Valentine's Day 2022

"LOVE is a canvas

furnished by nature and

embroidered by imagination."

Voltaire

After Christmas is over, there's a decision to make. Stay wintry or switch over to Valentine's Day. This year St. Valentine won. I always build on white and neutrals with either red or pink/pastels. I came across some beautiful "Fluffy Virginia Rose" plates. Seeing them next to cobalt blue transferware gave me the final inspiration for the color scheme: cool pinks, purples, and blues.

I was looking for linens that would fit the scheme. Curtain panels were affordable, and look like a throw (one sold already - need to bring in the other). Found 2 yards of rolled up lace fabric in the craft section of a thrift store. It too already sold. Other fabrics: blue table runner, crocheted small blue & white linens, an off-white tablecloth, and 2 purple scarves.

Colorful smalls: teacups, transferware, jewelry, pastel florals, ceramics/pottery, amethyst goblets, cobalt blue jars, books, printed floral ephemera. Trying to figure out a few paintings and mixed media pieces as well.

There's a lot to learn about glass. I'm on a personal mission to learn more about it this year, beginning with EAPG - Early American Pattern Glass. I've researched and brought in 2 clear pieces, from the 1880's (Bryce Brothers "Cathedral" creamer) and c. 1906 (H. Northwood "Valentine" bowl). They both glow green with a black light, but are not uranium glass - old glass was made colorless (instead of Coke bottle green) by adding manganese. Manganese glows green like uranium, but I've not seen it glow as vividly. When this clear glass is exposed to sunlight or UV light over time it turns "purpled." If you look, you can see the large vase on the white barstool is lightly purpled.

Here are a few photos of my booth...

Crafts I've worked on.

You might spot some of them above:

Embroidery hoop: lace, cheesecloth, quote.
Canning jar ring: cheesecloth & crepe paper flower.
BINGO card-pieces: saying and fabric/paper scraps.
Flashcard: saying and cardstock hearts.

"NEVER lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting - a wayside sacrament. welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing."

Ralph Waldo Emerson