Vintage French Oyster Basket and a First Communion

Good morning!  I hope that everyone had a great weekend.  I certainly did.  My daughter made her first communion.  She had her immediate family there as well as four Grandparents. It was a wonderful day. I feel so blessed!  

I found her dress at an antiques fair.  I didn't know if she would wear it.  I fell in love with it when I saw it. So I bought it and hoped for the best.

The following day I went to the same fair/flea market.  And look at what I found, amongst a few others treasures. :)

  

I have wanted to add one of these baskets to my shop for a while, but was waiting to find just the right one.  When I saw this particular basket, I knew this was it.

I am not a heart kind of girl so I rarely buy things heart shaped.  But these were so rustic and rough that I liked them.  They are made from some sort of stone/rock.

  

The basket is heavy.  I read that they are made this way in order to support the weight of the oysters.  This one is pretty rusty also, which I love.

  

It would provide great storage.  Or, how pretty would it look as a picnic basket with a baguette, some cheese, wine, and lined with an old handwoven napkin or towel?

Have a great week all!

Michele

My Thing for Rusty Old Wire

I overheard my daughter talking with one of her friends recently.  We were on a walk and she saw something rusty.  She said to her friend, "My mom would love that.  It has lots of rust.  She calls those old dirty things vintage."  

I have tried to put this lovely little basket in my Etsy store for months.  No can do.  I just love how delicate it is.   

I have no idea what to call this.  I found it in a darling shop in Paso Robles called The Cottage. I believe it is made to hold utensils and it spins! 

I did manage to part with this little beauty.  I thought it would be a lovely part of a centerpiece for a baby shower.  Or great decor in a baby's room.  I always find it tough to buy for a baby when I don't know the sex.  

Again, not sure what to call this.  It can be used to hold candles or even as a cake stand I believe.  It is a huge wire cloche.  And when I say huge, I mean waaay to big for my little apartment, but I just love it.  

I think it is unique and interesting.

I like the rusty detail.

Now on to the items I love but that belong to others and are for sale.  (I believe that is called coveting, but didn't really want to say it). 

These are completely different wire cloches and are available on Etsy from a store called The Pansy Patch.  Aren't they great?  

And these I found at Save on Crafts.  (Surprisingly they are currently sold out)

And no post of mine would be complete (if I am talking about retailers) if it did not include my absolute favorite Mothology.  Of the four, my favorite is A.  I really like the contrast of a hard industrial look against white linen and a few ruffles here and there.  

Happy Friday!

Michele

Linking at Primp your stuff Wednesday

Grain Sack Baskets

I saw a photo of some grain sack baskets and it inspired me.  So I decided to make some myself.  I made these reversible baskets out of 100 plus year old hand loomed hemp linen.  One of the sacks has faded blue stripes and it is one of my very favorites.  The initials CI were how the grain house marked the sacks to carry their product in.  

You could use these as a cachepot, or to store cosmetics.  I thought they would be cute on a shelf in a bathroom.  

This is the larger of the two.  At 8.5 inches tall, it turned out bigger than I expected.  

This is the smaller of the two, same fabrics though.

They are available in my etsy store.  I hope to add a small version tomorrow.  

Fun project for a Saturday afternoon.  

Have a great weekend.

Welcome to my new followers this week.  Thanks for all of your kind words.

Michele

PS thank you also for your prayers for our little Ella.  It went well and she is resting at home.