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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: KentGardener on February 10, 2008, 05:09:20 PM
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Hi All
yesterday I visited a rather nice 'arts and crafts' church and noticed these prayer cushions. I thought it may be nice to start a new thread for other 'madmade (or woman-made) snowdrops' in art or craft that you may have encountered yourselves.
John
(the church - with an interesting wood-clad spire)
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(kneeling cushions)
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My grandmother's cup and saucer - Laurentian Snowdrop by Royal
Albert. I don't know whether it is still made.
I am puzzled by the name. To us in Canada, Laurentian refers to
the ancient rocks along the St. Lawrence River. How this has anything
to do with snowdrops, I can't imagine.
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My grandmother's cup and saucer - Laurentian Snowdrop by Royal
Albert. I don't know whether it is still made.
I am puzzled by the name. To us in Canada, Laurentian refers to
the ancient rocks along the St. Lawrence River. How this has anything
to do with snowdrops, I can't imagine.
Diane, thought you might like to se this
http://www.minsantiques.com/Royal%20Albert%20LAURENTIAN%20SNOWDROP.HTML
It seems there is quite a bit of information on Google for Laurentian Snowdrop but regretfully much of it seems to relate to the sale of it and I am sure you regard yours as too precious to even consider selling it.
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yesterday I visited a rather nice 'arts and crafts' church and noticed these prayer cushions.......................
John, did you say one for me whilst you were down there!?
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Thanks, David. That dealer is only a ferry ride away. Maybe I
can buy another one.
When I visited a primula grower, I noticed a china cupboard with
many pieces of china decorated with primroses. He had won these
in primula shows. The executives of the club scour antique shows
and garage sales all year, buying up anything primula-related to
use as show prizes.
I wonder if there are enough snowdrop items to make that possible.
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This thread is a great idea and I love those prayer cushions. I think the idea ofthe primrose reltated items as prizes is super, too. I am sure that snowdrop "stuff" would be around in sufficient quantity to make it possible to do the same thing. I like Trillium stuff... not enough of it about, sadly, or perhaps I'm looking in the wrong places! I have a couple of little china mugs, which I could photograph and show.... if you snowdrop fiends can take the contrast.... though, they are WHITE!!
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though, they are WHITE!!
That's alright then Maggie :-*
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Maggie, have you seen the trillium tissues they were selling in Tesco, the box has trilliums on it anyway. It was a while ago now.
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No need to be cheeky, Brian!! :P
Yes, Susan... I like those... I have some and save them to refill in case I can't get more!
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No need to be cheeky, Brian!!
My middle name Maggi ;D
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Hi all, if you want to spend mega bucks then look at Cambo Snowdrops web site they have every kind of crafts with snowdrops on them even a china pig several muga and cups, I suppose as these are all hand made they would be worth the money, but do have alook, cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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No need to be cheeky, Brian!!
My middle name Maggi ;D
What! Brian Maggie Ellis?? Can't be right? :P
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What! Brian Maggie Ellis?? Can't be right? :P
Very good! ho ho ho ;D
John
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I like your humour David ;D
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Bless him, his cousin was 'the Boy named Sue'........ ::)
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They say confession is good forthe soul, so I'll get this off my chest........ :-[
You will doubtless have seen the talk elsewhere in the Galanthus pages of the often daft prices being paid for snowdrops on Ebay :o........ Friends, I have fallen into the Ebay mire.... and paid dearly for the experience......BUT, I am well pleased with my purchase, which was delivered VERY fast and from a friendly, helpful seller :D.... I am absolutely confident that is is precisely the item I bid on, true to name etc... and, to put the icing on this particular cake, I am also sure that not even I can kill it.... 8)
how many ebay buyers can say that? ::)
Oh, nearly forgot... you'll want to see my purchase.....
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Lovely, sturdy little brooch, in solid silver, about 3 inches ( 8 cms) x 1.25 inches (3cms) in size.
Three flowers and I paid £48.10....I'm happy!
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Lovely, sturdy little brooch, in solid silver, about 3 inches ( 8 cms) x 1.25 inches (3cms) in size.
Three flowers and I paid £48.10....I'm happy!
Yes, but will you have six flowers next year, ten the year after that etc. etc?
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That is lovely Maggi (and much better value than the Trym that sold recently!). I know a certain Mrs Finch that would like that (Mum).
Looking at the photo I am pretty certain it is free from virus too.
John
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I don't know John, I can see some streaks on the petals.
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Lovely, sturdy little brooch, in solid silver, about 3 inches ( 8 cms) x 1.25 inches (3cms) in size.
Three flowers and I paid £48.10....I'm happy!
Won the Lottery?
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Won the Lottery?
Au contraire... stopped playing the Lottery so have saved that money to spend on fun things!
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well ya never know who lurks on Ebay
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nice buy Maggi ;D ,I love it.
all I have is paper napkins with galanthus.
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Thank you, Loes.
Coincidentally, on Saturday at Dunblane a good friend was wearing a similar brooch... hers was from her late sister, a lady who had a wonderful snowdrop collection.... and then I found 'my' brooch on Ebay... it was a sign!