A gift on Mother's Day

So today is Mothering Sunday here in the UK and we have just returned from church with a very simple bouquet of garden flowers and some fruit cake. Delicious!

 I don't know how well known a fact it is that the tradition of giving flowers stems from the bunches of wild flowers gathered by domestic servants as they walked through the fields on the way home to visit their mothers on this special Sunday, so forgive me if I am telling you something you already know!

I really like that our village church still gives garden flowers, so I have a beautiful cream narcissus, a gorgeous burgundy hellebore, a double yellow daffodil and two stems of golden euonymus. It is just perfect and looks very pretty in a little bud vase.

My spotlight this week is also on the theme of handpicked flowers. This lovely necklace really caught my eye. Made from a number of pieces of jewellery by Sarah Gluyas, I was struck that this one of a kind piece reflected the unique nature of handpicked bunches.

Image - Sarah Gluyas TattyChic

Sarah has a number of exquisite pieces in her Etsy shop TattyChic and I heartily recommend you go take a look. Like last week's spotlight Collectini I think Sarah displays a real skill in curating her finds. She has real talent in putting pieces together to make new creations and the results are stunning.

Sunday Spotlight - Collectini

Each week the Sunday Spotlight will shine on someone who has captured my imagination and has real talent that I feel should be celebrated. This week the lovely folks at Collectini started following me on Twitter. (me @rosieandtheboys  them @collectini.) That's how I came to discover them and the beautiful things that they have found.

For those of you who have been reading the blog for a while, you'll probably have guessed that I have a weakness for vintage. To me there's vintage hmm and there's vintage wow.  There is a lot of skill in curating an interesting and beautiful collection. Being able to imagine how something could be given new life, displayed or used in a home is a talent.  Successful curators and collectors can help others see the beauty and value in items that for whatever reason are in search of a new home.

Collectini seem to have that talent. It was evident to me from looking at their blog: http://collectini.blogspot.com/ and then backed up massively by their lovely Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/collectini?ref=pr_shop_more.

So here are a few of the items available for sale right now in their Etsy shop which show off their skill.

Such a pretty jewellery box which would suit a little girl or an adult. Great colours, interesting picture and obvious functionality. Love it.

Simply beautiful

Would look great hanging against a retro patterned wallpaper or a brilliant white background. A great conversation piece and just delightful to look at.