this week

 i've found some favorites to share from my virtual world ...  it's all so very very tempting....

 

this photo from MagicIsland on etsy

crocheted fabric bowls from Olivemanna on Etsy 

this workspace because, i really, really need a studio and i  love the warm feeling  of this one

photo from everyeskimo, originally from convoy

this lovely Mixed Media on Japanese Paper, by missouribendstudio on etsy is sold, but there are many more in the shop

 

Winter Meditation No.3

this amazing  antique Japanese silk, from artist Tara Badcock, she used transfer prints and stencils to embellish and hand-dyed with walnut husks, tea and seaweed.  at 5,000.  it's only in my dreams..

on Anthropologie

i hope you found some new favorites here  and  maybe you have some favorites of your own to share here.

happy friday everyone

sue

forcing spring

today seems like a good day to bring a little spring in to the house.
let's trick mother nature a bit and force branches into bloom.

photo  east gwillimbury wow

so today when your outside shoveling snow,  take a few minutes to look around the yard.  if there are newly fallen branches or some that are drooping from the snow weight, snip them and bring them in with you.
you'll be rewarded with spring blooms in a few weeks  and  in the meantime,  you can enjoy the sculptural art that natural branches create.

photo MarthaStewart.com

pussy willow and forsythia can be started now.

photo Urbanfarmhouse

photo Straight from the Garden  with good tips for forcing

photo Heirloom Gardener     with a Calendar for forcing

 photo BHG  with calendar and instructions for forcing

a couple of tips to remember; 
try to cut the branches at the warmest time of the day  and  if the branches have already fallen, make a fresh, clean cut on them.
 
also, when reading through the garden catalogs and sketching your planting plan for spring,  pencil in early-flowering trees and shrubs.  next year you'll have even more branches to enjoy.

may the force be with you today ;)

 sue

in & about...

yes,  there's another blizzard on cape cod today.

i thought it would be a good day to stay in and  share a few of the favorite corners of my home 

one,  is this little olive green vintage table by the door.  i love the color and i'm such a gatherer this is a perfect place for me to put the bits and pieces i find on my walks. 

another is the  fireplace mantel. this year for christmas i decorated with natural objects such as pine cones and driftwood and i'm so happy i did.  i found i could keep many of them up when all the other christmas decorations were taken down.

and the bay window in the living room is now holding plants and antique garden objects, shiny and light,  they brighten things up and remind me spring will eventually come (soon i hope!)

do you have favorite corners of your home?  i'd love it,  if you would share them with me.

think spring people!

sue

out & about...

today it's an around the world daydream. somewhere it's warm and sunny...because, i could really use some sun and sand right about now.

  Beachside new wave house

A ship brought to land. After fifty years of service on the Great Lakes this vessel built by Henry Ford became "The Ship Residence", a private home on South Bass Island

 

 The Ship Residence, Put-In-Bay, Ohio

Off The Coast of Corsica, A Sculpted Residence is an Extension of The Landscape

another view amazing view

As seen on Architectural Digest  more amazing photos there

Clingstone, an unusual, 103-year-old mansion in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay

 

and more because i love this interior

NY Times Home & Garden with before & after photos, a must see

hope you enjoyed today's trip,  I've included the original links so you can visit these amazing homes more. 

i first found and saved the images a long while ago on a post from the lovely Maya. She writes a blog "Completely Coastal".  it's favorite of mine,  you should go have a visit there too.

have a sunny daydreaming tuesday

sue

 

hello...i'm back...

because I very much missed sharing with you. 

it's been months since i put this little blog aside while i concentrated on my shop.

from my 2011 vintage collection

one of my new years resolutions,  is to work on a blog remake (stay tuned)

well,  the party is over friends and it's time to get busy...


this new year looks like it will hold many big  Huge changes for me...i would love to share them with all of you.

 

 elmer duyvis   as seen on  my little day   this blog is adorable, go see

i really hope you'll join me on my journeys.. and join in with some of your own.

for now ..  have a warm and fuzzy monday

sue

sunday morning musings

looks like a perfect place for sunday morning coffee to me.

from one of my favorite blog post photos this week, as seen on greige

happy sunday everyone

sue

a little of this..a little of that

hi there
sorry, i've been MFB (missing from blog) this past week.  i'll admit i've spent some fun time with my grandson (you know how much I enjoy my time with him) and i did manage to head to the beach a few times..a little too few.

mostly i've been getting together some new things for fall in the shop. here's a little peek of what will be showing up very soon.

and for back to school and work (yes, i know i hate the thought of it too) but i guess it's coming anyway so i'm gathering some cool vintage to help make the transition a little easier.

oh and a little project i'm working on...something i've wanted to do for awhile
is to create an occasional solsticehome original from found objects.

the first one is a fun combination of an antique washer and an industrial clamp light.
meet the "farmhouse industrial lamp"

i hope you like it. 

i have been a busy girl, haven't i ;)

have a lovely friday everyone

sue