The Photos

I can never resist an old photo find…. recently these two captured my eye… they just might be a Freudian representation of the past and future of my point in time? 

They sit on the work table, that way they can inspire me with their stories… the one that I create for them based on my day’s viewpoint.  After awhile they will be moved to the bin to make room for new finds… which always makes me feel a bit of regret.  Photos are taken to be displayed… but how can I display all these folks (unknown) that wander into my home…. then I saw this!

What a marvelous simple solution!
To see more….
Jeffrey Moss's Home - stylist for Pottery Barn and Target.

The Gifts

'Tis that time of year where all us eclectic folks dig into our piles of forgotten finds to make gifts that we know will be loved by those “like” us… “like” being those who appreciated the discarded treasures, with worn edges and much loved details, that can only be found at estate sales hiding in long forgotten basement places amongst cobwebs… those treasures that we quickly grab up (as if anyone else really wanted them) … at the time we have no idea what we will do with them…but know we will do SOMETHING with them!
My given….

My gottens…

 What a wonderful time of year….

The Pretty

Two sides of pretty today...
One Side - treated myself to this wonderful hand blown Christmas Bulb…but with no tree what am I do with it? It becomes my looking glass through the kitchen window to a garden full of snow. So pretty.... thanks to those that create and share.

Bob Pozarski-Ohio Art Glass-fused and blown glass

The other side – As I pinch and pull my neck to a firmer tighter time in life and hope it will stay up … only to have it fall ... as I gently pat little crow feets with the creamy cures, I realize pretty is getting harder to find some days on the face of this woman.  And, then like a Christmas present I run across this video and I am reminded I am pretty…. pretty unique, pretty talented and just pretty damn fortunate!

Katie Makkai - Pretty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6wJl37N9C0