The past couple of weekends I have found tiny vases to add to my collection. Sharp eyed Linda from A La Carte noticed a mini vase in one of my estate sale posts and asked if I collected them (she does). She challenged me to share my collection. Will do.
I love the tiny size of these vases. I thought it would be a nod to spring to showcase them with flowers that are sprouting here. We have had an extremely mild winter (Oregon) and everything is starting to bloom and sprout. Completely different than the other parts of the country that have been slammed with crazy snow and all.
This is the vase Linda spotted in my estate sale post. I think this vase is glass as opposed to the rest of my collection which is ceramic. Tom picked these crocuses while out on a walk and brought them home for me. I mentioned I needed some for this post and he saved me searching some out in the neighborhood.
These vases are all between about 2 or 3 inches tall. I usually find them for little money. These are the miniature daffodils, often called tete a tete.
A tiny yellow vase and a sprig of daphne with that heavenly scent. I have two of these bushes in my yard.
This is the only vase that has any markings. It is marked USA on the bottom. This one is a favorite.
Snowdrops in a yellow vase.
My camellia tree is in full bloom and loaded with buds.
A fun little collection. Hope you enjoyed seeing it Linda. If you have an idea for a future collection challenge leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of ____". Always fun to share.
Hope spring is coming your way soon.
Can you believe this crazy weather?! 67 degrees down here yesterday. I came home to find Brian mowing the lawn. In February!
I have quite a few of those tiny vases too. They seem to be pretty easy to find but I would love to find one like the green one you have. It's so pretty!!
Enjoy the sun!
Erica
Posted by: Erica | February 17, 2015 at 04:26 AM
LoVe this Sweet Post!!!!!
LOVE the Vases and your beautiful flowers!!!!
I'm one of those "slammed" with the Ice Storm
and stranded in my home town in east TN!
No Blooms here ;)
Posted by: Beth Boothe | February 17, 2015 at 06:21 AM
I love your collection! They are so sweet and such a fun thing to search for. Love that mint green one also. I have a blue,yellow,white, red and pink mini in my small collection. Thanks for sharing it!
hugs,
Linda
Posted by: Linda @ A La Carte | February 17, 2015 at 06:21 AM
OMG!!!
I meant WEST TN!!!!! ;)
Posted by: Beth Boothe | February 17, 2015 at 06:22 AM
So pretty, send some spring this way please. It's only 5 degrees today.
Posted by: Amanda | February 17, 2015 at 07:15 AM
So sweet! I can see these lined up on a farmhouse windowsill with dandelions and other treasures brought home by the kids. And yes, this weather is wonderful - I hope we don't pay for it later!
Posted by: JoyceG | February 17, 2015 at 08:51 AM
It was been weirdly warm all Winter here too. I wore a T-Shirt and Capris to the Mardi Gras parade on Saturday. Yesterday it was 11 degrees with ice and snow. Going to warm up this weekend, then more ice next week. Weird, weird.
Miniature pottery was one of my first collections and one that I still LOVE. I have lots of pieces - probably 50 or so. But, I have been searching them out a long time. They are always super cheap. I had one that rang a bell on an Antiques Roadshow episode. I pulled it out (Indian pottery) and sold it for $287. So, I figure all my pottery is pretty much free after that! I wonder if the third on in the row is a toothpicker. Many times they are.
Posted by: Shara | February 17, 2015 at 08:55 AM
Super cute collections. Its hard to believe all those different flowers are already blooming in Oregon. We are having a pretty mild winter. Not as warm as you guys but not tons of snow like the east coast. Somewhere in the middle, hey that's Kansas, right smack in the middle :)
Posted by: Marci | February 17, 2015 at 05:14 PM
I'm getting caught up on your blog. Such a fun collection. I'm envious of your spring blooms. Another snow storm is brewing outside tonight. I turned the backyard Christmas lights back on.
Posted by: Musings from Kim k. | February 17, 2015 at 06:48 PM
Tom is a keeper! I had no idea Daphne was a flower. It looks like oleander. Does it smell like it too?
Love rosie
Posted by: rosie | February 17, 2015 at 09:00 PM
omg! so sweet! and how lucky you are to have flowers blooming! we are buried in snow with subzero temps. but I know spring is coming... someday! lol!
thanks for sharing those sweet little vases! they made me smile!
xoxo
Posted by: vivian | February 18, 2015 at 03:29 AM
I love that little collection! Reminds me of all the larger vases made in the USA in the 40's and 50's, they all look great together too! Happy Wednesday! karen...
Posted by: karen | February 18, 2015 at 06:04 AM
This is an adorable collection. I envy two Daphne bushes in your garden. I can imagine the perfume!!
Posted by: Kathy | February 18, 2015 at 06:07 AM
Darling! Not sure how I missed this post! Guess we both had flowers on the brain yesterday since I posted some daffodils in my elephant. My daffodils are all blooming now with this gorgeous Weather we've been having🌞
Posted by: Doreen | February 18, 2015 at 06:17 AM
I've never seen any vases like those. So cute and so colorful. I also had crocuses come up, but sadly, they are currently covered in snow.
Posted by: Mary Ann | February 18, 2015 at 11:55 AM
they are so sweet! i have one tiny blue one that i like to put little random sprigs of flowers in too. I can't believe all that is blooming near you! everything here is covered in ice! (which is unusual for tennessee). I can't wait for spring!
Posted by: rae | February 18, 2015 at 05:00 PM