As a retired hospice nurse, I can’t tell you the number of my patients who kept their “treasures”locked away or in boxes in the garage for decades, only to have them carried to the curb after their passage by family who didn’t want to be bothered or didn’t know the stories connected to the items. USE your best stuff, take pleasure in it, share the stories, enjoy it now…the world, your health, the weather, the fates are all so fragile-everything could be gone in an instant-or taken to the dumpster after you have passed. The lovely table honors the beauty and fragility of life!

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you for sharing your message. Honouring the beauty and fragility of life. I’ll remember that!

@elle5031

Жыл бұрын

YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!

@gloriaboyer6728

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful message. 😍

@gloriaboyer6728

Жыл бұрын

I'm using my heritage dishes en saving the broken ones . Love your idea will be my next proyect. Thank you for sharing. GOD BLESS.

@gloriaboyer6728

Жыл бұрын

Honoring the fragility of life" Love that too.

Hello everyone! How was your March? It flew by for us! 😅 Sending you all love and hope you enjoy this month’s video ❤

@amymls1981

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video ~! 😊I Love the creativity and sentimental value put into this project. It looks absolutely gorgeous. It makes me want to go find a table in an op shop someplace and see if I can replicate something similar. Though I haven't any china dishes from my grandma but maybe I can find those in an op shop too. Everything about this video draws me in, inspires me and makes me smile. Enjoy your lovely spiring tulips beautiful gal~! Ps. Your little fairy is growing so much and is so cute toddling about through the daffodils .🥰

@gill1545

Жыл бұрын

Lovely video, Niamh. :) I'm still in recovery from a huge op, so a gentle month of healing and lots of meditation for me. Considering I'm stuck indoors 24/7, the month also flew here, I have no idea how when I do so little physical stuff! We've had very little rain in my corner of the NE of England this winter, so quite the opposite to your place - and only 3 single (separate) days of snow all winter! Unheard of! Climate change is definitely real. :/ I love love LOVE your table, it looks fabulous! Also love hearing your little fairy chattering in the background, so cute. :) Have a lovely end to the month x

@gill1545

Жыл бұрын

PS I love your cardigan! :)

@erinorourke1372

Жыл бұрын

Be careful with old dishes, a lot of glazes contained trace amounts of lead. This would not be ok for the little fairy. I looked my grandmothers dishes up by the maker’s stamp on the bottom, and was surprised to find out the glaze had lead in them. They are still pretty to look at but I won’t be using them again.

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

@@erinorourke1372 I can well believe it. We only give her stainless steel plates as she likes to throw them! 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

My whole family has always kept nice things put away "for good" and just took them out for special occasions. But the older I get, the more I realize I want my coming years to be full of the best things I own. Why not?

@Poppy-

Жыл бұрын

Crystal, sliverware and fine china for everyday.

@kimgordon3695

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to gratitude...

Live your life, use your stuff… that’s my motto. I grew up in a home where special things were kept stored away and they rarely saw the light of day. When my Mom passed away I barely knew the stories behind any of these special family heirlooms. My partner and I are passionate DIY-ers. He is amazingly talented; he can make the most unique and creative things out of nothing. He made our round greenhouse out of a giant old-school 1980’s satellite dish which is the domed roof. Two of my favourite projects that I DIY (using repurposed items) are bags that I make by sewing together empty Kool-Aid pouches (lots of those in the trash at the high school where I teach), and also outdoor mini-tables made from cable spools (we have a friend who is an electrician). Niamh, this table is stunning and full of charm, and I can see that it will bring you so much joy every time you use it. I love DIY projects such as this. I have never seen anything like this amazing project, what a cool idea!! If you’re inclined to do more projects such as this, I’m 100% inclined to watch them. Thanks so much for this lovely March video. I look forward to seeing what comes in April. Thanks and I hope you have lots of sunny days ahead this Spring. Take care my friend, Ⓜary💕🌲

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

Ah thanks Mary!! I’d love to see a photo of that round greenhouse your husband made! Wow 😁

@jemma50

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mary! Haven't seen you for a while. Lovely to see you here on Niamh's delightful channel. I love her videos, too. Your partner sounds amazing - could you clone him and send the clone to me?! LOL I haven't got an ounce of DIY ability, unfortunately. But I do buy what I need second-hand. I hope you are getting closer to spring weather out there in BC. Take care. ♥♥♥

@hashibanerjee4376

Жыл бұрын

Very nice beautiful vlog.

@marycharlebois6627

Жыл бұрын

@@jemma50 Hi Jemma, I apologize. I just now realized that I forgot to say Hi to you last week here in the comments of Niamh’s channel. I’m a DIY-er through and through so I just loved the project she highlighted here in this video. I think it’s a very beautiful, practical, and purposeful way to showcase her Grandmother’s broken china plates, cups, and saucers. As aways, thanks for saying Hi, and I hope the sunshine has found you over there on the other side of the country. Ⓜary🌎🫖☕

@jemma50

Жыл бұрын

@@marycharlebois6627 Mary, no need to apologize. 😊♥ It is, of course, always nice to hear from you. 😍

My grandma and I were JUST discussing yesterday how we think its so much better to use our beautiful sentimental items, rather than stuffing them away to never serve their purpose

@kimgordon3695

Жыл бұрын

Yes use those treasure's

Oh I loved this table idea Niamh! I think it turned out really beautifully, and it must be so gratifying. Now I wish I had beautiful plates to break ahah 😅

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

Awh thanks so much!! Hehe yeah new mission… buy secondhand pretty plates to break 😂

@dianeaishamonday9125

Жыл бұрын

I love your channel!! So glad to see you also like Fairyland Cottage! 😍😍😍

@kimgordon3695

Жыл бұрын

Me too

What a beautiful idea! Loved seeing the baby toddling around - I don't think there's a cuter sight than a toddling baby. And the sight of the beautiful daffodil garden literally brought a tear to my eye - so happy that spring is arriving.

Absolutely beautiful table and such a lovely way to preserve the memory of your Grandparents. I love it ! Please do videos like this occasionally. They are very uplifting and inspiring. Thank you. ❤

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!❤

I was hoping to catch a glimpse of our little fairy, toddling through the flowers, so precious. ❤

Oh friend, this was so lovely!!! What a neat way to honor your grandmother's china for another generation. It makes me want to do a mosaic of my own! I like doing crafty things--you're right, it's all about having fun in the process. :)

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

So true Diane. Having fun and giving something a go!! ❤

Using them is so much fun! Using the broken pieces was a nice way to keep honoring your Grandparents.

Over the years I have learned it is far more respectful to my heirlooms to use them rather than keep them tucked away in fear of losing them. Yes, some may get cracked or broken but they were loved and useful! My little fairies (now 24 and 19.. and I don’t know how that happened so fast!) loved being outside and also liked to give the plants extra water! To give the plants a break, I would give the kids a bucket of water and paint brushes to “paint” the fence! Saved water and my plants from drowning! Lol. I used some broken plates to make stepping stones for the garden. Lovely video, thank you!

What a beautiful table and a daily reminder of your grandparents! ❤

The table looks great. You still have a little something of your grandparents. ❤

Fairy houses are the best way i use any broken jewelry,plates, old fabric scraps or cracked cutting boards the possibilities are endless! And the fairies much appreciate the gesture ❤

Youre so right! Use all those well loved plates and such. Its like youre inviting your Mom or Grandma back to your dinners. Tell stories these pieces bring up. That way no one ever really dies. I bet it would make them smile.

My grown niece sent me a broken piece of a favorite bowl she loved - it now sits in one of my flower pots - and I just love it. Thank you for sharing a treasured DYI project!

Beautiful! I have old china from my grandparents that has been damaged from love. I could never bring myself to throw it out. Now I know what to create with it, and I already have the table base! So glad I ran across your video this morning! ❤

Life is now. Not years from now. Not inside a cabinet. Do whatever brings you joy now. What a beautiful way to remember your Grandparents. 💝💝

What a beautiful way to honor your family I USE my grandmothers dishes often & it ALWAYS makes me happy ❤

Absolutely lovely! there is nothing as satisfying and so meditative as embarking on a creative endeavor such as your beautiful table. Whenever I saw something, I save the scraps of fabric and then when I have enough scraps, I make a little something to give away. I am a new grandmother of a first grandchild, and I have been making him little receiving blankets, wash cloths, and even bath towels out of some of the fabric that I have used in the past. Of course, sometimes I fill in with a little new fabric such as flannel in this case, but it’s amazing how much fun it is to come up with something from what I already have - and then to see him in it! Always love your videos. They are so peaceful and gorgeous😊

Hello Niamh! After studying your no-shampoo journey I tried chickpea flour to wash my hair. First time it was too dry and not clean enough. Then after watching the tips from the channel ‘little DIY’ I made a mix of more chickpea flour with equal amounts flaxseed gel (your recipe), some green tea and a few drops of essential oils: great results! Not too dry, well cleaned hair, good curls, less itchy scalp (than with regular shampoo) and I can now go longer between washes as my hair does not get so greasy. Thank you so much for educating your viewers! Have a nice day, greetings from the Netherlands!

What a lovely idea! Hopefully the table can be passed on to the little fairy.

I loved the work that was done on the table. Congratulations on the art!

@helbergreen

Жыл бұрын

@dr.christopherjohnson84 Yes ! We can be friends with DR Johnson. I will contact you via email.

Hello! What a marvellous marvellous video! The table is stunning ... I use old shirts, blouses with symbolic padrons to me, I used them years ago, now they don't fit anymore, so ... I make decoratie pillows! It feels so good to see them in different places of my home! Your tulips are so so beautiful! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

The table turned out beautifully!! And your parents place would be such a lovely place to sit...absolutely breathtaking ❤

I love how the table turned out!! ❤

It turned out lovely. I admire your patience to take on a project like this.

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I love how the table turned out. What a great idea to preserve the sentimental dishes that are broken. Now you have a special table

Aah, the Little Daffodil Fairy blends right in! ❤🌾🍀🐤

It’s such a joy to watch your videos, love the table x

I agree with you, I’d rather use my things and think about the person until the items break apart. My grandmother passed in the spring two years ago and she was the one who gifted me with almost everything I needed for my own home through my childhood. I did get certain items from her house when she passed which makes me think about her everytime I use them. I think that’s a lovely way to remember someone. Your table turned out wonderful!

Yay my month is complete! 🎉 Thank you, Niamh! We have excess tiles that I want to make into a mosaic table too.💠 I just need to look for the right table for it. Love those plates and same here those broken ones, I would keep them to be repurpose. The little fairy is so cute walking around with you. Take care!

My goodness. Thank you for all the beauty and peace you’ve added to my day. This was exceptionally beautiful. I loved listening to the chirping birds as you were working on it. Each plate was gorgeous and the finished product turned out beyond lovely. You have a talent for understanding and capturing how special and blissful life can be. I loved all the appearances of yellow, too. This video was art, a painting in motion.

I love being sentimental over family items passed down. But the very best way to show our love and respect is to use these things! I recently passed on my mother's tea set to my 10 year old granddaughter who had always loved it. My mother had passed years before my granddaughter was born so she'd never known her. But my son( granddaughter's dad) got very tearfully sentimental over this gift. He and my mom had a very tight bond and often got into old lady-little boy mischief together! I have other teasets for daily use. Why save that one and stash it away in some musty old cupboard? I was able to tell my granddaughter how much my mom loved and cherished her dad and that I knew she would have loved her too and would have wanted her to have that tea set. ❤

What a lovely and calming video! Lucky you to have had grandparents you knew and have some things of what they loved and used. And also lucky you to live in such a beautiful surrounding with your family.👍 All the best to you and greetings from Germany 😊 p.s. I love Ireland!!! Been There 13 years ago, it was a wonderful time with all those friendly and helpful people everywhere and all the beautiful nature and the music😃🍀

You made my Sunday morning wonderful! Thank you for beauty! Good medicine!

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

Awh thanks Catherine. You made my Sunday too with your kind comment ❤

So lovely! I have somepieces in a drawer, waiting for the right use. I used to live near an art festival, and one of the artists did beautiful pieces. I would give her a broken plate, here and there, and she said I had the prettiest plates.

The table is gorgeous and the family tie makes it even more special! I have been saving bites of broken china for years to do the same…you have inspired me to get going; thank you. 💚☘️🌷 happy spring.

That turned out so beautiful and what a lovely way to honor your grandparents. That is a real treasure you've created.

You made a pretty table! It's so hard to disconnect from retail being surrounded by sales and ads everyday and when you're online. Even now, YT has ads offering me this crafty thing and that home decor. I remind myself to shop my house first and it takes some thinking to see something in a new way.

That table is gorgeous!

Neat idea! I have a lot of old dishes, I need to give this a try. The little Fairy is so adorable, and growing so fast.

The table looks beautiful and displays as a new cherished art piece for your family. It's lovely seeing all the green and the fresh colours of spring. 🧚‍♀️☘️🌼

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🌷☀️

That’s what I call a memory table, much like a patchwork quilt made from scraps of clothing from loved ones. You can see and feel the history in it. Wonderful. 😍

I definitely use the fine china. At this point, my four-year-old thinks it’s the fanciest thing when I bring them out for an afternoon snack or teatime, which makes it all the more special. She requests we use them all the time because she thinks they’re pretty. If it chips or breaks, so be it, I’d rather they be used and well loved than sitting in boxes brand new.

What a fun and meaningful upcycle!

I feel that way about candles.. using them rather than letting them sit around as an ornament and collecting dust which some folk do.. this table is adorable and it's amazing how many little bits of patterned porcelain one kind find when beachcoming too.

I love the dinner table 🍽️ set up ❤ so gorgeous❤

Omg, I am 5 days late seeing you! Your ceramic table is gorgeous, I am sure you will enjoy for a long time! I love seeing the spring flowers, with little one toddling through the daffodils.

Beautiful art! Now I feel like thrifting for my painting table to start a project such as the one here. Thank you for the inspiration.

Your DIY table top with your Grandma's broken dishes came out beautiful! Thank you for this post, really loved it.

Inspiring 🕊. Just recently took out boxes of my mother in laws china. Been packed away for years. Thank you for your beautiful message 🌷

What a lovely project ! I love embroidery on old clothes.

Oh I loved this video, it really resonates with me. I like to use beautiful things I get from charity shops, and have broken many loved things over the years, we have many (often chipped) hand-made ceramics I love and use, but my best china, bought and both my Granny's and Grandma's (theirs is still in moving wrapping) I simply don't dare to get out! I have arthritis in my hands, small children, a chaotic small house!!! i look forward to a time when we can enjoy them, as much as I love the children being small, I love having a little fairy with me, (and her little hands, and her sister's, would love to hold fine china - then we could make a table and use it much more!). Thank you for a lovely video I found it very moving and powerful, to see you sitting there at the end, beautiful and dignified, thinking of your Grandmother, now a mother of a daughter, the generations of women represented in a powerful way. Beautiful.

Turned out beautiful! Love all the yellow flowers where you were having tea… blessings to you and family!

Yes, I use my fine china, cloth napkins, good tablecloths, and lovely dresses on a daily basis. After my Dad passed away, all the nice clothes he kept unworn in the closet went to other people, worn by other people. My Mom finally got out her fine china and used them. She broke some but she felt it is better to enjoy them now that she is still alive. It is better to wear things out, break some things BUT have them enjoyed. What good do they do sitting inside boxes gathering dust? Same with telling us human never to venture outside for fear that dust and sunlight will make our skin dirty. Lol.

Absolutely beautiful video! Your lovely voice, the photography, the project, your sweet fairy and oh my, the daffodils!

The table is beautiful, especially among the daffodils! X

Absolutely loved this Niamh. Thanks so much for sharing x inspired me to maybe try some mosaic craft xxxx love the end result. You have a lovely life in Ireland a truly beautiful place. I went youth hostelling all round Southern Ireland as a teenager. That was over 4o years ago x we were just saying recently I would love to visit again x so beautiful and stunning scenery x

WOW!!! I love this Niamh. Your perseverance is amazing....

Your table looks beautiful! Congratulations!

Thank you for the amazing scenery of daffodils my loveliest 💛🌼💛🌼💛🌼 Congratulations for the marvelous piece of art you turned that little table into💮🫖💮🫖💮 Thank you for all the calm and peaceful moments and wish you have a lovely and sunny April☀️🌞☀️🌞☀️🌞

Yes, use the beautiful dishes, everyday!

The table came out very nice!

So beautiful!!!❤ with love from the past for the future!!!

I use my vintage dishes everyday. I began with my little grandchildren ages 3 and 5, and now 5 and 7 and they love the dishes too.

Feeling the love, great repurpose idea and lovely to see little fairy tending the garden ❤😊

My grandmother gave me a set of china when I was a little girl. I too once had them stored away but decided recently to bring them out during special occasions. 😊

I love seeing "special" things used everyday. I really want to try this myself now. I love this video ❤ It touches me...I accidentally broke one of my mothers special wine glasses one Christmas. She was so mad at me. She had told me to be careful with them as they were so special to her. Well that made me nervous and I dropped it!! My mother was in tears and called her mother (Nanna). Well Nanna gave my mother a good talking to and told her not to be mad at me, it was an accident. And what good was it doing sitting in a cabinet all year long anyway. Special things need to be enjoyed. Even if we risk breaking them. Thanks Nanna ❤

I could swoon a million times over this one. Absolutely felt the beauty of those daffodils to my very core. We still have a foot of snow in our yard and piles of snow everywhere here in Wisconsin, USA…But this fills my heart with hopefulness that spring will arrive someday, even here. Thank you for another beautiful video!

Wow! Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for all of the DIY's; love your videos! ♥I too love to reuse and repurpose.

Simply lovely, Niamh. ❤

A woman whose KZread channel I follow did all of her floors in her house, in Ireland, with chipped crockery. Bless you for repurposing! My March was and recently has been snowy. I want so much to sit in my garden, on my bench, listening to the birds. But that won’t be for another month and a half. A beautiful job on that table! You made it look so easy. I would be wanting to put specific pieces in specific places, then become picky about where they were, try to remove them, and then mess the whole thing up!

How wonderful to see the daffodils!!! Your table is very pretty. :)

Absolutely beautiful table!

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤

I use all mine too, I enjoy using pretty things, and also have a box of broken ones to do what you've done. You've given me the courage to try it now. Your table has turned out so pretty and I love that you've included the makers mark in the centre. Just beautiful x

This is so wonderfully beautiful and such a great way to use the plates! I will keep this in mind for my future whenever I break plates. :D

I saw the title and thought a lot of things which were not this This was so touching. The beauty in everyday things .... They don't make them like this anymore.... And you have preserved your Grandmother's legacy in such a beautiful way

What a lovely idea, such a beautiful thing to do 😊. I’ve made a couple of memory bears out of loved ones shirts, that would have otherwise been thrown.

How beautiful that table is! Great Job! What a wonderful idea!!

Gorgeous video, thank you for transporting me to your lovely field of yellow daffodils! Your mosaic tabletop turned out incredibly beautiful, and you transformed your heirloom into something new again. Now can enjoy it in a whole new way for many more years to come.🌺

What a lovely table! I try to reuse as much as possible but am not as creative as you.

I love how the table turned out! I like crafts and I try to repurpose things as well. I enjoy decoupage and resin, but I'd like to learn new things. I could try making something you did. 🙂

Hello and warm Spring greetings! 💐 SO MUCH rain here in Northern California that we are FINALLY out of our many years of drought! 🙏 I also find it so therapeutic working with my hands on something creative and doing it outdoors surrounded by sounds and smells of nature makes it even more therapeutic, indeed! 💞 Just watching you make this lovely mosaic table was blissful therapy. Oh, but your beautiful smile at the end as your wee little Fairy came running over to you was just so sweet! 💞 My, she has grown SO much !! 🥰 Take special care and see you in April !! xx 🙂

wonderful idea - now I wish I'd kept all the pieces - love your channel - like an oasis amounst all the clamour x

Agree! Use the good stuff! I I use my wedding China and family pieces all the time. No one is more worthy than you and your favorite people. Life is short

So RELAXING to see all those flowers that surrounds you. Nice video

Such a beautiful, atmospheric springy video - I loved it so much. From here on out, I am definitely collecting broken plates :))

Oh it’s so beautiful!!! What a wonderful way to repurpose the china!❤

This is just beautiful and I love the love behind it. You can share lots of stories about your Grandmother with your little fairy around this table for years to come.

I absolutely love this video. That inspired me to do a bench on my deck with a pergola over it. Thanks for sharing!

@FairylandCottage

Жыл бұрын

Ohh I love that idea Kathy! Enjoy!

It gives me both peace & joy, when I'm able to repurpose something from my grandmother when it's gotten worn or broken 😊🙏😊 & as just as well, seeing you do the same 😊🙏❤

I have always used my special items. We have broken a piece here and there, but I feel that I am honoring my grandmother by using some of her favorite things. ❤ It almost feels to me like her memory would not be quite as active if all of her things were boxed up, or even simply on display. And when my granddaughter wants to use the pretty cup and saucer, I make sure that she knows how special and valuable she is by letting her. ❤

I will bring out my godmothers beautiful china out from their boxes. You've inspired me.

I personally have gotten all my current dishes from thrift stores and I love them. (You can get very pretty dishes at second-hand shops.) However, if I did have fancy dishes, I would use them every day because dishes are meant to be used. ♥ Wonderfully creative work on your table, Niamh! Well done. It's very pretty. ♥

A very pleasing project. As you spoke I recall a story told me about my ancestors. One family had a house fire. When a sister heard of it, she sent her husband walking 50 miles to bring dishes so they would never miss a beat. I’m in Michigan, USA and the time would have been late 19th century or early 20th century. Such strong bonds!

I have my great grandparents China, actually, it is down to one bowl (which looks exactly like yours), through the years, one would be broken, until, alas, one bowl is left and I keep that one high above, in view, and am really, really careful but if I had a set, I would bring it out and use it on special occasions. I know I can buy a new set, but not the same. Oh, the wee little one is growing!! She looks adorable. The weather around the world is all messed up, nothing is "normal" these days, just going with the flow...God Bless, stay strong, keep the faith...

Love your table top!

The Little Fairy is growing so fast! I use my things that have passed down to me!