Friday, September 6, 2013

family treasures

Happy Friday!
This week sure went by fast, but I am definitely ready for the weekend! Last week I picked up some family treasures from my grandma and aunt who were moving. I am always more than happy to take home vintage treasures, especially when they are family ones. 
One sweet item was my great grandmother's maple seat that held her magazines. My Nana has had it since I can remember, and I have always loved it, so I am so excited to have and treasure it in my home.
 It is now holding all my vintage crochet doily and pot holder pattern books, which I think fit it perfectly. And, now that I can see them everyday, maybe I will tackle some doilies and more pot holders! ;) 
And, it also holds some old books and candle holder, along with a pretty maple leaf coaster. I was thinking that my vintage aqua rotary phone would fit nicely on this shelf, too! 
My aunt gave me a set of hand-painted china that was painted by my great-great grandmother. I love the peachy and cream colors with those pretty pink and purple flowers delicately painted around. 
 Most of the pieces are stamped on the back France, but that is pretty much all I know about them. The cups and saucers are a lighter weight, while everything else is heavy china. I think they are very romantic and pretty! 
 I look forward to getting a hutch one day so that I can display them! And, maybe I can start a pretty plate wall, too! 
My Nana gave me this large print that is framed in maple that belonged to her mom. I have memories of this in my great grandmother's house hanging above her sofa in the living room. 
 It was painted by Oliver Glen Barrett, who was a California landscape artist. It is a print and I am not sure when the painting was done, maybe 50's-60's. It is not a painting I would normally pick up, but with family and local history, I think it is a pretty neat piece to have in my home and there is just something about it that I love.
 I envisioned how pretty it would be to display it with vintage floral/nature paintings, embroidery, and crewel framed art all around it in a living room, with an antique velvet green sofa beneath. Oh, the dreams!  But, for now it will have to be stored in my sewing room until I get that living room space.  
And, my aunt gave me this Fenton hobnail milk glass cat shoe that was my great grandmothers, that I thought was cute. I would love to collect the rest of the collection of bowls and vases in the pretty milky blue. So, these are just some of the family treasures I brought to cherish in my home. 

Wishing you all a lovely weekend and I will be back next week with a little birthday giveaway!


28 comments:

  1. What beautiful heirlooms to treasure and how blessed you are to be given these to look after! Enjoy them always,
    Happy weekend xxx

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  2. love the handmade painted china!!!!!!
    xxxxx Ale

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  3. Happy Friday to you lovely Heather. I so enjoyed seeing all the beautiful pieces that you got from your family and how special each and everyone of them must be to you. I absolutely love that maple seat. I can see you sitting there and crocheting or doing a little stitching. Isn't it just perfect! It looks so lovely with your sweet maple quilt over it and isn't it lovely that you have been working on so many maple leaf projects to get this beautiful maple seat. As for the china, I love it more than I can say. The colours and design is exactly what I love. It is so romantic and yes a plate wall is something I've been after for a while, the problem is that I prefer to use things rather than just look at them. I think the print is very captivating and it transports you to the sea, which I will happily look at every day. I think there is something so special about keeping some family bits alive and I am sure you will do just that. Wishing you a very lovely weekend sweet Heather xoxo

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  4. Those are some lovely treasures, Heather! It's nice to have beautiful things that bring back sweet memories. My grandmother had a seat very similar to your maple one. She used to keep her (rotary) phone on the shelf and it was my favorite place to sit when I was little, so your post brought back sweet memories for me too! Have a great weekend :)
    --Fran

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  5. What a wonderful collection of beautiful:) Love that china! Have a blessed day dear friend! HUGS!

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  6. the hand-painted china is beautiful, Heather! what great treasures and memories.

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  7. You have such pretty treasures there. How delightful to see them in your own home and have such dear memories. :0)

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  8. So many lovely family treasures. I'm sure your Grandma and Aunt appreciate how much you value their belongings. That hand-painted china is truly beautiful. Have a lovely weekend.

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  9. Such wonderful treasures! And that blue milk cat shoe.....oh my! Thank you for sharing!

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  10. Love all your new treasures Heather!! I especially love things that were in the family too! Those plates are soo lovely! Do you plan to use them? For our wedding shower my sister in law gave us some dishes that were my husbands great grandmothers too! So neat to have and cherish!! I also hope to one day have a china cabinet to display all of ours in too! Wishing you a most lovely weekend!! And an early Happy Birthday!! :) :) xo Holly

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  11. I've just found your blog, I had to follow you as my name is Heather too!
    My house is full of treasures from past generations - important not to destroy these links with the past!
    xx

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  12. Heather, your heirlooms are so lovely! I love that bench! In fact, I have a great love for maple early American furniture. That print is a nice one with that beautiful frame. I am so glad you are the keeper of these family pieces and they will continue to be loved. Have a nice weekend! Twyla

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  13. Your vintage phone will be perfect on the little phone table. I love having family pieces and things with a story behind them. Much more homey than a bunch of new stuff from strangers.

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  14. Super treasures and I love the family connection. I often refer to my house as the hand-me-down house..both from my family and friends. An extra special attachment!

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  15. Heather, that's a wonderful little telephone table. From back in the day when we had telephones that sat on a table and had to be dialed. LOL, back in the dark ages. :-) I love the beautiful painted china. What a treasure! I have a little glass slipper similar to yours, just a different color. I love that milky blue color. Mine used to belong to my grandmother. I took a picture of it for a blog post I wrote a couple of years back. http://patchofzinnias.blogspot.com/2011/04/cinderella.html

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  16. That plate collection is gorgeous. You are ever so lucky to have so many family treasures that go back so far. Wish I had.
    Rosie xx

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  17. It's lovely searching for treasure from people you never knew, but really special when they're things that are handed down from the family. I have a 1930's sideboard that was my aunt and uncles. I loved it when I was little so when they died my dad took me to the house to choose what I'd like. I chose this and the painted plates we had cakes on the last time we had tea with her. So many memories are held in these pieces.
    X

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  18. Your family treasures are lovely!! Your china is so very special! Now we know where you get your talents from....your great, great, grandmother was a wonderful artist!

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  19. these are great! i have some of my great grandmother's furniture too~ not something i would normally choose from a store, but i love that they have sentimental value to me :)
    those dishes are too pretty!
    have a super weekend :)

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  20. I love that phone table. Saw a new one last weekend when we were furniture shopping and I thought how I would really love to have it. Of course, an older one is so much nicer to have than anything new. You brought home lots of lovely treasures. Especially the handpainted dishes from your great great grandmother. Fantastic! Have a wonderful weekend. Tammy

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  21. How sweet your telephone table is! Do you have an antique phone to sit on it? I'll keep my eye out for you if you want one! I love Fenton glass, too - and the blue is sooooo pretty! I'm glad your grandmother's lovely things can be in your sweet home. Happy Days ahead for you!!!

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  22. Such lovely family heirlooms to treasure, Heather! I love the little phone table and it is perfect for your magazines, and to display things on too. The china is really pretty and special. Love the seascape, and the pretty blue glass slipper.....wonderful memories too.
    Helen x

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  23. wow what a beautiful collection and then add in all those memories and that is simply tear makingly lovely xxx have a fab new week my lovely surrounded by treasures x

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  24. Family treasures are the best kind! I'm amazed that women used to paint china (and paint it so beautifully!)

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  25. I love the telephone table. =)

    I'm bought my mom a hobnail shoe when I was a young girl. Sweet memories you have in your possession. =)

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  26. What sweet family treasures. Family treasures are the best.
    Hugs
    donna

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  27. I can practically hear the crashing of the waves in that picture!

    Oh, and wrong post to say it on I know, but Happy Birthday :)

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  28. Family heirlooms are so sweet to have. The memories make them that much more treasured!
    Blessings,
    Susie

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