The Little Things That Make You Smile

For starters, a little note from Maxine.
I wanted to share with you a lovely post that was recently done by Pearl who has the delightful blog A Storybook Life. Pearl did a great post that offered ideas from many women on how to display under glass. Stop by for some delightful inspiration. Note: The first four glass jar displays were made by other ladies, so for more information on who the talented designers are, please stop by Pearl's blog.

The above gorgeous display was created by Mary, over at Little Red House. Mary's sophisticated flair is so pretty!
Check out this little sweet display about The Princess And The Pea, which happens to be one of my favorite stories from my childhood.
Now isn't this just delightful!? A Putz sheep and a little bird's nest ~ how sweet!
The jar above was done by me - thank you, Pearl for adding this in your post!!!

Pearl also did a sweet post on bird cages and how to use them for display. I was blessed, again, to be included in her post, which featured many great ideas on how to use an old bird cage.

This sweet little embroidered heart was made by Miss Kwitty's - who is a charming seller on ETSY. The little bluebird is what caught my eye!
For so long now I have wanted to buy a pincushion that Beth, over at Beth's Bagz, made. I got this one right in the nick of time!! Of course it had to be a scotty - and a PINK one at that!? Beth goes all out in adorning her pieces with the most delightful bobbles, trims and fabrics. Sure to please and sure to put a huge smile on your face!
This is how the pincushion arrived...sweet tissue paper and all wrapped up so sweetly - down to the PINK tootsie pop sucker that was tied on with vintage millinary. CUTE!!
Ok, I know I have some quirky things about my house, but ya know, these just make me smile. Sometimes ya just need a little pick-me-up in a day and what better than to do that is to have a few vintage kitsch things here and there in your home. The elephant and clown are vintage cake decorating pieces that I found at a fav antique shop and the little plate is another vintage child's tin plate - see the little bluebirds? Yup! That is why this one came home with me!
The above pieces are just some fun things tucked inside a glass front kitchen cabinet. The two tea pots are tiny little ring holders. These have fun little graphics on them and are cute as a button!