad Plates

Savannah Secret Cellar

Vintage Seed and Flower Catalog Digital Download

from Cottage Rose Graphics

Hand Painted Cake Server

from One Creative Couple

Today's Sponsor Spotlight is on Judy Clark from 

20 North Ora 

who has a few bunnies for some Springtime fun.

Linen  Easter Rabbit

Keep Calm and Hop On Pillow

Spring Bunny Table Runner

Hope you'll run by Judy's shop' 20 North Ora

and see all the Springtime goodies!

thanks Judy!!

Be sure and come back throughout the week

 to see what new items have been listed.

Are you a wee bit Irish?

I think on St. Patrick's Day we're all just a little bit Irish. How about you? A lot of us here in the USA are a mix of heritages; part of the melting pot that makes this country so great. I don't celebrate with green beer or corned beef and cabbage, but I do like to pull out a few "green" things around the house, and that means my few little pieces of green transferware get to show off a little.

This is a little green Meakin transfer sugar and creamer set called "Romantic England", planted with pink hyacinth bulbs.

They're not very old, but have some wonderful crazing. Let's see... after dishwashers, but before microwaves. I just read where this series was manufactured in the late 1950's for primarily the North American market.

This set is out here on the sunporch on the baker's rack, along with a couple of old St. Patty's postcards from 1912.

...One of my English Cottage Cookie Jars and a zinc bucket full of shamrocks. Now, if I can just keep the kitties away from them. They think shamrocks are their salad greens.

yep, here's one of the girls now...

she's on bird patrol.

Love and blessings to you all,

"Fairytale" Inspiration for Easter continued...

Last weekend I shared with you a beautiful new book

by the people that bring us Jeanne d'arc Living magazine,

 entitled "Fairytale Easter". 

I fell in love with all the wonderful 

Easter and Spring inspired creations that grace each page.

Little did I know when I visited Leola's Vintage Home and Garden Spring Open House last week, that someone else had been inspired to create these same lovely decoupaged eggs. My friend Pam, who always has some of the most amazing creations and displays around, had crafted her own version of these Easter lovelies.

So a few came home with me 

for my own Easter display in an old cardboard suitcase.

They joined other bits and pieces of vintage ephemera,

 baskets with moss, and a nest or two for a little vintage Easter vignette.

Aren't these embellished vintage Easter postcards 

just precious with bits of twine, tulle, and feathers?

 One of my collection of old church fans in the background.

Jesus with the lambs are my favorites.

A hyacinth bulb and old book wrapped in stamped cotton ribbon.

It's times like this that I remember that my true love is 

"all things vintage".

Joining in on these great parties this week:

French Country Cottage Spring Thing

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Knick of Time

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

From My Front Porch to Yours

Shabby Art Boutique

Hope you have a wonderful week,