I may not have put much effort into creating today’s vase but at least it exactly what the title suggests – teeny tiny. Five primrose blooms were plucked from the same floriferous clump and popped into this little Bretby Pottery jug, along with a silvery marked leaf from the Cyclamen hederifolium that was growing nearby. I have plenty of teeny tiny artefacts to choose from as a prop, and today it is a teeny tiny knitted teddy. The jug and teddy were photographed on a scrap of large checked gingham.
Simple or elaborate, any size of vase would be welcome to bring pleasure into our homes this week. What will it be for you this week? These primroses are amazing, flowering off and one for months on end, shrugging off drought or extended periods of rain and spreading with gay abandon, and even seeing a solitary flower is a joy. What will bring you joy this week? Please share it with us if you like by leaving the usual links to and from this post.
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Small is beautiful Cathy as in the case of both vase and that sweet teddy. I think that you pick up on the details of the flowers better than you do when they are in mixed company. I have a little double primrose in flower but I think that my yellow ones are still hiding until it warms up a bit. My vase is all leafy this week :
https://greentapestry.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-vase-on-monday-leafy-lovelies.html
Yes indeed. It’s always hard to find pristine primrose blooms though, so it’s good to see these ones at close quarters
So cute!
You have reminded me to go out a pick a little bunch. Thank you Cathy. I am sorry that I have not been participating in IAVOM – I am working from home, so can’t justify anything more than a little peek at yours when it is time for a coffee, but I really do enjoy seeing yours!
It is a pleasure just knowing that it prompts you to go and pick something for yourself Ali – that was the trigger for the meme. Are you no longer working in speech therapy, or are you doing it privately?
I am still in my NHS job, but have a short-term project. I work part-time, and so can sometimes take on a little extra work for the service if it is needed.
Good to be part time, to help the old work/life balance
Dear little harbingers of spring which we really need on a cold frosty morning.
And surprisingly they last for quite some time in a vase
Pretty Primulas, a simple display suits the flowers.We tried for years to grow them as winter annuals. Tried is the operative word. I am amazed by the tiny knitted bear, there a very skilled knitter somewhere. Here is my vase this Monday.http://theshrubqueen.com/2019/01/21/in-a-vase-on-monday-tea-time/
They certainly shrug of inclement weather here and in dry conditions they seem to shrivel up above the surface but keep their roots intact. I suspect even the smallest ‘sock’ needles would have been too big to knoit this teddy – perhaps the knitter used a pair of sewing needles?
Plants never cease to amaze me, or someone who can knit something so tiny.
Adorable! Just got about eight inches of snow. No flowers in sight for the vase. 😉
Well it speaks to me! Love primulas … and teddy bears. haha
Glad you like them, Anima
Teeny tiny terrific! What a sweet little bear and arrangement. Thanks, as always, for hosting IaVoM! My vase is here: https://outlawgarden.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-vase-on-monday-english-memory.html
Thank you Peter; I like all things teen tiny but don’t know if that stems from me being rather vertically challenged myself!
Teeny tiny is all they is needed. Very pretty
Thanks bcp
A sweet arrangement Cathy. The primroses are lovely. Happy to rejoin you after an unplanned absence. May not be quite a regular for a while but today I have a small scale offering as well.
Thanks Susie – good to hear from you and hope all is well
Hey, it works for nasturtiums.
I’d have been better off going tiny myself this week. You remind me that I should add potted primrose to my shade house- they don’t hold up for long in the garden here but I do love them. Here’s my post: https://krispgarden.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-vase-on-monday-subtle-color.html
Yes, I can imagine they wouldn’t iike your heat and limited rain
So pretty! I love primroses, real reminders of woodland walks when I was a child, when we would pick great big posies of them! In my last garden I had a very robust primrose plant which grew between paving slabs on the terrace. It flowered almost all year round, defying the seasons and even joined us for Christmas one year! My vase this week is a raggle collection of bright little things I found in the garden this morning. Amanda https://therunningwave.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-vase-on-monday.html
Yes, they really do have a mind of their own when it comes to flowering!
I copied you and made a tiny vase. To be honest there wasn’t much choice. The little teddy is very cute and the jug reminds me of a set of things my great aunt had. We used to play with them when we went to visit.
https://ablogaboutcompost.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-tiny-vase-on-monday.html
I have a few teeny tea sets but decided they looked better in this stoneware jug
I absolutely adore native primroses. So pretty
Your teeny tiny display is PERFECT!
Thanks Lee – I am enjoying its perfection!
Cathy is a vase that I love. I really like the Primulas and the silver leaf of Cycllamen hederifolium. The small and sweet wool bear with its green bow resting on the small jug that makes the vase is adorable. The jug is beautiful and looks magnificent with the flowers. It is a small divine arrangement. Greetings from Margarita.
Thanks Margarita – it shows how easy it is to pick something, however small, for a vase. It will give just as much pleasure as a larger vase
Small and perfectly formed…..
Thanks Noelle. I like it too
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What a beautiful hint of spring Cathy. I love the way that flowers start out so small and delicate in spring – just right for a tiny vessel and end up with enormous blooms like dahlias that need something much more robust and supporting altogether! Primroses are one of my spring favourites and I must remember to bring some in to enjoy soon. Do I remember you preserving primroses with egg white & sugar one year (or was it violets)?
My first contribution for 2019 is at http://peoniesandposies.com/2019/01/21/monday-flowers-scents-of-spring/
Yes, I put them in the centre of a Simnel cake – although I don’t think I actually preserved them. I think I just hid the vase
So pretty. I have a small collection of teddy bears. I buy them when I see them, particularly the miniature ones. Each has its own character. Here’s my flowers . https://bramblegarden.com/2019/01/21/in-a-vase-on-monday-flowers-from-my-garden/
I have a couple of teeny jointed ones which I would have bought for my girls at some stage but they both got left behind when they moved on so they are mine now!
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Sorry I’m late this week; you’ll read why in my post. Your sweet little flowers show that a large quantity of flowers aren’t necessary to give us pleasure. Here’s my link: https://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/in-a-vase-on-monday-first-tulips-2019/
Thanks Christina, and I am sure they will look perfect for several more days
these primulas are so pretty – mine are thinking about flowering. I’m so late this week as it’s been full on here and I’m full of a cold – here’s mine 🙂 hellebore 🙂 love Bec xx
Lots of coughs and colds here too – hope you are just about through.