Collections

Welcome!

A fruit kaleidoscope by inkspired using the KaleidoCam app

Growing up my father represented a few different publishing companies.
He would fly out to the conventions,
man a booth and teach classes in between.

Found on Pinterest, posted by BuzzFeed


He always brought back a little something 
for my sister and myself.
I think my sister chose snails,
I have no idea why!
So she would get some kind of snail trinket.

A collection of vintage tractor seats
Designer studio M.Barnes&Co, Athens, TX
Posted by One Kindesign

My mom was a child prodigy
and a gifted pianist.
Dad would always find some kind of piano for her.

A collection of vintage cameos
Beauty Blog Leslie

After one trip he brought me home
a stuffed animal made from tightly packed felt.
They were popular in the 1970’s.
So.....that’s what I ended up ‘collecting’!

A collection of vintage metal dustpans
North44Vintage

Since then I have discovered many different things
that I enjoy collecting.
Too many, probably!

Created by inkspired From a sheet of stickers

12 days of Christmas ornaments is one thing I collect.
I also enjoy making my own 12 days ornaments
with found objects,
 such as small milk cans (8 maids a’milking)
and fanciful eggs (6 geese a’laying).
And of course paper!

A paper cow ornament made by inkspired using Cricut designs

I thought it would be fun to see some things
that other people collect.
I am also always looking for new ideas 
to display my collections.

A collection of vintage hangers!
Bl a do Lobo 

A collection of antique snuff bottles
LiveAuctioneers

A collection of vintage crocheted hot pads
inspirationsdeco.blogspot.fr

In doing a bit of research for this blog,
I found it absolutely fascinating what other people collect!

I also found some clever ideas for display.

A collection of Disney pins displayed on shaped cork board and framed
From Etsy

Let me point out-
Winnie the Pooh has Pooh character pins,
and the balloon he is holding displays
Disney balloon pins!
Clever. Very clever.

A collection of vintage thermos containers
Collector Kyle Bitters, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

How many of you carried one of these to school every day?

How many did you drop, and hear the ominous
sound of metal clinking inside?
☹️

A unique display of collected seashells
Kirsten and Ted’s Green Dream
Apartment Therapy

I really like these simple shelves.
Easy to install, and they could hold all sorts of
things that we might collect!

In a tight space I would probably come up with
some kind of ‘sticky’ to hold the items in place
in case they were accidentally bumped.

A collection of antique and vintage metal whistles
the whistle gallery.com

Well, that’s it for today.
I do hope you have been inspired to get 
something you have collected out of that
drawer or box, and display them.
This is for you to enjoy, 
but also so others can appreciate them!

Three of the tea cups I collect, displayed on Cricut cut paper doilies

‘Til next time,
inkspired

You can find me on Pinterest -
K. Kloberdans
and see several of my collections!

I collect used greeting cards, cut them up
and make wreaths out of them!

Stay safe,
Keep your mind active,
and your hands busy!

Tea with edible flowers Part 2

Welcome!

All kaleidoscopes by inkspired and KaleidoCam


I do love tea parties, and tea cups
and all that goes with it.

I think of tea cups as a little piece of art
and history that I can own, and enjoy.

Let’s have some more tea party flower fun!

I am excited to try out some edible flower recipes now!

Flavored ice cubes, Let’s Mingle blog, Pinterest 

I was surprised to learn there are so many
flowers that you can eat.
Do pay attention and do a little research.

Clara Jane/Baking-Ginger, Pinterest

There are some flowers that you can only eat certain parts.
Sometimes only 1 part is edible,
and the other parts can make you quite sick.

Then there are those flowers that eating 1 or more parts
can actually lead to death.

You can never be too careful, or informed.
Not sure about a flower part?
Don’t eat it until you have checked it out.

Isn’t the internet a marvelous thing?

Adamant Kitchen, Pinterest 

Adamant Kitchen, via Pinterest


The photo above shows full bloom dandelions,
but actually you want to pick the flower heads when
they are still fairly tightly curled and low to the ground.
Once the bloom becomes full it will have a bitter taste.

But hey, the photo looks pretty!
Here is another pretty photo using dandelions.
I want to try this recipe out too!

Rural Housewife, blog, via Pinterest

Polly put the kettle on!

‘Sing Mother Goose’ illustrated by
Marjorie Torrey, 1945’

A coral peony

I think this peony jelly is just beautiful.
What a great gift idea for those hard to buy for friends.
Your homemade peony jelly is sure to be unique!

PureWOW, posted on Pinterest

Here is another flower jelly, using sunflowers-

The Nerdy Farm Wife, posted on Pinterest


Follow the link and you should find the exact recipes
for all the photos I am posting.
If you have trouble finding one,
simply use your search engine to type in the recipe name.

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Here are a few ideas on how to set 

a beautiful tea table.

You need to show off all your wonderful

food and flowers you made.

I will address the tea table in a later blog!

While the china does not ‘match’, it works because it is all
in the same color groups, and strength of color.
Pastel with pastel
Blue, pink and white


Remember 
your food items are part of the decorations also.
Take a little time to make them extra pretty.

The Enchanted Cove, posted on Pinterest

I apologize for being so slow in putting
out more blogs.
I look for a teapot photo, go off on a bunny trail
and end up looking at Civil War era
photographs that have been colorized realistically...
🙄

‘Til next time,
inkspired