WOW! I’m so excited about all the participation in the Before and After party. You all really outdid yourselves and I saw some wonderful projects out there. It was so fun sharing with all of you this past year and I look forward to many more fun things in 2009! For all my new readers, I’m SO glad you are hanging out with me, welcome! And I hope you all got some fresh and new ideas for projects yourself.
Check out my NEW cute little blog button! I’d love to share it with all of you, so if you do the button thing on your blog and enjoy what I do, please take one and share! Just copy the code below my button on the left there & paste it in under Html. Easy peasy!
Winter White…it just has a nice sound to it, doesn’t it? This time of year, I really enjoy the softness of Winter White. Julia at Hooked on Houses is having a Friday linky party of things we are hooked on, so I’m joining her and here’s a look at some things that I really love around my house right now…creamware, a collection I started last year and am constantly adding to.
I realized I have quite a few things around the house that could be called Winter White. Right before Christmas, I was in the local nursery and decided for once to finally try my hand at forcing paperwhite bulbs. So I brought 3 of them home, placed them in some white stones with water into an old thriftstore Italian white ashtray that I picked up while in Florida recently. And I watched them grow. And they opened up and exploded….
Into three blooming beauties. What an inexpensive way to get some winter blooms indoors. I will be doing this again next year and I’ll be sure to start a little earlier. 
Lovely Winter white delicate flowers.
After Christmas shopping at TJ Maxx led me to this pretty beauty that I just couldn’t pass up for my creamware collection. A lovely white cake pedestal. 
Made in Italy. I just love Italian made ceramics, they really know how to do it right in Italy. And for $15 on clearance, it was a steal. 
And perfect for holding my huge cloche and faux pears, it now graces the middle of the diningroom table. So, that’s a look at one of my current obsessions, creamware. You can see a part of it there in the background.
Hoppy New Year, Y’all! I’ll be shopping on Saturday with Eddie Ross and of course, you’ll hear all about it soon.
i was just on his blog and saw he was in atlanta! i’m not jealous at all. not at all. hope you have fun…really…can’t wait to here all about it!
Oh your paperwhites are just beautiful. What a beautiful sight in winter.
Rhoda, I love your paperwhites, your cake plate, and your cute rabbit! Neat!
XO,
Sheila 🙂
Rhoda, I completely forgot this is the weekend for shopping with Eddie in Atanta. I’m looking forward to hearing about it and, of course, seeing photos.
I pasted your blog button on my page. 🙂
Love the white cake pedestal. You can put all kinds of things on it. I’ve noticed here in Europe that they like white or beige a lot. I’m starting to get that way now.
Can’t wait to see your blog post from the shopping trip!
I love your winter whites! Especially the paper whites.
Diane
Simply lovely your winter whites. Have fun on your shopping trip.
Pretty pics, Rhoda!
HAve fun with Eddie. I was supposed to go on Sunday, but had to back out. Next time…
Have a wonderful trip!
Beautiful post, Rhoda. Love your winter whites. It is so special to have lovely blooming plants like your Paper Whites, really lifts one’s spirits!
I do the paperwhites every year…they are so simple and pretty! They even look good in the bathroom or laundry room! One is never enough…too bad they’re seasonal!
Thanks for the blog button! I will display it proudly! Oh and thanks for continually giving us great ideas and how to’s.
Blessings
Roxanne
Winter white …..so clean and fresh after all of the colors of fall and Christmas. Your home is so beautiful.
Rhoda, I got one just like that over at TJ’s by the Galleria a couple of months ago. Love it. Found a dome for it at Old Time Pottery Barn.
Enjoyed the party! Thanks for hosting! Love TJMax.
Hi Rhoda, Love all the pretty creamy white in your home! Paperwhites, while so pretty have a scent that I think smells bad.
Have a fun time with ER, I know you’ll post about it! Can’t wait, DebraK
I did paperwhites at Christmas also. I look forward to planting them this Spring so I can enjoy them again!
I am going to post some of my home redos from 2007…it is helping me get back into the remodel mode.
I grabbed your button. I also have a button…I promise when I run I wont get mud on your blog or break any of your pretty things…if you decide to grab my button 🙂
Love the winter white as well, Rhoda! If only I had room for all the things to be “hooked on”
I love the winter whites, too! What a lovely post. Thanks for joining my blog party, and have a great time this weekend! Can’t wait to hear all about it!! 🙂
P.S. Your new blog button looks great.
I also love winter whites. This is a beautiful post with wonderful photos!
My hooked on is a little bit more about summer, but you will find some whites there as well.
Welcome to visit me.
I forced some paperwhites a couple of years ago. They are so lovely. Just haven’t tried since then because of little ones that climb on everything and thing bulbs look like balls. Maybe in a couple of years I’ll try again!
Have fun shopping with Eddie you lucky girl!
I love your new pedestal- it’s perfect. I also collect white dishes and it is so addictive. I need a storage solution!
I seriously almost did my post for Julia’s party on “Hooked on Eddie Ross.” Can I tell you how jealous I am about your weekend? I bought some tarnished silverplate this week, thanks to Eddie. My husband thinks I’m nuts!