Etsy on my mind...

Etsy on my mind....

So, it is a lazy Sunday afternoon,

and I have spent mine moving furniture and accessories around my house.

Which, of course,

leads to editing some things out

and the need for replacements.

And, since it is Sunday and all my local haunts (including my shoppe)

are closed today (I live in the south).

I got on line

All of the photos on today's blog are from Etsy sellers.

I mean look at these treasures that are to be had out in cyberland....

Don't they just make your toes curl?

And your heart skip a beat?

And your mind race with ideas?

And while nothing can compete with fresh air,

and girlfriends on a Saturday morning

hot on the trail of a collection and laughter on their lips...

it is good to know that Etsy

and all of its talented keepers are there

on a rainy day,

when you just can not get out of your pajamas,

when you have a napping child,

or your inspiration comes at 12:36am

So, check out Etsy today.

As if you probably haven't already!

but remember....

There is no place like home,

and no website will ever be better than the local shoppe keepers hard work.

( After all, I am one of those keepers)

The seller featured are:

luckyolivervintage, oldcrowfarm, dogsbodydalvage, Eclecticpelican, parcel1, thefrenchnestco, salinascraftroom, kgentinella, herroyalfatness, satisfind, newberrycottage, luxedeluxe, karmatrice, & a bushelandapeck

Cloche Encounters

I am a collector.

I love the thrill of the hunt, and I love new and creative ways to display my collections.

So, in my quest to marry my collections to displays I fell truly, madly, deeply in love with all that is cloche.

Here are just a few that make my heart skip a beat! Can you even imagine going to a tag sale in the french countryside, and walking up to this? Hows about a metal cloche?

If I had a green house, I think I would love the idea of green glass in my green house. Celebrating all that my green thumb could do! Alas, I do not have a green house, I do not have green glass, and I certainly do not have a green thumb.

I know it is not even near Christmas, and the last thing we want to think about is decorating for said holiday, but holy holiday this is a great grouping of cloches.

I love the idea of growing a garden and rushing out before a frost to cover my plants with my collection of cloches. Hey, wait a minute the cloche was not supposed to become a collection, but a way to display an existing collection. How did that happen? Oh yeah, I am a collector, and it is just part of my nature that can not possibly be helped.

How about a little funky modern to the mix!

Such a modern twist on an old faithful!

no need for words here....

Did I mention I collect old scales for my kitchen?

How about a little Asian twist on the cloche?

I am a shoppe keeper, so this just tickled my fancy as a great way to display the candles we sell.

So sweet when paired with a desert pedestal....

Did I mention that I collect old clocks?

I would love this on my dining table for Spring. Notice the mushrooms. A great alternative to the expected flower.I think this is my favorite of all.

LOVE this industrial look paired with the architectural pieces and again with my old clock collection.

I feel an office make-over coming on!