The May Alphabet Party

Wow, I had not realized it has been almost 2 months since I posted here. We went on what I would call a "jetsetter" vacation most of the month of April. First to Cancun Mexico with my daughter and family for her Beachbody company vacation. Then my hubby and I flew to Las Vegas for a couple of days. After that, we flew to Kona Hawaii (the big island) for another 11 days!

Needless to say, we probably won't do that much flying again in one trip! Eight plane changes in one trip was just too much. And a bit of Montezuma's revenge from Mexico spoiled the Las Vegas stay. But we recovered fine for Hawaii, which is our favorite tropical destination. So much our favorite, we reserved a lovely ocean front condo the entire month of April 2016!

So onto the Embracing Cottage Style Alphabet party. 

this months letters are L, M, N

"L" for the gorgeous Lupines in my garden!

they fit so well in my old fashioned vintage style cottage garden

"M" for Marionberries 

in this yummy vintage china

 (also the name of my website!)

"N" for this stunning vintage necklace 

that belonged to my grandmother

(the picture does not do it justice)

Join us over at party!

Embracing Cottage Style blog

Vintage Alphabet party

This month the letters are
G and H for the Embracing Cottage Style Blog party!

For the letter "G", I am using the GIFT TAGS I have digitally created from vintage images, and are available for purchase on my website
MarionberryCottage.com

For H, I chose Hankies and Handbags

 

These are a couple of my most popular styles--

fashioned from vintage hankies, crochet and lace.

 

Wanta play too?
Join us over at
EmbracingCottageStyle blog
the party runs all week!

Vintage Alphabet Party December

It's the last party of the year!

Etsy Cottage Style Blog

The last letters of the alphabet Y and Z

For Y, I choose vintage fabric Yo Yo's. these became popular back in the 1930's and 1940's. Little fabric rosettes shirred into circles. They were most often made into quilts. They were popular again in the 1970's when they were fashioned into "hippie vests". In the mid 90's, patterns were introduced and more recently plastic templates became available making them extremely easy to make. 

I love to use them in my textile art too. Here are a couple examples of past work.

For the letter Z, I chose (and yes I am dating myself here)

Led Zeppelin

mid 1970's rock group one of my faves back in the day

so how's that for throwing something unexpected in?

Wasn't a Zeppelin also a blimp??

Hope you enjoyed...if you want to join our party, hop over to

Etsy Cottage Style Blog for details

The vintage alphabet party for September

Oh my this month slid by fast.....but it is time for the Etsy Cottage Style blog Vintage Alphabet party!

This month the letters are P,Q, and R. The P and R were easy, the Q not so much. I have a vintage quilt I wanted to show, but it is in our motorhome, and guess what, the motorhome is in the shop this week. So please pardon that I didn't include that letter.

To start with I choose to use a group of words to the letters....P--- for Pink stuff such as, Purse, Perfume bottle, Plate and Pillow. All of these things are or include something vintage and are handmade.

Next would be the letter R. So how about Red for Retro, Ruffles, and Roses!

Won't you join us to show up your vintage P, Q, and R stuff? Pop over to the Etsy Cottage Style Blog for more info!

The vintage alphabet party for August

It's time again for the August Vintage Alphabet Party at Etsy Cottage Style Blog

This month the letters are N and O

For me this was easy! Out junking and garage sale hopping this weekend I can share some of my finds!

This vintage rhinestone Necklace is a beauty!

This vintage waterfall Nightstand is ripe for stripping and refinishing...

This Oval mirror is gonna be so shabby romantic when it gets a white coat of paint

and finally, the Oneida dish, painted white will be an awesome shabby soap dish.

I will be looking forward to showing you the finished versions of these lovely weekend found treasures in a future post. I hope you enjoyed. And if you have some N and O vintage treasures to show off, won't you join us? The party is all week, hop over to Etsy Cottage Style Blog to find out more!

Vintage Alphabet Party June

hosted by Etsy Cottage Style Blog

For the month of June, the challenge was to find something vintage that began with the letters I, J, and/or K

Certainly got me thinking---I came up with JARDIN which is French for garden, and ended being able to use all three letters!

Since many of my digital creations from vintage Images include French words, and I create lots of Keepsake pillows, and repurpose vintage Jewelry in designing them..here are a few examples

hope you enjoyed! this was so fun~

Vintage Alphabet Party

This month the letters are
G and H for the Etsy Cottage Style Blog party!

For the letter "G", I am using the GIFT TAGS I have digitally created from vintage images

 For the letter "H" I am using HANGERS that I created using vintage doilies and embroidery

Want to play too?? Hop over to the Etsy Cottage Style Blog!