Sunday, November 20, 2011

cages....

i love bird cages but
i don't like the idea of keeping birds in them.
maybe it's an architectural thing
but i really have a funny obsession with bird cages.
i found this art deco beauty today.









here are some ideas of what to do with a bird cage
other then trapping a beautiful bird and locking her up.



candles


decorative



outside


pretend bird


planters


in portland we are for some reason famous
for putting a bird on it
well in this case i say
"forget the bird, and go for the cage"
ciao,
f

Saturday, November 19, 2011

plucky....

a HUGE thank you to all 
who came out too support us at the 
Plucky Maidens Vintage Holiday Event
today.

we can not thank you all enough.

as usual we met some fantastic people 
and had the pleasure of sharing the room with
some of the pluckiest vendors.




Just Chic
 The lovely gals of Just Chic.
The very plucky vendors 
who kept us laughing.






Lisa of ? because I left her business card
in my "office" box which is still on the truck.
but did you all know she is a writer of mystery books?
will we be characters in her next?




and Lola's who had the the most
lovely jewelery.

of course there were other plucky maidens...
so many that i barely got pictures of some
on our floor. 



Chris of Mack & Momma
with her wonderful smile.
mack & momma



Tawny and all her gorgeous jewelry.





Julie of ? (again, the card in the truck)...
she had the best collection of vintage Christmas.
i bought a vintage tree topper from her as well
as grabbing a few quick pics.

i really do need to get better at taking pictures
and not loosing cards so i can remember
all the amazing vendors i meet.

there were so many others that i just didn't
get to see or saw so quickly without my camera.
you just had to be there.

of course i remembered to snag a few of my own space....

a ransom of silver


colorful baubles


martini's


more cocktail accouterments


do you see a theme?


affordable housing....


gift tags


advent calendar hand knitted by my mom....


we had so much fun we really would have loved
another day to hang with all the lovely plucky folks.

a BIG thank you to my mom for hanging with me
and my Mr. O (the pluckiest guy around)
for schlepping my goodies up and down the stairs.

and of course we can't forget a special 
shout out to the pluckiest of maidens,
Pam & Maria
for putting on another fantastic show.

ciao,
f

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Sneak Peak....

 a few things you will see when you stop by
to see us
next saturday at 
Plucky Maidens Vintage Holiday Event.

to get cozy with


for the dinner table


winter village


shaken not stirred


on the rocks


for writing santa



to visit friends and family

and of course....




see you next saturday!

ciao,
f

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

window seats....

now that it's cold 
and i have a stack of 
winter reads
all i need is a cozy place
to open the pages and escape.



 







source

ciao,
f

Sunday, November 6, 2011

lovely....

lovely home....











 






Hitoshi Uchida-san of
J'Antiques Tokyo,
home in Kamakura, Japan.


ciao,
f

Saturday, November 5, 2011

words....


"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. 
Live the life you have imagined."
Henry David Thoreau


This quote is posted on my full length mirror in my bedroom
as a simple reminder every day.


ciao,
f