I love candles. It is amazing how those little flames make the whole home feel warm and inviting. The soft flickering light is just so relaxing. I used to feel like I had to save candles for a special occasion. When I moved I realized how many I had been hoarding. Why not enjoy candles…
Sally Eckman Roberts artwork is featured in the Botanical Blue Home Decor Collection for Peking Handicraft. The collection has two throw pillows, one with a Bird of Paradise plant and the other a Monstera plant in Blue and White traditional China pots. The coordinating throw rug also has another plant in a Jar-shaped pot in…
When I was a kid, making latch hook pictures, pillows and rugs was a really popular hobby. I made ladybugs, mushrooms and owls. The small kits we bought came with little plastic frames. Later I worked some of them into a jean jacket. I remember that I looked really cool. But I was in 6th…
These pretty blue and white china pots from Two’s Company are made to hold a plant. Some they call cachepots. Some they call planters. They are pretty much exactly the same thing. Two’s Company Blue and White China Cachepots Set of 6 3 1/2″ wide x 2 3/4″ high Hand-painted porcelain Blue and White Hand-Painted…
You can find blue and white chinoiserie style pillows and pillow covers on eBay that you cannot find anywhere else. This set was made for the Lilian Vernon company. They are a retired style. What’s not to love? The chinoiserie china fills the space, surrounded by a lattice border in shades of blue. The needlepoint…
Peking Handicraft has been working with artists and makers to bring beautiful home goods to the market since 1977. Madcap Cottage and Sally Eckman Roberts are two of my favorites. Their chinoiserie pillows and rugs are just a delight! The lavishly decorated Pretty Petals hooked rug and needlepoint pillow have chinoiserie pots and vases filled…
Sometimes you will find a decorative oval flower pot called a Jardiniere, which means Gardener in French. French nouns have genders. Jardinière is feminine. Spelled Jardinier it is masculine. In French, a Jardinière is a planter or a raised garden box or bed. In English, Jardiniere means a plant holder, especially one that is oval…
Every time a piece of my Blue Willow china gets broken, I save it for crafts. Use broken china to create beautiful mosaic stepping stones. You can start with a cement paver, use a kit or a mold. You can buy a kit that includes everything you need to make one stepping stone. The kit…
Wall pockets have been around for centuries. You can find antique examples on eBay or new versions on Amazon. They are available in every color and style you can think of, but my favorites are the Blue Willow and the blue and white chinoiserie. There are a wide variety of shapes. Wider more shallow shapes…
These amazing cookies showed up on Instagram. They are made with the Tea Time Assortment Cookie Decoration Kit. Tea Time Assortment Lorena’s Sweets Fondant Cookie Decoration Kit with Cookie Cutters, Fondant Molds, Fondant Texturizers and a Frosting Tip on Amazon The Tea Time Assortment Cookie Decoration Kit is from Lorena Rodríguez, Lorena’s Sweets in Escazu,…
