No. 53

underneath the 'stuff' , a 'part' hat stand, wig stand or...knob on a stick...

No. 52

a totally hand embroidered all over, vintage bag bought for £15 in a little vintage shop in a vintage shop street in Glasgow, a strange/interesting/unusual opening mechanism...

No. 51

a tiny keyhole surround 2" high...naturally verdigris...sent to me by Séan who... 'found a pock marked, filigree key surround, tumbled out of an old cottage, lost in the rubble strewn around the skip', and who attached it perfectly to a sweet note...(below)



thank you...

No. 50

my 50th post...shall i make the hundredth? i am not sure...
this one should be something special i feel for my little anniversary...mmm, lets go with a shelf.

No. 49

a pile of pink, ecru & taupe quilts...most aquired cheaply due to fraying edges, huge holes and threadbare fabric...o to be rich what sumptuousity i should have...

No. 48

a terrible photograph i know...but practically impossible to get right (for me anyway) and yes, i should have removed the bowl of lemons...and the chair...and the whole kitchen. despite this i had to showcase it...i love it! a mirrored glass sign saying 'canteen' would you believe... probably from an old canteen.

No. 47

an old ledger i use to write my lists in...

No. 46

old tickets...i might use these in some way for the labels on my new collection (yet to be made of course)...the colours are lovely.

No. 45

my crackly 70's radio, it sounds terrible...

No. 44

the letter 'k'...
with a chunk out of it.

No. 43

a pile of books...regularly plundered for pages...don't worry i saved them from mass destruction...
p.s. if i spent as much time as was actually required on photoshop i would be here all day :-)

No. 42

a delicious door plate/ key surround...attached feebly to a random old cupboard... the crystal knob is not bad either.

No. 41

on a theme...a miniature electric sewing machine ...fabulous, bought in scotland for a fair price (read as...bargain) . it produces chain stitch on the under side so a multitude of possibilities...

No. 40

an old sewing machine...a gift...it sews beautifully but i cannot figure out the bobbin...yet

No.39

a roof slate...wall mounted...in a set of 3...

No. 38

tin trunk...every home should have one...

look at the colour inside ...mmm
been to Rangoon too :-)

No. 37

a stopclock that stands very nicely next to the press on my kitchen windowsill... many of my students will recognise it... used extensively to time drawings in class.

No. 36

a press of some kind, not sure what it was originally for...beefburgers? i use it for pages... small ones... carboot 50p

No. 35

an antique shell, from an antique shop, beautifully mellow... is a shell not an antique by its very nature anyway?

No.34

a huge (3ft) kneeling statue of Joseph... sadly decapitated but if he wasn't i wouldn't have been given him would i? (from the holy father).

No.33

servants bell, though no one comes when i ring it...ditto comment made on doorknob (number 30)

No.32

an arrangement on a shelf... chandelier wall lights - gift from stephanie (thanks!).
tip of the day; you don't have to mount wall lights on the wall, just rest them somewhere!

No. 31

my bedroom door knob; not as neatly painted round as i would wish...but hey, you can't have everything!

No. 30

a victorian (probably) pincushion...a present from my sister, housed in a perfectly sized box from TK Maxx...serendipity...

No.29

a very tiny bird (cake) decoration; worn and cast aside...until i found it of course...

No. 28

my most recent purchase...an irresistable bunch of 50's pegs (ebay)... twas fate that found them as i cannot imagine typing 'pegs' into the search box! handmade, smooth in the hand; some pitted, mottled and rusted with age...delicious; beautifully bound with bands of metal and all individual with certain character, as a group - divine...

No.27

a very old souvenir from Lourdes... the particular beauty of this is that it plays Ave Maria when wound, perched upon a shelf...precariously...

No. 26

a small bunch of keys, with a random lock, hung together on a random wall

No. 25

a pair of limbs 1" in length...from an angel...

No. 24

a ribbon receptacle...bought in an old bookstore in the village next to Peebles, Scotland...for a paltry £2 (empty though cork stopper intact).

No. 23

no, you can't have it.