BowerBird...

I have liked Sibella Court for some time now and
love her style, paint colors and books.
I got her newest book, The Life of a Bowerbird, just the other day
and of course sat down and read it front to back
without stopping. It makes you love your own personal
collections that much more and maybe even consider
bringing them out from hiding...you have hid them
because you don't want people to know you are a bowerbird.
Below are just a few of Sibella's own collections.
Some of these look similar to a few I'm hoarding.
Maybe many of us were Bower birds in a past life.

 The Society Inc

Sibella Court

The Life of a Bowerbird

Ciao,
F

Maps...

My dad collected old antique maps of the Netherlands,
which is where he was from.
They now happily sit on my fireplace mantel and
travel through out the house depending on my mood.
They tell a story all on their own...
and if you have a hankering to roam the world but
just don't have the time or money to do so you can
get lost in a map and make up a story of dream traveling.

 lighting...

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 wall covering...

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 black & white...

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school maps & globes...

 

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more wall paper...

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framed...

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happy traveling...

ciao,
F

real books for reading....

"a home without books,
is a home without a soul."
-anonymous

i do believe that....
have you ever walked into a house
and it just doens't feel quite right and
you can't put your finger on it until...
suddenly you realize, there are no books!

there isn't a room in my house that doesn't
have a book in it. truly, there are stacks and
cases of books in my house.
they are my soul....

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happy reading...

ciao,
F

collections....

lately i keep reading, seeing and hearing about peoples

collections....

i wondered, what do i collect....

other then weight?

i realized i'm not a collector by nature

but there are a few things i tend to accumulate

unknowingly but i tend not to clump them together

in my home. they live organically through out.

maybe that's why i haven't noticed i do collect.

books....

boxes....

old  & vintage textiles....

then there are the collections i have inherited

(these tend to live together)

old wood cookie molds....

spoons....

delft blue....

art reflective of anything dutch....

these were my dad's and i haven't added to them,

it feels like cheating or something.

these were his and should stay his 

even though they have become part of my life.

i looked around and found a few vintage collections

i could see getting obsessed about.

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i can see how someone can get enthralled
with a item, the hunt for it and the thrill of the catch
all to bring it home amongst their other trophies.


what do you collect?
how do you display it in your home?

happy collecting!
ciao,
f

a little thing from Texas....

well, i don't really think anything in Texas is little

but this sweet lady has a way with vintage.

i truly believe she has an in with the junking gods

cuz she is finding the good stuff....

maybe it's a Texas thing....

either way you need to check her out....

her shop goes by,

Pocket Full of Heirlooms 

and you can find Brandy on both

Facebook

& 

Etsy

brandy & i have chatted on facebook

a couple of times and i hope one day

we get to meet in person.

all images from etsy Pocketfullofheirloom shop



stop by and say hi to brandy
of Pocket Full of Heirlooms


ciao,
f

vintage....

i love finding images of vintage items.

it reminds me of how beautiful these old treasures are.

 

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vintage pretties.

ciao,

f