Hello Everyone,
I have an extra special treat for you today! A lovely reader of my blog who has enjoyed collecting beautiful lace,linens and china from all over the world has sent me some pictures of her most amazing collection.She has kindly allowed me to share the photos with you,dear readers! I adore this picture of the beautiful lace dress above.
This lovely lacy bed is also in the room with the dress.I love that pillow also!
This is a quote from my new blog friend.......One of my favorite treasures is this Irish crochet parasol. It came from
Canada through a dealer. It was lined with pink silk that was totally inshreds. I took a deep breath and totally took it apart, cleaned it and put
it back together. I wasn't sure it would fit the frame when I went to put it
back on so it was a total leap of faith.
I have been drooling over these beautiful dresses for awhile now. Can't you just image the ladies of Avonlea (if you are an Anne of Green Gables fan) wearing these beautiful dresses and carrying the beautiful parasol-so delicious!
I love this one too!!! I see lots of pretty treasures in the background too-don't you?
Oh good! A closer look. Do you see all the beautiful hats too!!!
I have never seen so many beautiful treasures!
Such a sweet collection of baby things too!
I could spend all day just looking and admiring!
So beautiful!
I love how nicely everything is displayed too!
I especially love those shoes on the right!
Hats that even the Queen would be proud to wear!
And one for the Duchess too!
Now,I have to tell you the owner of these most beautiful Victorian treasures does not have have a blog- PITY! Oh! well maybe someday.
Thank you so much to this kind lady for taking the time to share her extensive collection with all of us.
We are expecting a snowstorm here over night with 20cm. of snow and high winds so winter is not over yet!
I am joining The Rose Garden in Malevik for Show off Saturday.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Carolyn
Oh my.....be still my heart. As an avid fan of lace I can only imagine being in the same room with her collection. She is one lucky lady and we are lucky she shared it with us, if only in photos.
ReplyDeleteHi Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collection!!!!
That just dosen't seem to be enough of a discription for your friend's collection.BUT... what else can I say!!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing.
God Bless
Barb from Australia
What a treat! Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeletePaula (in England)
Omg Carolyn ~what a magnificent collection of lace and china....mores the pity that your dear friend does not have a blog....
ReplyDeleteThanks soooo much for sharing her beautiful collection with me :)
Oh I wish I lived near you I loveeeeee snow.....
Have a great weekend....
Hugs~
Mari
Those dresses are stunning, Carolyn! I did notice the hats, too! What a great selection of pretty things to get dressed up for a tea. The first one made me think of a wedding dress ~ I wonder if it was actually a wedding dress for its time.
ReplyDeleteHi Carolyn! Tonight's storm is coming through my way first! We have had so little winter this year...I don't know whether to be grateful or a little disappointed.
ReplyDeleteThis collection of your friend's is breathtakingly beautiful, and she has such an artful hand in putting them out for display. Just lovely! Thank you to both of you for your generosity in sharing.
Oh my such beautiful dress and such I thnk there is a special type of charm to Victorian lace things
ReplyDeleteI can't think of a museum with a finer collection of Victorian clothing! Thanks for the peak at it. Here in Ontario, the wind howls and dark clouds are rolling in! ~ Maureen
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing collection. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWith Spring almost a month away, I guess a bit more snow is not completely unexpected.
Caroline, this is an amazing collection. I've never seen so many lovely lace dresses gathered together. Truly an extensive collection full of grace and beauty. Thank you for sharing this with us. ~ Sarah
ReplyDeleteGasp, gasp! Breathtaking. Ohhhhh, that first dress. Oh my. I must breathhhhhhhhe deeply. A most amazing and startlingly magnificent collection, Carolyn. Thanks to you and the generous owner for sharing it. Susan
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning!
ReplyDelete... thanks for sharing :)
Greetings from Australia♥
Such beauty is more than I contain! The music makes my heart swell too!
ReplyDeleteOh my what a beautiful collection!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a museum and everything is displayed beautifully. How kind of her to share her pictures with you and us! We're getting the same storm here so I guess we'll be snowed in when we wake up. Stay cozy. Hugs, Pamela
How beautiful everything is--I adore that pink china!
ReplyDeleteHow nice for this lady to share her photos with you and allow you to show us! I think we'd all like to visit her and go through everything.
ReplyDeleteIs this just a private collection Carolyn, or is it a shop?
Judith
What a beautiful collectionn. I'm in awe...and those dresses are gorgeous, especially that first one!!! Yes, I could see someone in Road to Avonlea wearing one of those beautiful dresses on a lovely, sunny day :) :) Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather :)
ReplyDeleteI want to come and see all the beautiful frills myself. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat is just incredible! What passion she has~she has created a collection to be proud of.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely collection! I love the beautiful Irish crochet parasol!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, what a beautiful collection. And how very nice of your friend to send you the pictures and allow you to share them with us. The dresses are exquisite and I adore the hats. I have given teas and insisted everyone where a big feminine hat, so you can imagine my delight at seeing these stunning hats. Everything is beautiful. I love the lamp in the first photo and I love her china. Thank you so much for sharing all this loveliness with us.
ReplyDeleteI also so enjoyed your last post of the early Easter breakfast. Absolutely adorable.
Einfach bezaubernd schön!
ReplyDeleteSo langsam könnte nun der Frühling seinen Einzug halten denn morgens höre ich schon die Amseln fröhlich zwitschern – in diesem Sinne wünsche ich Dir ein schönes und geruhsames Wochenende VON HERZEN ♥
OmGosh! Her collection is simply stunning. Wow! I would so love to be there with all of those beauties.
ReplyDeleteThank you and thank her for sharing with us. BTW, I love Anne of Green Gables!
I am a big fan of Anne og Green Gables !!! I just love that story :-D
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ReplyDeleteHi Carolyn
ReplyDeleteI have no words.....
that umbrella.......
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I really like your blog:) great pics and so much inspiration..I wish you a lovely weekend.
ReplyDeleteLOVE Maria at inredningsvis.se
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Beautiful collection!!!!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn,
ReplyDeleteO MY!! What an amazing collection of truly beautiful items! The dress are magnificent along with the hats! The china is to die for!
Thanks so much for sharing your friend's home with us and I am so looking forward to seeing more!!
Hugs,
Debbie
erfection - the beautiful , romantic , tender ! Most impressed me , is umbrella beautiful !Michaela
ReplyDeleteHi Carolyn! What an amazing collection! Doesn't it make you want to go see every single thing? To think women wore all these things! Delicate as flowers.
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking beauty!
ReplyDeleteThe umbrella is exquisitely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow many beautiful things!! I adore going back to the past..
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paola
What a privilege to share in such beauty! Thank you, Carolyn and your new friend, for allowing us this joy! I love vintage needlework of all types; I often hold a piece of my own collection in my hands and try to imagine the life of the artist who created it. And I do mean artist!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing collection of lace dresses she has. I would love to try one on!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend Carolyn!
Madelief x
Positively breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, how beautiful!
I am in awe... {I believe I was born in the wrong time period.} Tell your friend it was a pleasure to be able to view her treasures. Thank-you so much!
ReplyDeleteThat was wonderful ,i sell laces too so that was fun to see .Nette
ReplyDeleteCarolyn,
ReplyDeleteÉ realmente um tesouro. O vestido de renda é maravilhoso, cheguei a me imaginar vestida nele. Também ficaria o dia todo admirando estas peças incríveis. Obrigada por compartilhar essas relíquias.
Fique com Deus.
Lauriane.
simply,totally,beautiful pictures!
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giovanna
Oh, my dear, what a gorgeous collection! I think little girls and big girls would have fun playing dress-up in there! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteOne could have a real Victorian Tea.
So glad we didn't get the snow with that storm!
Blessings,
Sandi
What absolutely gorgeous lace pieces- all so intricate and elaborate. I love the wonderful hats and shoes too.
ReplyDeleteMy great grandmother was a milliner when she lived in England. Unfortunately there are no photographs of her work- I would have loved to have seen some of the things that she had made.
What cool shoes and china too.
Thanks for sharing the photos of this fantastic collection.
Regards from Western Canada,
Anna
My word, that really is amazing! I can hardly believe it's a private collection! To whom ever owns it you are one lucky lady : )
ReplyDeleteSharon
The dresses are SO-O-O lovely! I love them all.
ReplyDeleteThe china is beautiful and she has some prettier! I definitely want to see them.
Hugs, Cindy
It's so nice to know that someone collects and appreciates and cares for these beautiful treasures from the past. Thanks to you and your new friend for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteOh they are all sooo pretty.....and put me in mind of avonlea so much!!! Thank you for sharing your friends treasures with us :) I love your blog...its lovely to have a place to go to look at beautiful things.
ReplyDeleteBlessings from Ashleigh