Obsessions current and on going

 http://wwwcastlescrownscottages.blogspot.com/ 

Photos of chair Anita Pelayo Rivera check out her lovely blog above and 
instagram at les_dames_dabord and
Pintrest too

 Meissen food warmer

Claire Pettibone ring

Bonjour!

Summer is such a hard time to blog .

Not much going on and too hot and humid to do much outside. So I have been finding things on-line that I obsess about. I see something then research it and sometimes search for it or sometimes I am content with the new knowledge.

As you know, I love pink and green and those colors in jewelry form are so enticing! Love the ring above.

I continue to learn more about Meissen porcelains and found this photo of a food warmer.What an elegant way to heat up a snack! 

The French chair above I found on Anita Pelayo Rivera's blog (see link above) and I adore it!!

So I will search flea markets and fairs and on-line auctions. It doesn't have to be an antique just have those correct proportions. I have learned in my ongoing study of French period furniture that proportions are everything. 
So many reproductions are too bulky or too high. 
French furniture of that era was delicate, feminine and on the "small "side.
My swan and peony obsessions continue. 
If I ever win the lottery I will buy property with a small pond so I can once again have pet swans.
What are you obsessed about?

Have a Pink day!

Happy birthday to moi! ha

A treasure of Laduree gifts for my birthday today!

 An entire roll of the pink ribbon with the cherub! And a caramel scented candle!

Pink Boy was in Miami on business and shopped at the two Laduree's in the area one is a shop the other is a cart near some lovely shops. 

What a fun surprise for my birthday.

Have a Pink day!

I'm in love with ranunculus! Especially the pink ones. No surprise there. I have been reading about them they say they are easy to grow in spring and very prolific. I noticed them at Trader Joe's this spring and made many pretty                                             bouquets with them this year. 

I am searching for seeds of these pink ones shown above.

Have you experience growing these?--if so do  tell me about it.

Have a Pink day!

Meissen figurines

Meissen porcelains named after the German town started making white porcelain in 1710. They have always been of the highest quality. 

I love the figurines with an Asian feel. Most of the ones pictured above are in museums. Meissen has always been fairly expensive and now it is out of reach for most of us. So we must be content to view it at the MET in NY or The Getty in  Los Angeles etc.

The colors are exquisite and the figurines are just charming.

Have a Pink day!

Two sassy ladies have arrived

These two beauties have arrived!!

They were made by Sharon Mitchell of the web site Cloth Dolls with Attitude. They came all the way from New Zealand! The one with white hair is Marie Antoinette and the redhead is moi ! Ha

  They are living in the master bedroom right now and will surely adorn the Marie Antoinette tree this year in some way. 

I can't thank Sharon Mitchell enough for making them for me. I was going to make them myself but my sewing skills are not up to this level of stitchery. 

They really are little works of art.

Check out her website she does some truly amazing dolls. 

http://sfmclothdollswithattitude.blogspot.com/

Have a Pink day!

Peonies and spring flowers

So many peonies and foxglove and iris in bloom roses too!

Hard to stay inside such a short bloom time

Have a Pink day!

Vendome necklace Pink!!

            I just purchased this 1960"s Vendome necklace on RUby Lane.

    I love pink stones and pearls. This is opera length. The detail is amazing                               costume jewelry was made much better in 1960's

The shop is called the Vintage Carousel on Ruby Lane and Mary Ann Wilson the owner seems to be my soul mate we like so many of the same things. 

Stop by and check out her pretties:

https://www.rubylane.com/item/458687-RL-1297/Vintage-Vendome-Necklace-Earrings-Pink-Matrix78

Have a Pink day!