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Monday, August 24, 2009

Monday, Monday -- Mosaic in Blue

It's Mosaic Monday at Mary's Little Red House, and it's also Blue Monday with Sally of Smiling Sally blog.

Click on the blog names to visit other Mosaic or Blue posts!


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I looked around my kitchen this morning, and noticed some things that are definitely blue,
and that I thought might make a pretty collage. . .


So here goes:


These are bits of china, or parts of dinnerware sets, that are stacked on the old walnut cupboard at the end of my kitchen.
Many of you will recognize at least two of the patterns!

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No time for an elaborate post today; after spending the weekend moving stuff into
her apartment, Anne still has some shopping to do and I am always on board
for that! So we are heading off for a day in the stores.

Here is how we left her apartment yesterday, with boxes and furniture just scattered about:


Do you see the moldings on the walls? The wide baseboards? The gorgeous old oak floors? At the (high) ceilings, there is beautiful cove molding. This place is going to be adorable . . . so I'm off to assist Anne in that!

Please forgive me for not leaving many comments -- I hope to remedy that soon! -- Cass

36 comments:

  1. LOve your blue and white collage. Have a nice shopping day.

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  2. LoVe your china. LoVe Anne's new apartment! Beautiful. How fun for you. Enjoy. **blows kisses**
    Deborah

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  3. Love your collage! Nice new apartment, ah, enjoy helping.
    Cindy

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  4. Beautiful Blue and White Mosaic.

    Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook

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  5. Nice mosaic! Have fun helping to decorate that pretty apartment.

    Carolyn

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  6. After seeing your blues, now I'm green. Thanks for sharing your blues. Happy Blue Monday.

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  7. Now that is sure a whole lot of blues on your china cabinet:)
    Joyce

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  8. Love the blue and white. When I "downsized" I sold most of it because it didn't go! Who's Sorry Now?

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  9. What a beautiful apartment! I love the moldings and the wood floors. It looks like a wonderful place to live and one I certainly would love. It has so much apeal and charm. I love all of your blues. Everything looks so pretty. Happy Blue Monday ♥

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  10. Looks like a great apt. - looking forward to seeing what you ladies do with it.

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  11. Cass,
    Your blue and white mosaic is charming. I cannot imagine helping a child set up an apartment but I have a feeling I had better get used to the idea within the next couple of years.

    Becky K.

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  12. Thanks for sharing this lovely Blue Monday post! The blue dishes mosaic is so pretty! Hope to see you at
    my place for a Blue Rooster Monday. ~ Hyacinth

    http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/

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  13. The fish is quite nice . . . I always enjoy that motif, but not sure why....

    Now the black and gold and coral tea cup -- that is superb!!! I love it, love it, LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!

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  14. Your blue collage/mosaic is lovely. I did teacups for Mosaic Monday too. You are right about that apartment, it is going to be gorgeous when finished.

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  15. beautiful blue and white pattern dishes

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  16. Cass the collage is beautiful for Blue Monday.
    The apt. looks nice and spacious. I hope all goes well.
    Happy Blue Monday
    Love Claudie
    xox

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  17. Love mosaic's, and you blue dishes are lovely!

    Blessings
    Robin

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  18. Very pretty blue mosaic. And yes, your daughter is quite lucky to have that wood and those floors!
    Brenda

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  19. I love your blue and white mosaic. someone else also posted blue and white for mosaic monday. Your daughter's apartment looks really cozy. It's going to be really cute when she's put's her personality into it.

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  20. Your blue and white collage is just wonderful and the photos you used to create are great. I hope you had a great day shopping. Happy Blue Monday.

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  21. Shopping takes precedence but we do want photos. Have fun.

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  22. Oh, always SO fun decorating a new space! I can't wait to see those before and after pictures Cass.

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  23. Your blue dishes are gorgeous, Cass. I love the patterns and the shade of blue. Just bought some blue "chintz" patterned plates in a shade similar to some of yours and CAN'T find the right shade napkins or placemats...

    Love Anne's apartment. Is it in a house or old building?? It certainly doesn't look like a run of the mill complex. Lovely!

    Question: You once had a problem getting your post pictures to enlarge when we clicked on them. How did you fix that? Mine always used to enlarge, now they are only a little bit. Don't know if I accidently hit something...

    xoxo
    Jane

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  24. Lucky Ann, having the likes of you to help decorate!

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  25. Love the dish mosaic as it is one of my favorite patterns, yours are beautiful. I hope you will show us as you progress through decorating the apartment, it looks like a lot of fun.

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  26. I LOVE blue & white! Very pretty collage!

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  27. Gorgeous collage. I'm anxious to see the finished apartment. I do hope you will show it to us. I would like to invite you to join me at diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com for Crock Pot Wednesday. Mister Linky will be up on Tuesday for your link. Thanks for posting.

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  28. Cass, you have your hands full and I love your mosaic in blue. Don't worry about commenting. We all just do what we can. Don't work to hard.

    Hugs...Jeanne

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  29. Lovely BLUES in your first mosaic. Looks like you have your work cut out for you getting settled ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  30. So jealous - the white french doors, lovely wooden floors... it's so wonderful. *sigh* Great mosaics today :)

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  31. Cass, I love blue/white china. So of course, I would love your mosaic! Have fun decorating your daughter's place. I did it for our son when he went to school in CA. Loads of fun and he loved it!
    :-) Sue

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  32. First of all - anything blue and white gets my attention and I loved the mosaic. I'll have it on wallpaper, please.
    Second - aren't you lucky to have such a gorgeous doll's house (er, I mean Daughter's Apartment) to play around in when you want a change from That Old House!

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  33. Her apartment is going to be fantastic!!

    Have fun :)

    rue

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  34. Oh, that china mosaic is beautiful! What fun to shop and help decorate your daughter's place. It does look like a wonderful apartment. I hope you plan to share pictures of the final "look". laurie

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  35. Love the blue collections. Great post!

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