vintage cake platters....

Vintage Austrian and German Cake Platters

They became popular at the turn of the 20th Century especially
 during the  Art Nouveau epoche. 
The german ceramic fatory called Grünstadt Keramik 
 was popular  in that period and it  produced 
some of these around  half of the 19th Century 

 But, they only became famous at the turn  of the 20th century til around 
1930´s  when the  "Jugendstil" 
or Art  Nouveau movement   was a mega trend
 in those times. 

Almost every household have at least one of these

 plates in that period  and Oma´s kitchen
 was no exception. 

We´re  lucky to have three pretty 
cake holders courtesy of hubby´s grandmother.

I use it whenever I bake, be it cake or 
muffins and it´s very original in form and shape
 especially when the baked goodies are on top of it.

These lovely plates have ceramic or glass base that 
is sort of coined with metal rims and handles. 

They were painted in the airbrush technique
 called "Spritzdekor" in german.... 
that literally  means "spray decorating"

Sometimes we use them as serving trays...

Perhaps each design used might be very simple and
 looks nothing special compared to  today´s
 technique. 

In those days, the quality control was  not that strict. 
In fact, some platters  have imperfections in
 terms of design  & colors,.... in other words, 
there were flaws!!!

 It´s the age that matters, because imperfection 
might even add to the beauty of 
these platters.

Wishing you a good start of the week dear friends!

Thank you for being here.....

...til next,

Mercy

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a bouquet of roses and wildflowers...

The plan was to combine the yellow roses with the 

pink ones I got last week......and surely, together 

with the wildflowers ,  it turned out to be

a stunning bouquet.

Never did I think that the yellow roses from the

 garden would be  a great company to the

  wildflowers  I´ve  gathered from today´s

 dog walk.

It´s always  a good feeling to see your work turning

 out beautifully and I hope you feel  the 

same  way too in your own undertaking.

Enjoy the rest of the photos!

Thank you for now...I´m so glad you´ve visited.

I hope you´ll come back again!

Happy Thursday!

xoxo,

Mercy

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Amaze Me Monday

not just a bunch of yellow roses...

Ako´s Yellow Rose  

The rose bush has been in the garden since middle 90´s,  the time 
when we got  Ako, our rottie..

We ordered it from Germany,  but it´s  actually  a 
David Austin rose named Ausmas.. 

The first time it bloomed, I was fascinated by the 
 beauty of the cup-shaped blossom,  with luscious petals
 and its lovely fragrance that is a bit similar to that of a honeysuckle,
spreading its scent all over the garden.

Our bush develops clusters and clusters of buds 
in each of the branches  and it´s even growing vigorously more
 each year.....

...so many buds, yes.. so many buds that would become beautiful, 

gorgeous blossoms in a couple of days....

...spreading wonderful scent and mesmerizing every 

human being.... well, even the bees and 

other insects as well. 

We´ve been blessed having this in our small garden paradise..  
the reason behind why  we call it Ako´s Rose is that, 
we planted it  almost the same time we got him
 from that  farm in Lower Austria 
way back in 1994.

A very robust variety, just  feed it with a common-used 
fertilizer and prune in Fall...  the following 
Spring, it will start to thrive wonderfully.. 

Some blossoms are cut for my vases and after
 a few days when petals fall, I just gather 
 those and  put them in a container  to 
dry for  my potpourris.

And sometimes... I put them in one single vase  or 

put the  blossom in  each jug or jar

 grouped  together to give a different 

mood  in a room.

These flowers gave us so many happy moments

 and whenever we see them, we see our

 beloved rottie Ako, who  left us with 

beautiful memories!

 Enjoy your day  whatever you´re

 doing, wherever you are...

Thanks for visiting!

xoxo,

Mercy

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a dash of pink and yellow....

Floral arrangement used-up most of my 

afternoon time these days. 

It all started when Spring came in as the

 flowers along the meadows and fields 

started popping out, wanting

 to be picked. 

Today´s flowers came from a pathway that Lily 
enjoys to run up & down... and it´s this pathway
  where  I picked the wildflowers I used in most
of my bouquets to date.

One of the advantages of living near the 

corn and wheatfields is that, 

 we  get to roam around with Lily

 (mom in-law´s four year-old chihuahua)

 in these vast areas and at the same time

 find so many wonderful natural materials to 

decorate our home.

The city of Vienna is very green, every sidewalk has 

trees and/or  planted with flowering bushes. 

In the outskirts of the city, the open fields are tilled

for crops and planted with big bushes 

as windbreaker.

Lily´s pathways are full of various wildflowers...

 camomiles, cornflowers, poppies and 

many more. 

You wouldn´t believe it but there are so many floral 

species that are really growing on these fields 

 and grounds, hand in hand with the wheat or corn.

 The blossoms are just  there waiting to be picked....

... and so.. that is what I did and turned these wildflowers

 into a bouquet .... like this one.

Thank you for taking the time 

to read this blog!

Happy Sunday!

xoxo,

Mercy

just a simple bunch of wildflowers...

How can I resist gathering those vividly 

colored wildflowers? 

Blossoms, blossoms, blossoms.......

....see them, these  tiny little flowers so gracefully 

standing in their form....

 waiting to be acknowleged and adored.

. 

Each has its own beauty, casting spell to 

each beholder 

that appreciates its value...

.....influencing our thougths, inspire

 and make  us smile for a while 

despite the troubled and worried minds

What could your thoughts be in  a world 

without flowers? 

" To see the world in a grain of sand

and heaven in a wildflower,

hold infinity in the palm of your hand 

and eternity in an hour." ,,, William Blake

Happy Wednesday everyone!

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