24 April 2011

Have a happy and safe Easter!

Inside the curio



Each holiday season (Easter in this case, but also Halloween, and Christmas) I pull out the decorations and fill the curio cabinet, and mantle and the window by the kitchen sink. I like setting up little vignettes, and my friend Claudia loves to come over and see how I've set them up each year. I have such fun looking for collectibles, although I don't buy nearly as much as I used to for reasons: 1) money is tight like it is for most of us, 2) the great folk art festivals that used to be in the Chicagoland area just aren't happening like they used to, and 3) no more room to store them! (and my husband may kill me if I bring in more stuff!) I love this rabbit. There was an old couple who would make these plaster figures from old cake molds, then they would paint them and sign and number them. I loved the authentic old fashioned look to them. I also like that he kind of looks like Peter Rabbit. Enjoy the season everyone!