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I won this glass {a snifter, perhaps?}
I wouldn't even consider wearing a romper ... but, when it's styled as sweetly as this one, I can't help but pause.
I'm rather charmed by this Swedish coffee set ... maybe because it reminds me, just a tiny bit, of the oh-so-sweet Gustavsberg Bersa design?
This fabulous file system is actually, I think, an organizer for records ... specifically LPs. But it's pretty perfect for bills and correspondence and, sitting on the kitchen table, can be easily lifted and moved to another room when company arrives.
This charming box is, obviously, a great storage solution for school papers -- financial information, student healthcare paperwork, essays, and transcripts. In a tiny cupboard, you wouldn't even need to hide this {like I do my plastic tubs of important stuff}. It's a great display piece for the tops of cabinets or under a TV table.
A simple, handmade wooden tray, like this, is slender enough to slide into a drawer, but lovely enough to leave out and use as a stage for a rotating display of porcelain doll heads {!} or antique spoons or heart-shaped rocks.
This brushed steel organizer promises to be a trough of creativity. How easy it would be to store all manner of paintbrushes, gel pens, glitter sticks, and rubber stamps in each of the bins, and then stow the whole thing inside a cabinet. Or leave it out! After all, it is handsome ...
To me, this collapsible metal organizer is screaming, "Don't make me go back to the office!" I'm pretty sure he'd be much happier holding outdoor dining utensils {forks, knives, and spoons each get a tray}, the most current issues of favorite magazines, or crafting supplies.
Lastly, this happy chocolate-colored ceramic toast rack does not discriminate: toast or papers marked with shopping lists, craft ideas, and phone numbers? Either! Both!
Forever a fan of leaving tiny surprise notes, I love how Small Square Design has turned the adored manila pouch {didn't your school nurse give you one when you lost a tooth?} into a miniature work of art.
Lucky me, I just received some birthday gifts from a dear friend, and one of them was Jane Brocket's The Gentle Art of Domesticity, a book I'd been wanting for some time. Before bed last night, I read the chapter on pineapples as decorative motifs {J.B. makes a pineapple-shaped tea cozy in that chapter!} and I thought about the day when I own a cupboard {a touch bigger than my current cupboard}. When that day comes, I'll find myself a pineapple lamp to put near the front door and welcome me home every night.
You can find this vintage gypsy fortune telling tea cup
Vintage receipt paper would be great for a little note to a friend, perhaps listing all the qualities that make her a great friend.
I'll take a pack of red-bordered labels any day! These are vintage Dennison and are gummed, which is just so old-school and charming. They're dainty for office supplies, aren't they?
I've never canned {my cupboard kitchen definitely isn't large enough!}, but if I did, these contents labels would look adorable on the line-up of Mason jars.
These German Victorian die-cut butterflies are so ornate and colorful, and would be a bold alternative to a more muted {but also exquisiste} garland, like the one I found here.
I adore Japanese stacking mugs. These are vintage and have an adorable, bold look. They'd be great for colored pencils or watercolor paintbrushes. Of course, there's always coffee, too.
This dress would be great worn with bare feet, just as it's shown. Maybe for hosting a backyard party. No jewelry, except for a bold cocktail ring on an index finger. Hair swept up into a loose knot. Yes, I think that's about perfect.
A coral ostrich feather fascinator? Yes, please! How fun would it be to wear this on your birthday, while you're out on the town with friends or your hunny? So fun. La Meow Vintage puts together the best little photo shoots to display their vintage clothing and accessories.
... I would drop an old black and white snapshot into
This is a book made of scrap paper, something Merrilee found here, and was originally found here. This would be a delightful project, especially if all those scraps were collected from friends and family, and bound into a book with a lot of soul. Maybe I should solicit my loved ones for their scraps ... ?
Would I be able to write in such pretty notebooks? Would you?
Sharilyn's Paper Sampler
This cheery yellow enamel teapot has me smiling. 26 Olive Street is always chock full of the best stuff {and the owners just completed a cross-country move!!}. Go meet them on their fabulous blog, right over here.
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