It's REDnesday...and a little Steampunk, too!

Hi All!

I'm joining Sue at "It's a Very Cherry World " for Rednesday.

I had been seeing these dishes pop up all over blogland and fell in love with them.

The problem was, everyone was seeing them at Home Goods which we

are not lucky enough to have here in "the 'Burgh" (Pittsburgh

for the out-of-towners)

WELL, last Saturday, I decided to stop in to Marshalls

since I hadn't been there since before Christmas (how did that happen?)

and low and behold....there they were!

So Cath Kidston looking....

but sooooo much more affordable!

Elyse....I hope you've seen these too...

I have plain white Corelle dishes for everyday so these accessory pieces will work in perfectly...

I picked up mugs, bowls, dessert dishes and one large dinner plate to use for serving.

Some are polka dotted and some are checked....all are so cute, don't you think?

I'm also going to squeeze my final Valentine photos in here for Rednesday day as well...

and the last of my Valentines for friends...I tried using some Steampunk images that were provided by Valerie at The Sum of All Crafts.

If you love vintage images...visit Valerie's blog. She is an amazing artist in her own right

and a generous sharer of images. You will spend lots of time there!

Here are my Steampunk Valentines....

(the lighting was bad the day I took this picture but do you ever wonder what to do with the multitude of paint samples you pick up along the way....for me, that's every time I'm in Lowe's or Home Depot!!)

Whew! That's a lot for one Rednesday....

I'll be back tomorrow to show you the beautiful (and I really mean breathtakingly beautiful)

fabric collage that I received in the Swap For All Seasons swap!

xoxo

joyce

My First REDnesday!



I always enjoy visiting Sue at It's a Very Cherry World on Wednesdays for her REDnesday posts. Bloggers are to write a post featuring RED and then link to her blog. I first read about REDnesdays on my friend Sandy's blog, 521 Lake Street, cause Sandy is the Queen of cute red things. I've wanted to participate for a long time but have procrastinated about it...well, no more!! I'm jumping in this week with a really cute red thing of my own!! Here is a new guy I want you to meet...

I have a Santa Claus collection. Every year I choose one addition to my collection (to keep it manageable). (Last year I strayed a little and added a Lori Mitchell MRS. Claus) This year, I didn't think I would add a new guy because I didn't see anything that caught my eye until one day, while trying to get caught up on some blog visiting...I came to  Jenny Hernandez's blog...The Polka Dot Pixie..I mean come on now, even the name of her blog makes you want to go there and peek, right? In this particular post she wrote about this guy being available. As soon as I read that he was for sale I emailed Jenny. She quickly responded and said that he had been sold but graciously offered to make another one for me. I was so excited!!! To have a Santa figure of Jenny's AND a bluebird in one piece...WOW! I told her there was no rush for Christmas but she made him and he arrived several days before the 25th. I opened the box and just melted! Cuter in person than in a picture for sure! Now this is the interesting part....When David came home, I happily showed him the new addition to my collection and he commented, "He looks like your Dad." Now, my Father died in 2000 so this is one of the last pictures I have of him...taken on his 80th Birthday (he didn't always wear a crown) with our son, Michael.

Do you see the resemblance?  The cheeks? The goatee and moustache? So, in honour of my Dad, I have named the new guy George Claus....Santa's beloved brother. He's been on my kitchen island all through the holiday and I chat with him now and again. I think he's happy at our house and  it will be hard to pack him up and put him away. Thanks Jenny, you made me happier than I even imagined. I'm sure the similarity to my Dad is what made me fall in love with him when I first saw him, even on an unconscious level. Please visit Jenny's blog and look back at some of her older posts for more photos of her marvelous creations. From time to time she does offer her pieces for sale in her Etsy shop and she teaches classes all around the country. I'd love to take a class of hers some day!
OK-that's it for my first REDnesday. Hope you enjoyed meeting George. I'll be back again because I have lots of cute red things to share with you!

Have a great REDnesday...whatever you're up to!

XOXO

Joyce