Showing posts with label annaleenas home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label annaleenas home. Show all posts

Saturday, August 6, 2011

saturday shopping list - august 6th...


22 EUR 

unworn vintage beige-brown checkered skirt, from blessthatdress


"august rushes by like desert rainfall,
a flood of frenzied upheaval,
expected,
but still catching me unprepared.
like a matchflame
bursting on the scene,
heat and haze of crimson sunsets.
like a dream
of moon and dark barely recalled,
a moment,
shadows caught in a blink.
like a quick kiss;
one wishes for more
but it suddenly turns to leave,
dragging summer away."

~ 'august' , by elizabeth maua taylor




{ click on the price below each picture to view the listing on etsy, and on the shop names to see what other lovelies you may find!}



$14.99 

the snow chickens high quality giclee archival limited art print, by heathermurrayart



$17 

cowgirl teatowel in linen, by strandredesign



$69

 many hands make light work in duck egg, by boldandnoble



$110 

your choice gift set (24 organic spices) embossed magnetic spice rack,by gneissspice



$35 

girls black and white modern dress, by urbantot



$32

antique vulcan candles box, from keeky27



$24 

60s xs/ desert sunset sweater vest, from flourclothing



$40

newport folk festival - official handprinted gigposter, by nateduval



$62 

1960s // cafe noir dress, from themagiccarousel




$40

hearts print cotton bra/style sumire (made to order), by naomilingerie



$40 

handmade pendleton wool pillow cover, by littlebyrdvintage



15,000 GPB

one-of-a-kind miniature masterpiece - the artistique barn, by artistique



$189

big fresh'nd-aire vintage electric fan, from allthebestvintage


Sunday, May 22, 2011

must. stop. thrifting...




as i'm moving to a new place this summer, i've been trying (with partial success) to avoid buying anything for the house...

but what happens when one is presented with a true thrifting treasure, which you just know in your very core will be the perfect piece for that lonely spot in your house (or sometimes when you just know in your very core that you can shift things around to make that perfect spot in your house)?  well, here are a few pieces which ended up coming home with me as a result...


the fabulous, midcentury dark glass lamp (with the perfect patina on the metal base, i might add), pictured above, was one i bought on a half-price thrift store day for $12.  so, i didn't feel too guilty about snatching this one up 

please try to ignore the sad state of the succulent behind the lamp.  despite all appearances, i do actually have a fairly green thumb... it's the watering part that i frequently forget about.  again, this is why i make textile plants  





and a lovely old, wooden peg rack is always useful.  this one will function as a place to dry my flowers and herbs... the sweet hanging planter is from ikea


all of these pieces were actually purchased weeks ago... my resolve is holding steady at present



happy sunday

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

bub...



annaleenas home



this photo makes me smile... not only for it's simplistic beauty, but because it reminds me of my nephew's early days.  

when i first moved to new york, i lived with my sis and brother-in-law and nephew (who was than 5 months old) for about nine months.  from the beginning, my nephew wasted little time dealing with the hindrance of non-movement.  he plowed through every physical milestone with intense determination... flying about the house with his 'commando crawl' by five months (he wouldn't let the fact that he couldn't yet keep that fat little tummy off the floor from hindering his movement).  constantly on the move (even in his sleep!), curiously exploring his world, he spent a good deal of each day with books.  removing the stacks of books from the shelves over and over, and lining them up across the floor... a little bridge to walk across by the time he was nine months.  

and his only moments of perfect still and quiet were the result of books.  even as a small baby, he could spend hours studying the pictures of books.   and it was not only pictures, but the books themselves... you could find him sitting on the couch, the gigantic bigger-than-him dictionary in his lap, turning the pages in serious study.  and listening to stories!  whether it was one of us or a book on tape, he could listen to any story (including those with plots and words that should have been far beyond his mental grasp) with endless patience... for a kid who rarely exhibited much patience in general.  a trait that, while at times could be frustrating, was more often fascinating to watch when used to conquer a goal.  

any pause in the storytelling would be quickly followed by a command of "read!"; in fact, this command became so second nature to him, that he would usually, and unconsciously, fill any pause in conversation with it.  and the vocabulary on this kid... a sponge for all things literary, he would store up vast amounts of words and save them to use in perfect context.

fast forward to today... age eight.  i think i can say with confidence that i've never seen him tire from reading, which is why we can often sit and plow through an entire novel in one sitting (reading is a family trait).  i think i can also say with confidence that he has, by far, listened to more of the classics (and many of them fifty times over) than almost anyone i know, adults included.



my nephew, on the right, and niece; picture by my sis


yes, i'm quite proud of my bub ;)