Monday, May 6, 2013

Blue Monday Mosaic at the Emporium

Another week is upon us already - time sure flies.

Here we are in May already, nearly a week!

We had perfect weather all weekend -

which was so nice for many around here!

We had our women's club Ladies Brunch

at the local country club, there were many proms;

and of course it was perfect weather for Derby Day festivities!

But today the yuck is creeping back in-

it's grey and rainy and gloomy

and is giving me the blues....

but not all blues are bad!

I'm heading on over to Smiling Sally's blog linky party

for BLUE MONDAY!

For my part I am sharing a blue collage today

of cute blue things things that are

for sale, have sold or shall be sold

in my shop called Finch Rest Emporium.

I absolutely love the color blue

but don't have any blue decor at the nest.

Blue always sells quickly at the shop,

so when I find awesome blue treasures

I know to grab it fast!

I admire & respect the colour saavy lovers out there!

You have such charisma and flair!

I have about a million (or so it seems) things to list in the shop.

It just takes time I haven't seem to have had lately!

So please keep checking back for new things to appear!

Use discount code FRE050613 when corresponding about discount.
This coupon expires 05/13/13.

CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO GO TO SHOP!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful and blessed week!

♥

~Michele

Also linking:

Mosaic Monday

Blog Shop Wednesday

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Wall Vignette; Faith and Birds

Happy Beautiful Sunday, everyone!

I hope your weekend has been wonderful!

Today I share a pic of a simple wall vignette in a guest room.

This little shelf changes ~~way too~~ often.

It made me think of the poem below, one for Sunday Devotional:

The bird who is afraid, FAITH that is SO important to us
and the sky and lake as a beautiful place to soar
once we lose our fear to fly......

God's Flight

By Heather Flood

On the ground sits a bird
that's too afraid to fly.
Beautiful wings could make it soar,
but the pain of past failure is it's lonesome cry.

God has said unto this bird,
"Trust and have faith in me,
for I will carry you in your flight.
The miracle of life is waiting for you to see."

The bird said to God, "But I can't fly.
I am weak. I will fall and feel pain
It's happened before when I tried to fly.
I'm afraid of being hurt again."

His voice soft and reassuring, God said to the bird,
I created you, and I will protect you.
Your lonesome cry I have heard.
Have faith in me. That's all you need to do.

So, stand up, bird, and spread your wings.
The wings I lovingly created to let you fly.
If you fall I'll pick you up,
and lift you back into the sky."

With trembling legs and unsure wings
the bird finally looked to the sky.
It took a deep breath, and took the chance.
The bird began to fly.

"Thank you, God, for believing in me.
Thank you for giving me wings.
Thank you for your protecting hands.
Your glory I will now sing."

God smiled unto the bird
in its majestic flight.
"Little bird, I'll always be with you,
and will protect you with all my might.

You may stumble. You may fall.
That doesn't mean that I don't care.
I will watch over you, in case you need help,
and then I'll be right there."

The little bird, once so scared,
learned to soar to new heights.
The occasional fall no longer scared the bird,
choosing to have faith in Gods flight.

Linking:

As always, thank you for your visit!

♥

~Michele

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Pink Vintage Roses Tea & Giveaway Winner!

There's something about the spring

that just brings out the "girlie" in me.

It's the perfect time to grab pretty things

such as soft pink roses china for tea time!

Tea time is so much more than simply sipping tea.

As important as a perfectly brewed quality tea is, to me,

it is equally important to make it a special event now and then.....

even if it is just for me alone.

Tea always seems to taste better

when sipped from a beautiful teacup, don't you agree?

Today I enjoyed a brisk black tea

and brownie bites with a dark chocolate frosting

and a sweet fresh raspberry on top!

(And no, I did NOT eat all three!)

The teacup is an old Austrian roses swag set -

very precious, delicate and thin.

The plate the brownies are sitting on

is vintage Bavarian - love the edges of that plate.

The silk floral arrangement in the background
is one I made from a lone saucer-less teacup.

That little hat was a favor/memento

from a tea I attended last year.

The yellow in the hat picks up the barely-showing

yellow roses on the snack plate!

The background is a rose fabric photo/bulletin board

and the china birdhouse is a favorite of mine.

It's nice to get the spring floral things back out again -

opening the boxes is like Christmas all over again!

And what you have all been waiting for.....

drum roll, please....

Announcing the giveaway winner

of this sweet little china teapot trinket box:

Congrats goes out to JAMIE

who wrote:

"Purple is my fav color, and I do collect
pretty tea items.
It is really beautiful, and I have just
the space for it...Yay

Jamie, be sure to write me asap with your email
and street address so I can send this to you asap!

As always, thank you all for your visit today!

♥

~Michele

Linking:

Tea Time Tuesday * Tea with Friends * Teacup Tuesday - Terri

Teacup Tuesday - Martha * You're Gonna Love It

Return to Loveliness * Share Your Cup * Tablescape Thursday

Sunday, April 28, 2013

ROYGBIV - The Rainbow Connection!

A couple of days ago my little sister called very excited

and told me to go to the front of my house to

see the most incredible double rainbow.

Well, as any good blogger would do I first grabbed my camera

and in just that tiny fraction of a half minute to do so

the second rainbow eluded me.

However I was able to capture a bit of the rainbow

to share with all of you!

I seldom see such a brilliant rainbow

that actually shows the blue and purple so nicely!

I thought it was so extraordinary I ran to tell

our left side neighbors with 4 little children.

The wee ones need to see these things!

They all came out in their cute little jammies.

This was around 7:30 pm - and the sun is low behind.

The back of our house is west - and the sun

was shining through the side just before it went out of sight

behind the trees and house back there.

The timing and lighting and rain clouds was just perfect

to give us this beautiful gift from God.

(That's how I view these miracles of beauty, anyway!)

It is begininning to wane here

but you can see how extraordinary this was!

(I took this standing on my front porch.)

The rainbow spanned the entire sky

in one huge glorious heavenly arc!

Whatever your cross,

whatever your pain,

there will always be sunshine,

after the rain.

Perhaps you may stumble,

perhaps even fall,

But God’s always ready,

To answer your call.

He knows every heartache,

sees every tear,

A word from His lips,

can calm every fear.

Your sorrows may linger,

throughout the night,

But suddenly vanish,

in dawn’s early light.

The Savior is waiting,

somewhere above,

To give you His grace,

and send you His love.

Whatever your cross,

whatever your pain,

“God always sends rainbows

after the rain.”

Credit: C. Ciccone

Linking:

As always, thank you for your visit!

♥

~Michele

Also linking:

Masterpiece Monday

Our World Tuesday

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Springtime Tablescape

I love this time of year when everything is all about the outdoors!

Even when raining outside we're aware of nature coming to life;

the birds are nesting, the flowers are blooming, the trees are reborn!

Today's tablescape is all about outdoors:

BIRDS * BEES * FLOWERS* TREES!

These pretty painted bird china mugs

with all their glorious colour

were my inspiration.

Simply placed right down the middle of the table,

they act as a part of the centerpiece

till they're needed for tea!

If I set a 4-place table I usually do all 4 sides,

this one I did a little differently and placed things

across from one another

to keep the ends of the table free for easy drink service.

I kinda like it, though I am a big fan of the end chairs' arm rests!

Here's a little closer look of the kitchen table setting.

Green is the colour of springtime!

Sweet eldest daughter & her hubs

brought me this gorgeous bouquet.

(THEY were actually my inspiration for this table's colorful theme!)

Hint for keeping cut flowers alive longer:

Place them in the fridge before going to bed.

Fresh water, fresh cutting of ends, flower saver all help too

but nothing works quite like the fridge.
I took these pictures today - yet received them on Easter Sunday three and a half weeks ago and they are still fresh!

Simple floral linen napkins, rattan chargers,

leaf shaped dinner plates, outdoors-themed salad plates

bring the garden inside for this tablescape.

The napkins were made by my friend and fellow local blogger Cindy from Custom Comforts blog. She has a wonderful etsy shop.

Ivy winding around the salad plates
helps bring the outdoors in!

Here's a very close-up pic of the salad plates.

(Hubs would approve of that "Keep Off the Grass" sign -haha.)

I have 3 little fine china wall plates
with bees flowers and dragonflies on them.

Here's close-ups of a couple of the bees on the plates!