Hi everybody!
I better give you all a heads up that today’s Hope Chest post marks the second to last… yes! The very last…! *sniff* Hem hem! I do, however, plan to lengthen the process of saying goodbye to this series through a welcomed interruption. With the many complements and one sincere request I received on my hair this past C.O.S., I have decided to make a little tutorial video on pin curls, and put it up next tuesday instead of my usual Hope Chest post. Sound like a plan ladies? I hope so!
Well now. Down to business. With the many handy 16th birthday hope chest gifts, I also received a few little decor things that speak to me on a more personal level. I must let you all in on a little secret of mine – I have a great keenness for the the feathered creatures in this world of ours. I have always loved birds, ever since I can remember. And for the same length of time I have dreamed of flying just like them. So when a theme for my birthday presents was asked after, I promptly said, “Oh any thing with birds on it, and hints of green, please.” And that is just what I got!
1. Is a little package of green, tea candles, in the shape of birds, I received at my 16th birthday party
2. A little vase from the Marjolein Bastin nature collection, gifted by Mom
3. A giant coffee mug with beautiful prints on front and back, I received at my 16th birthday party
4. a simple little vase I found at GoodWill
Aren’t they just so precious? This might sound sentimental, but I don’t know if I could ever light them – their beauty would surely melt away. 😉
5. This charming vintage piece of silver, made by Oneida, was found at an estate sale
6. The lovely cobalt blue pottery wear plate was given to me at my 16th B-day party
It looks like our dear friends new my weakness for birds pretty well. I couldn’t have found a sweeter serving platter!
Who here doesn’t love nesting bowls? Could I ask for better hand painted vessels than these? Nope. I don’t believe I could! These were also given to me from some very good friends of ours for my 16th birthday. I was well supplied that day. I wish you could have seen the table full of bags and tissue – I couldn’t believe my eyes!
I have yet to look up this pottery company…
Jill says
02/04/2014 at 9:12 PMWhat adorable items! I think with the candles you should light one and just let it melt just a little each time there is a very special event in your life. Kind of a fun way to count your blessings. Of course, I expect that you’ll have more than 6 blessings, but it seems, to me anyway, a special way to count the first 6.
Boyer Family Singers says
02/04/2014 at 9:57 PMAwe, Jill, I love your idea. It will be so sweet to celebrate the simple things in life in that way.
Brilliant my friend!
Love,
Jessica
Hana - Marmota says
02/04/2014 at 9:32 PMNesting bowls! Perfect for storage.
My two Polish bowls are also sort of nesting bowls. I should take some proper photos of them, they deserve it. I will proudly proclaim them better than yours, but that’s because I LOVE blue and white, more than any other colour combination, and they are a fabulous traditional blue pattern on cream…
That silver piece & bird platter are breathtakingly beautiful, especially together – they seem to echo each other’s shape and look very Art Nouveau!
Boyer Family Singers says
02/04/2014 at 10:01 PMOh ho ho! So now I have some competition eh? Ha ha! I love the blue and white chinaware anyhow. Actually if I could have it my way, I would have all of my chinaware be the lovely blue and white kind!
Always a pleasure to read your sweet comments, Hana. 🙂
Love,
Jessica
Hana - Marmota says
02/06/2014 at 12:19 PMAlways a pleasure to comment! I often get a bit carried away…
And I don’t think I could compete with that bird platter and silver cup. I just could not help mentioning the blue and white, because I’ve actually just made a blue and white tableware score, I’m going to pick it up on Monday, so obviously sharing, so obviously a blue and white post ought to happen… 😀
Genevieve Cunningham says
02/04/2014 at 10:06 PMThese things are all so lovely!! I think that my favorite of these beautiful pieces are the two vases. And as for the candles–if they were mine I would use them simply for decoration and never light them–unless I had at least one more set stowed away, just in case I regretted burning them, ha ha! They really are the prettiest candles I’ve seen.
And actually, I do have one question regarding hope chests: are there particular items that are considered required for a young lady’s hope chest—anything that is a ‘given’, and shouldn’t be lacking? Or does everything really just depend on what she is able to find/make or receive?
Anonymous says
02/05/2014 at 5:51 PMI love the nesting bowls! 🙂 They are adorable. 🙂
I didn’t ask for any decor items for my hope chest, and I honesty don’t know how I want to decorate my home when I am married! 😛
I don’t think much about decor . . . but I guess I want everything to be light and fresh looking. Not much to go on, I know. 🙂
God bless!
Heidi