Candyland Take 2.

A few weeks ago I posted about a Sarah Coventry Candyland pin I found at a local consignment store. You can find the post here: Candyland.

Today I decided it was time to wear them. It was the first day in my new office and I decided it was a great way to get back into the swing of wearing my flowers daily. That was the whole idea, right? So here they are, in all their loveliness. 

Today was also a gorgeous day that felt like fall. I was immediately ready for the cooler weather and leaves falling. These flowers are my homage to summer. I'll be ready to welcome the new season tomorrow.

{The earrings are not actually upside-down in the pic. That's how they clip!}

Flowers on Display.

Every once in a while I get asked where I keep all of my flowers. For a long time they were hanging from a vintage-y scarf over our closet door. That actually worked pretty well, and I would suggest it to anyone for a quick and fancy-feeling display. When we put our house on the market we were asked to de-clutter. {Flower pin as clutter? Never! But, to each his own..} So for those months they ended up in a dresser drawer, all laid out for quick picking. When we took the house off of the market, I knew it was time to get serious about displaying my treasures. So last year, my favorite hubby and I made this:

It was so ridiculously easy, I didn't take "tutorial" pics. 

There were our supplies:

• Old white-board found in basement
• Fabulous piece of fabric
• Quilt batting
• Glue {We started with glue that was ferociously toxic, so change instead to:}
• Hammer and Nails

I wanted a fabric that was adorable but did not take over, either. I found this nice little pattern from Joanne fabrics. I glued two layers of quilt batting to the white-board and covered it, just over the edges.

Kyle then hammered the fabric in place with tiny nails around the entire back edging:

I cut the edges back slightly but that's up against the wall so I wasn't too concerned about perfection. Here's a side-view of the final product:

It's super easy to pin them on with the quilt batting in place and now they have their own little place for display.

White before Easter.

Vintage Monet. Perfect condition. Lucite daisy love.

Twice as nice. It takes two. Seeing double. Flower power. {Too many great cliches to decide.}

This lovely pair was a gift from Ginni. I couldn't decide which one to wear today so decided it would be best to wear them both. 

Neon love.

Have I mentioned how much I enjoy the neon comeback? If not, I do. It's one part of the 80's that I appreciate {along with pre-crazy-arms Madonna.} So, happy Friday...and happy neon.

holiday cheer.

a very special holiday gift.

beautiful topaz rhinestones and a light chocolate pearl center.

formed resin or bakelite petals.

perfect.

more dots.

personally I do not think you can ever have enough polka dots. three in three days? yes, thank you.

black and white again. fabric. probably hand made.

mom's.

red white and fantastic.

continuing with the polka dot theme, red and white this time. this enamel pin is in beautiful condition. minnie mouse in flower form.

the picture doesn't do it justice. this is pure apple red. no orange tones.

found: thrill of the hunt

70% off. so excited

glam take two.

so in my research about my new favorite flower pin, (see prior post) I came across these---the matching earrings---on etsy! so excited.

yes, I bought them. in, like, all of 30 seconds.

they had me at NIB.

in addition to this marvelous find, after multiple google searches, the real news is that this glam collection is the avon "spectator flower" circa 2002.

adore.

snowy date night. glam.

black and white polka dot flowers with fabulous rhinestone centers.

avon made.

etsy found.

perfect condition.

love vintage avon. more information needed.

hello love.

no flower here. today is all jj telephone pin in gold and rhinestones.

could not be happier with this find.

not only is the pin so fantastic, there is actually a good amount of information out in the world about jj and all it's vintage glory.

in fact, here's an entire blog dedicated to the collection of jj pins....

JJ Pins Collectors Club

want one?

amazon etsy

love.love.love.

back to blogging.

fantastic.

after taking a thanksgiving break from work, greensboro, and blogging, (but not from actually wearing flower pins) I am excited to be back in cyber space (and greensboro-space).

before this flower I had never seen a metal daisy done up in all black. as soon as I saw it, I had to have it. now, I have to admit, I am about 99% sure that someone spray-painted what was once a cheery yellow or orange hue to come up with this ebony creation, but they did such a fantastic job, you would think it is the original form. there are no yellows or pinks peeking through for me to doubt that it wasn't always in it's unique shiny black glory. in fact the only reason I think it was spray painted is that the back clasp is black as well, which is very very rare.

found: adelaides on spring garden.

black is the new black.

monday. and tuesday.

another great design archives find. vintage. signed cathe'. unfortunately I couldn't find much information about this signature but more research will be done!

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thrifting.

vintage flower pin turned into fabulous necklace.

found: adelaide's on spring garden.

locally made.

love.

lotus flower.

channeling buddha.

wednesday's flower.

one of those beautiful flowers kyle gave me for my birthday. gold with yellow petals. one of my absolute favorites. definitely vintage.

found: design archives on tate st.

love.

reminds me of her.

"I still remember the day the world took you back & there was never time to thank you for the thousand scattered moments you left behind to watch us while we slept."

Brian Andreas

for mom...on her birthday...

monday.

and that's all I need to say about that.

where are these flowers found?

here are a few of my favorite places to buy flower pins...(or just explore in general...)

design archives

338 Tate St

website

etsy

one year, for my birthday, kyle gave me a collection of flower pins, all bought at design archives. they were all beautiful and very unique. my best friend ginni also found a few treasures there last year that remind me of the 70's and I love them.

here are a few they are selling on etsy now (just a few of them..there are so many great choices!)...but I highly recommend visiting the shop in person...you never know what you may discover!

love! shop local!

vintagealcove

etsy.

i have had a great experience buying from vintagealcove's online etsy store. they have very unique flowers, priced right. here are a few they are selling right now...(again, this is just a few...there are many more to be found on the site.)

berryisland.

etsy.

one of the neatest etsy sites I've found. so original and unique. what better way to take these little pieces of art and turn them into...well, art! these handmade mosaic pictures with added flower pins (wow) range from $40-$45.

brilliant.

jennypickle.

etsy.

local! (to greensboro and the surrounding areas)...these flowers are so unique and beautiful...made to be headpieces (what a great way to wear a flower) they are the perfect bridal addition...or, let's be honest, a perfect everyday addition.

love and love.

huge thank you to everyone who allowed me permission to post their great finds!

date night.

getting to be a girly girl. love.

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