Monday in Seattle. Picture and Quote for the Week, Red Tulips

Emma's tulips, from our garden at Greenlake, Seattle

Spring, thy name is color.

~Libbie Fudim

Monday in Seattle. Picture and Quote for the Week, Pink Camellias

pink camellias, our garden at Greenlake, Seattle

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

~Hans Christian Andersen

Miriam Haskell Flower Cameo Cabochons at Bumbershoot Supplies

At Bumbershoot Supplies, we are very interested in the provenance and history of the vintage supplies we offer. For this reason, I am constantly researching our supplies to learn as much about them as I can. On the weekend, I was again reviewing one of my resources, this book...

And what did I find on page 353?

This signed Miriam Haskell pendant and earrings set. The pendant features a gorgeous vintage glass flower cameo cabochon. And guess what! We now carry these cabochons at Bumbershoot Supplies!

These are exquisite flower cabochons. They have a decal transfer expertly applied to white glass, and then white accents were hand painted on top of the decal. These truly beautiful pieces are in mint condition, and the delicate hand painting really elevates them to something special.

Many of the items we sell at Bumbershoot Supplies were sold to me as Miriam Haskell stock, especially our vintage glass pearls. But I hesitate to label them as Haskell unless I have further verification. So I'm really excited to be able to say that these flower cabochons are the same ones that the Miriam Haskell Company used in some of their designs.

Monday in Seattle. Picture and Quote for the Week, Violets First Bloom

first bloom of our violets just beginning, our garden at Greenlake, Seattle, Feb 7, 2011

I smelt the violets in her hand and asked, half in words,

half in signs, a question which meant

"Is love the sweetness of flowers?"

~Helen Keller

Monday in Seattle. Picture and Quote for the Week, First Snowfall

first snow, Nov 22, 2010, our garden at Greenlake, Seattle

Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go;

it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.”

~Alice M. Swaim

Monday in Seattle. Picture and Quote for the Week, Red Bridge at Kubota Garden, Seattle

red bridge at Kubota Garden, Seattle

When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden.

~Minnie Aumonier