:: Waste Not Do Want: March 2010

Monday, 29 March 2010

My Place and Yours - Show me something you collect ...

The theme for this week is 'Show me something you collect.'
Gadzooks where to start round here?
Collecting all began with this little treasure 25 years ago ...

snow scenes from around the world ...

gorgeous vintage powder compacts ...

beautiful scarves - to wear ...

and more scarves - to wear ...

souvenir travel charms and bracelets ...

jars and drawers of buttons ...

if you need that special button I'm sure it's here ...

little wooden cases of threads ...

the winding of the thread on spools was cathartic ...

dictionaries where answers can be found ...

pocket watches ...

alarm clocks and more watch parts ...

rare antiqu, vintage and faux tortoiseshell ...
the first piece found 40 years ago ...

there's more collections to show ...

maybe another time ...

collecting is my passion.

see what others collect here

Sunday, 28 March 2010

Sunday - A Beautiful Day for a Birthday Party ...

out of the hot pink tulle - a car ...

from the hoardes of chenille - an owl ...

from Karina - bella ...

cousins with blue eyed babies ...

cake ...

four generations ...

My Sunday was perfect - how was yours?

Flea Market finds ...

19 metres of gorgeous hot pink tulle with tiny white spots for $6.00 ...

some of it made perfect gift wrap ...

for a special birthday pressie!

See what was wrapped HERE

Saturday, 27 March 2010

Earth Hour - 8.30pm tonight - lights out Sydney!!!

before and after shots of Sydney last year ... see more HERE

look at the difference ...

one hour can make such a difference ...

you can make a difference ... see more HERE

do it!!!

Friday, 26 March 2010

Looking at the sky on Friday ...

Sydney - Friday after a 29 degree day ...

see more LATSOF pics here.

Thursday, 25 March 2010

One year ago today ... Belle arrived ...

... she's almost perfected her smile when a camera appears ...

... she brings absolute delight to us every single day ...

Happy Birthday Belle. XO

a photofriday entry ::: see more 'children' here.

Wednesday, 24 March 2010

HO Studley Tool Chest ... DO Want ...

This could easily be on the top of my Do Want list ... click on the photo for a closer look ...

The history of H.O. Studley and his tool chest.

Massachusetts piano maker Henry Studley built his magnificent tool chest over the course of a 30-year career at the Poole Piano Company. The chest lived on the wall near his workbench, and he worked on it regularly, making changes and adding new tools as he acquired them. Using ebony, mother-of-pearl, ivory, rosewood, and mahogany -- all materials used in the manufacture of pianos -- he refined the chest to the point that now, more than 80 years after his death, it remains in a class of its own.

Considering how many tools it holds, the famous chest is really quite small; when closed, it is just 9 in. deep, 39 in. high, and just more than 18 in. wide.

Yet it houses so many tools -- some 300 -- so densely packed that three strong men strain to lift it.

More on the chest HERE

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Paper ART by Anna Wili Highfield

Created using NO GLUE ...

see details and more of these amazing scupltures HERE ...

Five Faves meme from Meet me at Mikes

The lovely Pip has a new meme - Five Faves - and asks ...

List your Five Faves for the week on your blog and then link to the post from here! Favourite things you did, favourite things you read, favourite things you wrote, favourite blogs, favourite videos, favourite dinners, favourite people, favourite recipes, favourite blog posts, favourite tutorials, favourite songs... the possiblities are ENDLESS! So what do you think? Do you want to play Five Faves? Please do! Go on! I mean YOU!

My Five Faves wouldn't be complete without mentioning my girls ...-

1 :: MJ gradually getting her mojo back ...

2 :: My Bella's visiting me ... priceless.

3:: Losing myself in the first issue of Flea Market Style ...

4 :: Wondering if that super bargain will be at Reverse Garbage ...

5 :: Spending way too much time reading the blogs on my side bar ...

Join in and play along or read other Five Faves at Pip's.

Monday, 22 March 2010

My Place and Yours ... Top Drawer ...

This weeks theme from Danielle is Top Drawer .

I have a new, special, top drawer.

Baby Belle came for a visit today ...

to a toy collection courtesy of the market ...

brought home and scrubbed ...

and now here at MaMa's house ...

$2.00 a piece ...

plus a box with a cotton reel inside ...

a pink pashmina, Golden books and a pot thrown in ...

Belle fell asleep on Mummy's lap ...

Blossy came for a look when it all went quiet ...

Belle woke as beautiful as ever.

Belle went home leaving her new toy collection ...

in safe keeping in a top drawer at MaMa's house!

Play along or see more Top Drawer's at Hello Owl.

Flea Market Finds ...

An array of nic nacs destined for up coming projects ...

the two little white boxes have markings on the base ...

Could these be treasures from the orient?

the hunt is on ... I'll keep you posted!

The most gorgeous cane/rattan case = 50 x 28 x 15 cms

looking glorious after a soft rub with 'Mr Sheen' ...

now a home for sentimental ephemera.

See more Flea Market finds at Sophies HERE.

Saturday, 20 March 2010

Winner Announced - eBay's Creative Re-use Comp ...

Last fall, ecofabulous teamed up with eBay’s Green Team to launch the Creative Reuse Contest for the third and final phase of the re+purpose campaign.

After much deliberation (there were so many incredible submissions!) the winner of the contest was selected – Joshua Pfenning, a Los Angeles furniture designer, who transformed an abandoned couch into a mid-century masterpiece, stripping the original down to the frame and reupholstering it in a green velvet fabric with a soy foam padding.

Gorgeous isn't it???