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Monday 14 January 2013

Fairies And Finds



The above pictures are by Cicely Mary Barker she was an illustrator best known for her work on fairies and flowers.  She was born June 28th 1895 in Croydon, Surrey, England and passed away February 16th 1973.



These pictures are out of a book called A Flower Fairy Alphabet illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.  I picked the book up for a friend for Christmas but she already had this copy.  So I picked up a frame that has a mat that holds three pictures at a secondhand store.  My boyfriend sanded the frame for me I painted it white.  I put the pictures with the letters of her name behind the mat and framed it up.



This canister I can't see any markings on though my boyfriend says he can see the Fire King symbol.  I found a picture of a set of canisters that look like mine.  The canisters are Fire King Groovy Flower by Anchor Hocking .  So my boyfriend may be right.



This white frosted chip and dip bowl set is a nice addition to my collection.  It was an end of the day secondhand store shopping find.

From The Family Collection



I picked this picture because I like mountains and snow pictures and the hikers make it an interesting photo.

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12 comments:

  1. Love the canister! Have never seen one before.

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  2. The fairy pictures are just lovely! The name framed is a perfect gift!

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  3. I love the fairies. How nice they look framed.

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  4. Those fairy pictures are so pretty!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  5. lovely finds! cute little canister

    Smiles,
    The Joyful Thrifter

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  6. We just came across a chips & dip set almost like this the other day. Glad I had saw it on your blog or I wouldn't have know what it was! lol!!

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  7. Cute idea to frame the fairy pictures. That artists' work is wonderful!

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  8. The Zoe framed prints are lovely!

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  9. I love the way you've framed those prints! They are lovely.

    Love the name 'groovy flower' - it takes me back!!

    Thanks so much for joining in this week!

    xo
    Claudia

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  10. Love the Fire King canister! Also I love to frame illustrations and these are so charming!
    hugs, Linda

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  11. I have an amber chip and dip bowl set that I still use! Definitely a late 70's item that I received for a wedding shower gift.

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Look forward to your kind comments.
Denise

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