{186 Countries Visited - Welcome Burkina Faso}

It is a pleasure to welcome another new visiting country to my blog; Burkina Faso from West Africa. There has been one more in-between but I missed it... Sorry for that!

This will not be a long post as I am in a grieving mood. The 30 year old son of my dear friend went to heaven today. They are close like family and in June, Pieter and I said our fare-well as we knew he would go to heaven soon. This brave young man lost the battle of brain cancer with his lovely wife and family at his side. 

Welcome Burkina Faso!

Don't forget my Worldwide GIVEAWAY, you find it to the right on my sidebar at the top... Just click it.

Good luck.

{Our Rose Suite Living Room}

On October 12, I did show you Our Rose Suite Bedroom and now I like to show you our Rose Suite Living Room. 

So please come in and make yourself at home... It is rainy outside so let's be cozy indoors. For those that missed the previous posts about Our Rose Suite, you find them listed below this post.

Welcome to our Rose Suite Living Room!

'Versailles Rouge' Rug, 5'6" x 8' from Horchow.com in 80% wool and 20% silk.

Chairs are in imitation suede, from Canada.

Same Spanish Volcano beige tile floor with pearl grout, as throughout the entire Rose Suite.

Coffee table is in solid oak, in a cherry stain.

This is the bay window area, under our kitchen.

Antique French oak beveled glass mirror. 

That is the bedroom door...

Antique beveled glass French oak mirror from European Estate Sellers, Utah.

French Country Style Maison de Florette pendulum clock.

Our hand painted vintage French Country Style 'Literature' chest for magazines.

In the corner you see a French tiger oak dresser with beveled mirror that came from Vancouver, Canada.

This French Country Style tiger oak two piece dresser was shipped via Grey Hound by Sugar Barrel Antiques from Vancouver, Canada via Seatle, Chicago to Atlanta and on to Dublin.  For only $ 150.00 shipping. Incredible service and they did transport it first from Vancouver to Seatle... Highly recommendable company with great pieces of furniture. 

A retired Dutch lady who also volunteers at the Lace Museum in Horst, my birth town, did crochet this fine table runner in a number 20 DMC thread. 

The vase is Cranberry glass, or Gold Ruby (Rubino Oro) glass as it is called in Europe and it is made from molten glass with gold.

My first cousin Gon Van den Munckhof, did crochet this dachshund in memory of my dachshund Mauzie, even though she was a black and tan miniature.

Frame, received from colleague Luis Astier, a Basque from San Sebastian in Spain.

To the right is my younger sister Diny and me to the left...

Another gift from Luis Astier, given to us while working as consultants in Mexico.

Luis and I were elected best dressed man and woman during one of the Campbell Seminars, that Pieter gave in 1993 in Texas.

Luis and his wife Isabel used to live in Mexico but went back to Spain.

Antique French oak table with two chairs we bought in Macon, Georgia at Second Hand Rose Antiques Etc.

Overview from this corner...

Rose painting was a birthday gift from our extended family...

A Delft blue village from miniature homes given by KLM to their business class passengers and on their annual birthday of Royal Dutch Airlines another one gets added.

They neatly nest on this antique French tiger oak shelf.

Detail of our two-piece French tiger oak dresser with beveled mirror.

The hand crocheted filet lace is done by me...

Sweet angel, given by our German son and his wife.

It clings to a candle that is in a Royal Selangor pewter candle holder with French glass bobêche.

Royal Selangor is established in 1885 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We bought our candleholders in Singapore and gave some as a gift to friends and a vase to sister Diny.

Of course ROSES everywhere! 

Silver stationery holder, letter opener/ruler and page marker in repoussé silver roses.

Cup & Saucer was a gift from a dear elderly lady friend and role model.

Sure, memories from old friends and new friends. 

Again a beautiful hand crocheted filet lace table runner by the same Dutch lady.

They were precious gifts from hearts friend Ellie who came to stay with her husband at our Rose Suite.

You recognize the Train Case, painted by Rebecca from the blog: A Gathering Place? 

Detail...

Hope you liked the tour of our Rose Suite Living Room.

Next time I will show you the Rose Suite Kitchenette corner and some more details.

Related links from my previous posts:
{Our Rose Suite Bedroom}
{Welcome to Our Rose Suite - Entrance}
{The Construction of Our Rose Suite - Part II}
{The Construction of Our Rose Suite - Part I}
{Our Rose Suite with Angels + a REQUEST}

{Vintage Sterling Rose Pendant Brooch on Silk Tiffany Cord}

Are you looking for an utterly romantic and affordable sterling silver gift? This rare vintage 925 sterling silver rose pendant brooch on a black silk Tiffany loop and button cord from Japan is IT! Again, uniquely available at my Zen Cart powered on line boutique: Mariette's Back to Basics. 

Just a lovely Rose in 925 Sterling on a Japanese silk loop and button cord from Tiffany.

Japanese silk loop and button cord comes in signature blue Tiffany box.

Silk cord inside the Tiffany & Co blue pouch with cord.

Being a silversmith is also an art... don't you think so?

Beautiful silk loop and button cord from Japan by Tiffany & Co.

Sterling Silver Hallmarks on back of pendant brooch.

Sales slip from Tiffany & Co for the Black Loop and Button Thick Silk Cord, 18  Inches long.

Made in Japan.

Someone will get lucky...!

Sorry Sold out...