I am rejoicing! And I finally have time again to hunt for pretty things, hence this sweet treasure. A golden locket with a coral-colored cameo on the front. Lockets are like miniature doorways into secret worlds, aren’t they? Small passageways that are worn around the neck. This one is especially tops because it comes hanging …
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little purple flowers and pen nibs
…and ships on cigar boxes and the sea. Everything is so incredibly lush! Little purple flowers were the perfect backdrop to my old cigar box stashed with pen nibs from decades ago. I have been writing and sketching lots in my journal. The feel of the nib running over the smooth surface of the watercolor …
poppies
A locket work-in-progress that will go up in my store tomorrow night and will be adorned with a silver chain and a ribbon bow. Poppy Locket …and there will be two this time! I was reminded of the poppies when I uncovered by this very old postcard from Switzerland, purchased in an antique store. Followed …
The Very Curious Locket…
Clearly I am exhausting my stash of jumbo vintage lockets but I just had to offer this one. Opened, with mini prints from The Very Curious Fox and tied with a vintage gingham bow! This one-of-a-kind locket and additional photos can be found here while it lasts!
Just another Wednesday
Midweek blahs. But I do have this wonderful find to share, an old print! I have no clue who the artist is but I just love this image. It was sitting in the back of the Salvation Army and something about it caught my eye. Must be the magic. A boy (clothed in a poet …
A big old post because I’ve been away so long…tangled hair teacups and sketches
Where did the week go? And someone tells me its March already… spring will soon be here! I am so awaiting the sweet colors of spring and sitting out in the grass. Anywho, lots of inspiration and sketching here. I have been collecting pictures of flapper-ish women, muses and models for paint and sketching maybe. …
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a few new things…
I am so excited to offer these cameos featuring mini prints of my paintings! There’s only three though, and here they are: They are listed here And I have been painting her (name forthcoming)… A week or so when she’s dry I hope to make her into a new print. I am starting another one …
Warm tea…
All that is needed right now, cups and cups of it! Been sick and in s-l-o-w mode, and I have lots of things to post (a whole pile, oh dear). But in the grogginess of the morning I was so excited to see my name as one of the winners on Marmee’s Valentine’s drawing! Must …
vintage rosebud locket with mini prints
It’s hard for me to let go of this sweet treasure (I doubt I’ll ever find another locket like this) but it holds the mini prints so well … This one-of-a-kind locket is in my store Oh, and the belt is from abstractpretty on etsy. I will soon own three of her belts…they are so …
busy bee weekend
Weekend sketches in my giant deckled-edge thick-textured page book…my favorite (but very heavy) one to tote around right now: Oh what a very busy (but wonderful) weekend! Friday night we went to Tarrytown to the most quiant, magical old theater to see Neko Case and it was fabulous. We were on the balcony but the …