Friday, August 12, 2011
Time for...
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| "Road Trip with RoRo and Ronald" by Poppopportaits |
a little break!
After a year of blogging - where does the time go?! - I have decided to take some "Annual Leave".
I have had such a great time putting together my posts and I feel so blessed to have been able to "meet" such wonderful people from all over the globe. Thankyou everyone for all your support and for all the wonderful comments you leave - reading them makes me feel so happy!
See you soon,
Stephie x
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Let's do...
lunch!
And what better way to bring yours than in a vintage lunchbox?!
They look great galvanised -
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| Antique pieced tin lunchbox, vintage Sterling tin miner's lunchbox with timber bale handle, vintage metal Handy Andy lunchbox with leather strap and vintage Thermos dome lunchbox |
in basic black -
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| Vintage metal industrial lunchbox, vintage metal domed lunchbox and vintage workman's tin lunchbox |
or, with a painted or enamelled finish -
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| Vintage Corsage metal lunchbox, vintage French enamel lunchbox and French miner's lunchbox |
They are rather fetching in plaid -
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| Vintage plaid lunchboxes from vintagefiftyfour, 4TheLoveofVintage and Tiny Victories |
and super cute when designed with little girls -
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| Vintage Little Dutch Miss lunchbox, vintage Raggedy Ann and Andy lunchbox and vintage 1979 Holly Hobbie lunch box |
and boys in mind -
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| Vintage tin farm lunchbox, vintage 30s 40s Kids Cowboy lunchbox and vintage metal lunchbox with travel theme |
Of course, I'll take one in pink -
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| Image via Shabby Chicks |
and I am so buying this one for my husband -
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| Available form here |
given that we call him the Cookie Monster here at ChezB!
Of course, vintage lunchboxes don't just have to be used for food. They make great decorating items and can be used for storing away bits and pieces. They would even be quite sweet used at a wedding or birthday for favours or for guests to leave messages in - lovely!
Happy Wednesday and "Bon Appetit!"
Stephie x
Friday, August 5, 2011
I do believe...
that -
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| On the left: Typewriter Alphabet Chart and to the right: "Dream" art print by cjprints and notecards from Butch Craft |
Courier New -
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| Top row: "Grazie" handstamped notes and typography typewriter stickers available from The Kraft Room; Bottom row: "Hello There" notecard set and typewriter cards from yesteacher |
is the -
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| For the quirky: prints by Nan Lawson, Crafts and Dogs and Antique Graphique |
new -
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| I love these! All available from eebee. I am sure I can find a space at ChezB for one more print! |
"Black"!
Hope your weekend is "fontastic",
Stephie x
PS In other exciting news, you may remember that I entered the NIB Summer Challenge. I didn't make the finals but my entry was one of those featured on their blog. You can see it here. I am pretty chuffed! x
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
What's your...
type!
Over recent months, I have noticed that vintage typewriters have become quite popular and why not I say when they look great as -
stand alone pieces -
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| Image credits: The Haystack Needle, Pet Peoples Place and 123RF |
when collected and displayed around the home -
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| Images via: Poetic Home, Strikethru and San Antonio de Areco |
or in any colour that might tickle your fancy -
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| Typewriters in blue, red, green, orange, yellow and pink |
They have become somewhat a star attraction at weddings -
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| Top row: Super Gifr Place and Saddleworth Shindigs and along the bottom: The Stockman Diaries and A Practical Wedding |
and can feature in fun pieces of art -
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| Print by Nat Smith Illustration, "Typewriter of my Memories" print by Orange Optimist and Royal Typewriter pen and ink illustration by Nan Lawson |
Their components can even be used to create quirky wearables -
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| Large Shift Key Black and White Typewriter Key Cufflinks, Vintage Typewriter Key Locket , Steampunk ring and vintage style personalised Typewriter Monogram Necklace |
Who'd have thought that vintage typewriters could be so versatile! It makes me so happy to see objects deemed obsolete given a whole new lease on life.
Hope your Wednesday is wonderful,
Stephie x
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Sometimes you just can't see the forest for the...
trees!
This weekend is all about planting trees here in Australia and so today, I thought I'd take a look at our leafy friends.
Trees serve to remind us of the seasons -
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| "The Softest Sky" metallic photography print by Shaded Memories, "Canopy" photographic print by Photo Ladz, "Green is Gold" print by sightclutter and "Winter Tree" by thequietcanadian |
and can help you to feel as though you are flying -
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| Left hand side: High heels and Diet Dr. Pepper and on the right: Gear Patrol and Sweet Eventide |
they can provide a means to while away the hours -
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| Clockwise from the top left: Got Art?, 123RF, Writing as Jo(e) and sfgirlbybay |
or to lose yourself to your imagination -
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| Image credits: 14905 South 46th St, Our Year at the Farm and Jason Silver |
they can create a perfect backdrop for dining whether it's a simple picnic -
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| Images via: sfgirlbybay, B&B in progress and Superstock |
or something more elaborate -
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| On the left: The Design Tabloid and sfgirlbybay; in the centre: The Design Tabloid and on the right: Country Living |
Trees can even remind us of our "roots" -
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| Custom Family Trees by genuinely yours, cozyblue and PBJandJ |
and remember -
"A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity."
Happy, happy weekend to you,
Stephie x
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Crochet that's...
outside -
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| Image credits: Design Buzz, David Byrne's Journal, Loola and the Big Bad Wolf and bonluxat |
the -
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| Images via: Craftzine, Xaxor.com, materialicious and Heaven/Haven |
square!
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| Images via: VisualiseUs, The Ever Dazzling and Wool & Tea |
Some more wizardry with wool for you on this wintery Wednesday. I couldn't just make it all about knitting now could I?!
Stephie x
Friday, July 22, 2011
Some...
fun -
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| Super cute knitted creatures by Donna Wilson |
fabulous -
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| Amazing knitted sculptures by Patricia Brown |
and funky -
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| Image via Flickr |
knitted finds -
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| "Yarn Bombing" images via Rhetoriqueline.com and The House That Lars Built |
for you -
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| "Knitting" fine art print by Little Types; "Difficult Knitting" and "For The Child Only The Best" prints by Lineanongrata |
on a -
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| On the left: Knitted Installation via Knit 1 Purl 1 and to the right: "Guerilla Knitting" and "Knitting Machine" |
Friday!
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| "Knitty, knitty" print by ashleyg and "Knitting" letterpress linocut prints via pspress |
Hope you have enjoyed the "knitty gritty" on knitting this week!
Have a "purler"* of a weekend,
Stephie x
* Thanks Auntie Mary!
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