I picked up this lovely African Violet,
recently,
in a flower shop
and decided
to have a violet theme on my dresser
I added a mixture of Aynsley and Spode china
The Aynsley china is called
Wild Violets
The Spode....
Victorian Violets!
I think the African Violet is beautiful
with it's fluted petals
....perhaps I'll try and strike some leaf cuttings!
I thought that I would post a picture
of a cluster of violets
that I saw growing in the hedge
on the way home a couple of months ago
I love the china! It goes with your violets so nicely :)
ReplyDeleteHi Joan. I have been sick, and am catching up with all of my favorite blogs now. The violets are so pretty next to the lovely violet themed china on your dressing table. And the previous post about the beautiful boxes your Dad gave to your Mum just thrilled me down to my toes. How lovely...and how wonderful that your Mom has given them to you now!!! Very special!!!!!
ReplyDeleteXO Kris
So nicely put together Joan and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHello Joan: Violets are blue and your's are so beautiful too!..Happy Tuesday..Judy
ReplyDeleteBeautiful violets.
ReplyDeleteI have a giant violet that was my precious Grandmothers when she passed away I took it and repotted it. It has grown so big and beautiful. Her way at smiling at me.
Love & JOY
Trace
www.grannytracescrapsandsquares.com
Such a pretty plant I love the frilly petals and the china is lovely too.
ReplyDeleteI love African violets. What a great idea to have a violet theme on your dresser! Pretty china!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, well done! Enjoy the rest of your week. Hugs, Anna
ReplyDeleteLove all the violets on your dresser. SOOOOOO charming. I love violets. So sweet and delicate. Thanks for sharing. Susan
ReplyDeleteOh- How beautiful! I love sweet violets! Still in the mountains here with limited internet but I am trying to play catch up- xo Diana
ReplyDeleteHow sweet and dainty....like your charming dishes :)
ReplyDeleteYour real and china violets are so very pretty all grouped together. The violet is my birth month flower -- February. :) Have a beautiful day. Tammy
ReplyDeleteI just love violets. My grandmother and I used to always look for them early in the Spring when I was young. Sometimes they would have two darker petals on the flower and they were softer, she called them velvet-eared violets.
ReplyDeleteYour dishes are lovely.
Oh, this is just beautiful!!!!! You are quite artistic. i love all kinds of violets. My friend has African Violets and tells me they are easy to care for,I had thought they were very hard to maintain.
ReplyDeleteJoan,
ReplyDeleteAll your things look perfect together. So pretty ! I had a violet once , it lasted a very long time. Smiles to you, Susie
Joan, purple in any shade is my favorite color and perhaps it's connected with my birth month being February and having the ameythst as a birthstone. I have never had any sucess with violets and hope yours remain as lovely as in these photos.
ReplyDeleteI love it. The china is so delicate and beautiful. What a wonderful collection.
ReplyDeleteLovely violets and China Once uponn time I worked in the Royal Woorcester/Spode factory.
ReplyDeleteI love your china. My goodness.
ReplyDeleteLove it on your dresser with th flowers..