My Deer

I found this vase at my favorite antique store over a year ago, and fell in love with it's kitsch-y charm. However, the price tag was not to my liking (kitsch-y as it is, it is also rare and high-quality), so I contented myself to visit the vase off and on. Apparently, no one else was so taken with this unusual specimen, so the price was gradually reduced. But I still held out, and even as the store was in the final weeks of it's store closing sale, I did not waver on my price point. (I point this out only because I don't usually exhibit such strong resolve) I didn't end up taking home the vase until the day of the actual store closing, for a mere one-fifth of the original price.

It has a happy home for now on my bookshelf, but I envision it someday on a white marble mantel, with other aqua treasures to keep it company.

Vintage Printables

I found Vintage Printables via one of my daily reads, iDIY. As stated there, they have a huge collection of free downloadable,  out-of-copyright images of vintage prints.  And most of these puppies are really high-resolution, which makes them perfect for printing your own artwork. Mostly scientific and natural history-related such as botanicals, birds, animals, butterflies, shells, art prints, etc.

I'm tremendously attracted to the mushrooms. (So elegant!) I think I'll use a few in my design for the office.