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A close-up of one of the etched bells on the homemade twine garland, the others blurry in the background against the white shower curtain.

Snippet No. 11

Here’s my shower curtain, with its most recent addition, a string of (most of) my vintage brass bell collection, accumulated piecemeal Continue reading →

Study: Shur-Seal tin

I found this tin in a bin full of metal recyclables and I may’ve crowed a bit on spotting it. Admittedly I Continue reading →

Object: Valentine!

A few years back, one of my graphic design teachers brought to class one of her (many, apparently!) personal boxes of Continue reading →

Snippet No. 3

A little snapshot of a corner of my apartment. My thread is there on the left in a strange thrift store thing Continue reading →

Study: star twist thread

As I mentioned before, textile ephemera is over-represented in the thrift store world. Here we’ve got cotton thread that’s been “mer’c’d” (mercerized, Continue reading →

Close-up of magenta new growth on mystery plant. Succulents in other pots in the background.

Study: mystery plant!

I mentioned a few posts ago that one plant of mine has remained a mystery. This is a photo of said plant, Continue reading →

Study: dressmakers pins

  A little bit of vintage typography for a Saturday afternoon. For whatever reason, vintage sewing ephemera seems to show up more Continue reading →

Study: ribbon tin

Pretty much gratuitous photo sharing here. I find myself drawn to the midwestern winter color combination of gold and robin’s egg blue over and Continue reading →

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