pretty little plantings

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Sometimes I wake up with a fun idea in my head.

Yesterday was one of those days.

I needed some fun spring/mothers day/teacher appreciation ideas...and I love this one.

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Some of these are mine, handed down from my Farmor {Swedish for father's-mother} when she passed away.

Some are from my weekly Goodwill inspiration trip.

{yep, I get TONS of inspiration just from walking through thrift stores}

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A quick trip for some pretty flowers turned my idea into the most precious little plantings.

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This one makes me smile. I remember drinking out of this cup when at my Farmor's house for tea.

That's her in the photo as a little girl, sitting on her mother's lap {far left}.

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A pretty little vignette on the bench where the kids put on their shoes. The Dictionary was also a purchase yesterday. I plan to rip out some of the pages for another project.

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Summer at Tiffany is a cute, quick read. Not the most fabulously written, but a fun true story about 2 girls who worked at Tiffany & Co. in NY in 1945.

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A mixture of silver, cut glass, linen, and a cardboard letter "A" make up the perfect dining room centerpiece for springtime.

IMG_0716 Can you read this? This beautiful pounded silver bowl was brought over from Sweden when my Farfar's {father's-father} family came over.

"Svanstrom" is the Swedish spelling of my maiden name. 1922. Such a treasure.

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 These two sweet little pansy plantings are gifts.

I'll probably tie a a little tag around the base with a pretty ribbon to give it some more color.

Such a simple yet unexpected way to give someone flowers.

They're perfect.

What treasures do you have in your house for pretty little plantings?

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 linking to these fun parties:

| love grows wild | sumo's sweet stuff | made in a day | live.laugh.rowe |