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Monday 20 January 2014

A Little Tartan And Finds


January 25th is Robbie Burns day so I thought I would go with a Scottish theme in this post.  I've always liked tartan fabrics I don't know if it has anything to do with my mom dressing me in kilts all the time when I was a child.  You would have thought the family was originally from Scotland then England if you had seen my closet as a child.




Robbie Burns is regarded as one of Scotland's most well known poets .  He was born on January 25, 1759 and died July 21, 1796.




All the above pieces of jewelry are Scottish pieces all have a thistle as part of the design.




The above pictures are the shelves in my Hoosier that I decorated for Robbie Burns day.




This magazine is from June 17, 1960 it's The Sunday Sun Weekend Magazine.




This picture is of different tartan fabrics and a book on tartans.




Some vintage canning jars with some old buttons my fiancé found last year at a garage sale.




I managed to scoop this divided Pyrex dish with the Constellation pattern minus the lid when it came out in the bin at the second hand store.




At work there's a few of us who like or collect vintage items. I borrowed this vintage wedding dress to show you all from one of my fellow collectors.  This dress is very fragile with layers of lace.




Wedding Update:

On Saturday I started my active search for a dress this could take awhile.
I told my fiancé to come up with an idea for the wedding he said serve food, he's so helpful.


Thanks for Visiting

21 comments:

  1. Looks like we both like our plaid!!!!

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  2. Thank you for linking up to One More Time Events…

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  3. Great post and finds. We used to have a tin picnic basket like that one. Wish we would have kept it.

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  4. Hello Denise,

    Your fiance is right on target with wedding plans to serve food. That's my kind of wedding too!

    Love your blues.

    Have a Happy Blue Monday.

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  5. I had a little chuckle to myself when I came to visit because my name is Denise and I'm living in Scotland now.
    Although I haven't collected much tartan yet...but my hubby is doing well with his Whiskey collecting ;D
    That vintage wedding dress is quite exquisite.
    Thank you for sharing your collection and photos.
    Happy Blue Monday to you!

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  6. Serve food in Pyrex. Wear tartan and lace. Don't sweat the wedding. Enjoy it.

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  7. Hi, Denise. It's nice to "meet" you :). I stopped by because it just so happens that my post this week is also about Tartan, and I'm so glad I did. You have a wonderful collection! I love your Madame Alexander dolls--so cute. I had a favorite kilt in high school and it still bugs me that I don't know what happened to it! I loved it! I've always loved plaids!
    Thanks for a fun post. ~Zuni

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  8. Great stuff! The plaid thermos is really nice. I love green so that is what really caught my eye. Have a great week!

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  9. Great post! Lots of eye candy here. I have no Scottish ancestry either, but love my kilts in high school, lol. I have a thistle tablecloth, should probably do a table setting using it for Robbie Burns day. I can't be within whiffing distance of that incredibly good shortbread or I have no control....really.

    Thanks for sharing all the plaids! :) Pam

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  10. Love all your tartan!

    Big Texas Hugs,
    Susan and Bentley

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  11. Hi from Scotland - love all your tartan bits and pieces.
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  12. Have a scottish themed wedding! Wear a tartan scarf and a cairngorm brooch over your dress. Put your new hubby in a kilt and black jacket. Dance the "Gay Gordon' and reels. I went to a wonderful Burns night last year and had a blast - I can't go this year and I'm so sad I could almost cry.

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  13. I'm a tartan fan and enjoyed seeing all your tartans. Thanks for reminding me that the 25th is Robert Burns birthday. I may have to post a tribute. '-)

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  14. I like Constellation. I found mine lidless too.

    LOL, love your guys wedding suggestion. & have fun with the dress search. My friend just found hers. Marriage is in the air.

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  15. Love that Christmas promotional bowl! I never see that pattern here.
    Oddly, a friend of mine is in Scotland right now, tending to her mom and stepdad. P.S. She's going to try driving. Yow!

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  16. Oh my, I really enjoyed this. We are Scotch-Irish or so they said. Love the tartan and those dolls are wonderful along with the pyrex find that is a gem. I think I still have my jar of old buttons from my Mom, I have to look. Thank you for linking up with us on Meet The Neighbors today.

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  17. I love all the treasures in your Hoosier for Robbie Burns Day!

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  18. Thanks for the great history on Robbie Burns, I'd not heard of this before. Love all your wonderful vignettes! You have the Pyrex Christmas bowl I recently passed up (too pricey). Thanks so much for sharing this at my History & Home Link Party this week. -Dawn @ We Call It Junkin.com

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  19. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my Stonehenge post! I love tartan stuff! I didn't post it but at the Stonehenge gift shop I bought myself and my mother an English tartan wool throw. I love it!

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  20. I absolutely love tartan and have quite a few tins. Thanks for sharing your collection!
    Karee

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Look forward to your kind comments.
Denise

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