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!!!

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

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!



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.



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???

Wednesday 17 March 2010

Happy St Patricks Day to ya ...



Top a da morning ta ya all ...

could there be a four leaf clover lurkin' amongst this lot ...

Happy St Pat's Day ta y'all !!!

Ta be sure, ta be sure!


 image courtesy here



Fleamarket Finds at Her Library Adventures ...

Here's my weekend finds ...


Cookie, chocolate or PlayDoh cutters ... aren't they gorgeous?


Stunning bakelite handles - could the centres be silver?

The sweetest vintage, diamante purse ... I'll add a longer chain ...

look at how it opens up will you?

I forgot to photograph the vintage hat box I scored too!!!

Can you imagine how ecstatic I was with all this treasure?


Please pop back to see what I found on Tuesday!


Monday 15 March 2010

My Place and Yours - at Hello Owl ... PINK ...


Danielle asks ... how does PINK fit into your life ?
The pinkest little person I adore is my great-grand-baby Belle ...

there's pink roses in my boudoir ... 

 
a pink a pink paperwei a pink paperweight to hold down the hoardes ...p...aperwieght to hothoarde
pink scarves to wear ...

pink Tupperware lids and a pink colander ...

soft pink fabric waiting to be made into something gorgeous ...

... can you guess what these are ???


books with pink covers and spines ...

a pink case that holds ...

pink handywoman's tools ...
pink curtains in my both living room and bourdoir plus a pink lava lamp
all these pink pics were shot with my PINK Canon IXUS 95 Camera !!!

Pink fits perfectly into my fabulous life!

Check out more PINK posts HERE.
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