It's all about the curio today

Last evening came the pouring rain and a bit of thunder. I do not like these storms! Today is beginning with very overcast skies and muggy. Actually there is a light drizzle falling. Now I have dirty rain water in the pond...and that means another morning (not today) cleaning it out and I better finish the cleaning this time and get regular water back in so this will not happen again. I am hoping that the waterfall connection is clear and I can figure the rock formation so that it will fall properly. For now, I may have to just put it back as a fountain. Two steps forward and one back. But, what I want to show you is my new curio

Doesn't it look lovely next to my chair? On Saturday Don took me to get it  and yesterday Glenda  (they are a team) and I arranged this and that for the shelves.

It is a perfect size; 59"x32"x13". This is the top of the curio. Both the angel and the dragonfly piece at the far right have a battery candle. So very pretty at nighttime. The stitched piece of violets  and the ornament is a piece of turquoise and copper.

 Remember to ignore reflections...mirror backing can be difficult! This is shelf one with angels, fairy and angel wings with a piece of tatting. On shelf 2, is my Cinderella...a couple of glass blown pumpkins as well as the coach and glass slipper and the Disney glass coach pin. Of course my stitched coach too.  In front of the Angels is a glass ball sitting on frogs. The front left is a Lenox dragonfly and sitting on the velvet slipper pillow is a beautiful hand painted needle box that I received as a gift from KimM.

On the third shelf is my needlework doll and the two Victorian ladies that Mr H bought for me when I first visited Arizona. They look lovely with the mirror to reflect the intricate back of their clothing. I decided to put the rose trimmed mirror here to help preserve it. In front of the ladies is a lovely dish with raised roses around the top from Italy. It was given to me 47 years ago ...a gift from Denny's cousin Tootsie that I treasure.  On the bottom of the curio are two Faeries sitting pretty and in the center is a fairy  atop a glass bubble. So pleased with this curio purchase as well as how Glenda and I filled it. Totally feels feminine with my treasures.
This weather has me feeling tired. I was ambitious yesterday morning and I made delicious Pizzelles. Today not ambitious at all. Maybe some teddy bear sewing as it all ready for the machine. Right now I need to finish my coffee. So glad to chat with you today. Thank you for the kind words and for your friendship. Let's have a good day.

My newest......

This is what I was doing at 3 am this morning.....

Many years ago my sis Lynowl gave this glass slipper to me. At the time it had a net insert filled with potpourri that long ago lost it's scent. The slipper has been empty .... until now.

When we were just little girls...very young... mom took us to see Cinderella.... one of my favorite movies. The theater was selling momentos and mom bought me the slipper and Lynowl the magic wand. Many years past and Mr H saw this adveristed from the Franklin Mint ...

I received the coach that year for Christmas and the slipper and velvet pillow in February for my bithday. Look at the pumpkin on the toe of the slipper!

We did not have a good day yesterday... Mr H did not have a good afternoon. As a result, neither did Zoe. She seems to know when he is ill and then she has issues too. Keeping in mind that she has a brain mass, it just may be that her issues just pop up with his. We finally got the report from the last CT scan. A consultation is in order with 2 of the specialists. This is really getting him down. To be honest, me too. It just seems to never end.

On a more pleasant note...I am almost finished with the "sneek peek" stitching. When you are up early and all is quiet, for me, it is a great time to stitch. Clears my mind.  A few errands to do then to hopefully relax with my stitching and Mr H who is starting the day better than he ended it. Thank you for stopping by today. Enjoy your Sunday......