Yellow Bells

Hi everyone! We have been having summer-like weather here, and although it has been nice, it is abnormal, so I am hoping all the budded trees, plants and food crop are not killed by a freeze later.

I have always loved bringing flowering branches inside, and I got an early start this year. I remember my grandmother's "yellow bells" as a child, always bursting with those brightly-colored yellow blooms. I learned later they were actually Forsythia. I have two different varieties to show you.

This is the kind most people have. I placed them in an old bottle on my piano over a casually draped piece of burlap. 

This is one of the bottles I found here on the property.

These are actually from my great grandmother's plants, and you can see why people here call them "yellow bells" as the flowers hang down and have a bell shape.

Also in an old bottle, these are on my sideboard with some of my grandfather's books and my grandmother's candlesticks.

I also added some to "the box" in between birch log candleholders.

I ended up changing out the matelasse runner for the Waverly toile runner as I wanted more color.

These branches have lasted for several weeks and I have really enjoyed having them. I think they add more of a contemporary feel to all the vintage things I have in here.

I'll be sharing a tablescape this week here with Pfaltzgraf, Mikasa mixed with vintage Franciscan pieces, so be sure to stop back by Thursday for that.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I have not been able to visit much because I'm busy planning and rehearsing special services for Easter and also working on some recording for my mom's gospel project. But I love and appreciate all your visits and sweet comments:-)

Anita

I'll be joining:

Metamorphosis Monday

Tabletop Tuesday

Wow us Wednesdays