Blue and white times two

I know my posts often feature blue and white, but what can I say, I love it. So here's the latest painting in my blue and white china series - "China Blue".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_P9Nx-un7Zq3Esg_tvh419alurqvwpWJ4PKx2NK0tj4ySI3PrfBi8Paq_GRa_3KO1Atae2YU231W6mo4KmWCINwjrXqzvZcgBiPNexySwG-Yug0phsTBLqIqamDNoOIm-FoWpx6g0m2Q/s1600/fuze+china+blue+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_P9Nx-un7Zq3Esg_tvh419alurqvwpWJ4PKx2NK0tj4ySI3PrfBi8Paq_GRa_3KO1Atae2YU231W6mo4KmWCINwjrXqzvZcgBiPNexySwG-Yug0phsTBLqIqamDNoOIm-FoWpx6g0m2Q/s640/fuze+china+blue+watermarked.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">"China Blue"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">watercolour on paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">8" x 11" (210mm x 297mm)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">original on hold, but prints are now available on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.etsy.com/listing/74635482/china-blue-new">Etsy</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">But this isn't the only new blue and white piece around here. On the weekend, I was shopping with Mum and stumbled across this beauty:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweA39EfWjvPDguAwBr98TYgeuF9514lRoEX28oh_KCr3SV6M9LjPI6ooIIecoQ6LNzX26dZ-tzVXcZz4QEtI9YqWThD9NmrgFgh_zHn_euT-3nuXiJKWOwISSys8BNK5EekFxpSYa6PXY/s1600/blue+and+white+vase+resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweA39EfWjvPDguAwBr98TYgeuF9514lRoEX28oh_KCr3SV6M9LjPI6ooIIecoQ6LNzX26dZ-tzVXcZz4QEtI9YqWThD9NmrgFgh_zHn_euT-3nuXiJKWOwISSys8BNK5EekFxpSYa6PXY/s640/blue+and+white+vase+resize.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure if you can tell from the pic, but this vase is pretty big...almost 60cm high. I spotted it in a market stall, and couldn't race across fast enough to snap it up. And even better, I paid the princely sum of $26 for it - total bargain. Of course, mum is trying to steal it off me, but for now I'm not parting with it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBfzXFX8XaxlEnJ1CTCbWevRub61Sc6M_DyjD2GzmCtHCQ1ix6Pme6oXg8u-LjzIZcHLaMgqC0MS5uwMuzJ2PDli939mtTz3LthNVEDTkRxAx2BogAMP8mABLBi-PBI_DlUwGXkTTke6V/s1600/blue+and+white+vase+detail+resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBfzXFX8XaxlEnJ1CTCbWevRub61Sc6M_DyjD2GzmCtHCQ1ix6Pme6oXg8u-LjzIZcHLaMgqC0MS5uwMuzJ2PDli939mtTz3LthNVEDTkRxAx2BogAMP8mABLBi-PBI_DlUwGXkTTke6V/s640/blue+and+white+vase+detail+resize.jpg" width="335" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">there are four panels around the vase, each with a different scene. Gorgeous.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So, what do you think of my bargain buy? I used to go antiquing every weekend, visiting junk shops and garage sales, until my shed was full to the brim (actually, it still is). This was my first buy for quite a while, so maybe I should get out there again. Probably best if I don't mention that to the Mr, especially with a reno on the horizon.</div></div><br />That's it for me today, I have some serious work to do. Catch you soon,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Blue and white times two

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Decorating Dilemma!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Hi everyone<br /><br />I have a new client who has spent the last five years slowly renovating a lovely old queenslander. She has great taste and our plan is to combine contemporary and vintage elements into the interiors. She found a photo of an old overmantle over at the lovely <a href="http://absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/">Anna Spiro's</a> blog and sent it to me so I could source one for her. Here's Anna's pic<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQZhDcqMH8lcYyq-fOQQYpOo9Otbr2mQh5DUIP5u1UQtZumbm0hx5zMW66_3IPjC8L1rnvP2e-g4vE_bDMebdqHs665nXV94R6wHr0yDS_oeoxPT-RDV1PjP2iL_BZzCA-xniZRFWCow/s1600-h/GumdaleHouse-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQZhDcqMH8lcYyq-fOQQYpOo9Otbr2mQh5DUIP5u1UQtZumbm0hx5zMW66_3IPjC8L1rnvP2e-g4vE_bDMebdqHs665nXV94R6wHr0yDS_oeoxPT-RDV1PjP2iL_BZzCA-xniZRFWCow/s320/GumdaleHouse-8.jpg" /></a></div><br />Now, my dilemma is this. These old overmantles are pretty hard to come by, particularly as we're looking to paint it white, so we don't want to pay big dollars for a professionally restored one. But it just so happens that I picked up one of these beauties just recently. Here she is:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFSr-iAnANlTSOi96wafIIsxc77okW5YsxG4a6pFcHwnYj6UpiJawa7QivxbSADiLc55kV9obryd8YE3hucmU0E_hzWKCmf4ckFF1FUiSGh3XRoGfKDN326-5oCDSZ2i7AkEEQOujGLY/s1600-h/DSC02712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFSr-iAnANlTSOi96wafIIsxc77okW5YsxG4a6pFcHwnYj6UpiJawa7QivxbSADiLc55kV9obryd8YE3hucmU0E_hzWKCmf4ckFF1FUiSGh3XRoGfKDN326-5oCDSZ2i7AkEEQOujGLY/s320/DSC02712.JPG" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See the lovely original mirrors? I'm not sure if you can see the detail in my photos, but they're all bevelled and quite lovely. And it's already white! Not much work needed to bring it back to gorgeous. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6_LAdrpJ9e9AM19CFIt1UAsp-ANaxS79bDvSp1WACFzH1XPZd9116ps3R-Rqgllv3zv3yLBBaXfZqFAe5Sd_i6iBCcMStH2G8628_4wKt7Gibarrh4upEukcrScyCPS3K2kohYb1q_Y/s1600-h/DSC02714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6_LAdrpJ9e9AM19CFIt1UAsp-ANaxS79bDvSp1WACFzH1XPZd9116ps3R-Rqgllv3zv3yLBBaXfZqFAe5Sd_i6iBCcMStH2G8628_4wKt7Gibarrh4upEukcrScyCPS3K2kohYb1q_Y/s320/DSC02714.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What to do, what to do? Do I pass this one one to my client, knowing it may be a while until I find another? Or do I keep looking for one for her? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think I'll keep mum about this until I have a thorough look around for another one. Just hope she's not reading this post!</div><br />Have a great week <br /><br />Kerri x<br /><br />p.s. here are some pics some of my other vintage pieces. You can never have too much eye candy after all!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HhnKTVl2NPHQdv41KgaMIbxz83t4uBY2NSTVuUrXbZ8P9uTi2DQJHgCOGERv_6hJObPQurVmIqCI17XlxJi9r4ss2JageBUIDgms8AJZ64PGqrsmbUqeJ-dDbs36kYiDv3RDxtMZRUE/s1600-h/DSC02334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HhnKTVl2NPHQdv41KgaMIbxz83t4uBY2NSTVuUrXbZ8P9uTi2DQJHgCOGERv_6hJObPQurVmIqCI17XlxJi9r4ss2JageBUIDgms8AJZ64PGqrsmbUqeJ-dDbs36kYiDv3RDxtMZRUE/s200/DSC02334.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7akQZVETHkJ0t-PiKEBcRT0bAX9OExz02gUKK2pngVHfTWMICRkjrjUvcDwVYG_Nwz-GbtRMXex7IkD_IT6L4bHnXoLCWslr4bZ0gO9qv06ShlD5mMwUMI8-BlwCgcZW0zmTFOdOriIE/s1600-h/DSC02531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7akQZVETHkJ0t-PiKEBcRT0bAX9OExz02gUKK2pngVHfTWMICRkjrjUvcDwVYG_Nwz-GbtRMXex7IkD_IT6L4bHnXoLCWslr4bZ0gO9qv06ShlD5mMwUMI8-BlwCgcZW0zmTFOdOriIE/s200/DSC02531.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAUChNeM2wLs-athLdEWouwK-lxfM3NUvYXAw59h6AG0Uhyp_YET0lb2KrI5lim3osE3S-fRUb64pNqN4hhiJZrenC1WZltNTLASBnwGV-dkC5f7swrCDfQtaQvbCEhrY4Gq1oe9Grq4/s1600-h/DSC02528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAUChNeM2wLs-athLdEWouwK-lxfM3NUvYXAw59h6AG0Uhyp_YET0lb2KrI5lim3osE3S-fRUb64pNqN4hhiJZrenC1WZltNTLASBnwGV-dkC5f7swrCDfQtaQvbCEhrY4Gq1oe9Grq4/s200/DSC02528.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>

Decorating Dilemma!

Hi everyone I have a new client who has spent the last five years slowly renovating a lovely old queenslander. She has great taste and our p...

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