Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 15 & 16

Day 15: An Ordinary Moment


A familiar sight around our house,
my little Daisy cat on the bed against the pillows (atishoo!!)
...she fell asleep during the (N)ieews:)




I received some lovely comments
on Fat Mum Slim's Facebook page about this one...
"So dreamy" & "Gorgeous cat".



Day 16: Two Things



My vintage copy of "Pride & Prejudice"
& my little mp3 player...something old & something new. 




 This copy of Pride & Prejudice is very special to me.
There is an inscription in the front:
my grandfather's signature; the date: 1943; & the place: Johannesburg. 
It also contains some lovely illustrations inside by C.E. Brock.




 
 Charles Edmund Brock (5 February 1870 – 28 February 1938)
was a widely published English line artist and book illustrator,
who signed his work C. E. Brock.
 He was a very successful illustrator of the books of authors such as
Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, and George Eliot.


Well that's that for today...I'm still working on getting my office/studio
ready for the new year. Sorting papers and throwing stuff out...
...purging so to speak.
I didn't have a worktable in here, just a desk
(which is always cluttered)
but now I have a desk and a worktable!! 
The only problem is...3m x 3m rooms can only contain
that many pieces of furniture and art & craft supplies.
So there is major reshuffling of "stuff" going on.



Love & Blessings













 

Monday, January 14, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 14: Something Yellow

YELLOW vintage 1970's porcelain & crochet doily with beads...
I have never been much of a fan of the colour yellow,
(maybe because of the 'plastic' misuse of it during the 1980's).
That's until recently,
NOW I can't get enough of it.

You see...it's possible to change your mind:)


 
These lovelies have been in my family forever...
it just makes me want to smile:)


 Now let me share what Google found for me,
here's hoping it makes your Monday more bearable.



















The 'Pièce de résistance'...
a painting I did late last November called:

"Covered by Grace"

 


  

Love & Blessings













Monday, January 7, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 7: Street

 ...on the street where I live...

 


It's hot and sticky before 7:30 in the morning.

Hoping to get to some painting or other creating today. This photo challenge has at least got me blogging every day, but I need to get started with producing some new art and jewelry.

Have a great Monday everybody!