Feather your nest

I've always been a bit of a collector. As a kid, I used to keep little white pebbles (or 'lucky stones' as we called them), leaf skeletons, coral and shells from our beach holidays (along with a few poor little hermit crabs that I used to stash in the car without my parents' knowledge )....and feathers. I always loved finding feathers, particularly white ones, as my Nan used to tell me they were good luck. The gorgeous patterns and colours always appealed to my artistic side, too. So here's a little feather study I did the other day:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNfH-xRnGulVfLioFPz4dckp_WImsA8VceC86ZgTzWUWnwxFHTjX_rsZ7HgucuLEYOedodxSG16y45bmIzW-62IADIqKbF2wtMmSR6PBQwRpG5qdMPaf-uFf3vvnKf6Rjalce_mmT8zRs/s1600/feather+painting+may+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNfH-xRnGulVfLioFPz4dckp_WImsA8VceC86ZgTzWUWnwxFHTjX_rsZ7HgucuLEYOedodxSG16y45bmIzW-62IADIqKbF2wtMmSR6PBQwRpG5qdMPaf-uFf3vvnKf6Rjalce_mmT8zRs/s640/feather+painting+may+2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'Collected'</div><div style="text-align: center;">watercolour on paper </div><div style="text-align: center;">210mm x 297mm</div><div style="text-align: center;">prints available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/75055615/collected-new-watercolour-painting">Etsy shop</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />I'm thinking I may start a series of feather paintings - and peacock feathers are next on my list.I found this pic the other day:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbWnvwdSVb9QmYXQGWZwQ7LkgmM-w6DaBbcMsi0M2VVEXlXEu5sZEfvWXdevBxc2a3F35l5-1gU0A04WWkUhTFxpYqzST2Q1Jz1tf950vKh6XoOgRb6hCY99avBJhZhp3a2UVRYfXt-3g/s1600/feathers+peacock-feather-centerpiece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbWnvwdSVb9QmYXQGWZwQ7LkgmM-w6DaBbcMsi0M2VVEXlXEu5sZEfvWXdevBxc2a3F35l5-1gU0A04WWkUhTFxpYqzST2Q1Jz1tf950vKh6XoOgRb6hCY99avBJhZhp3a2UVRYfXt-3g/s640/feathers+peacock-feather-centerpiece.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.themeweddingboutique.com/">source</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">They are lovely, aren't they? I personally would never use feathers unless I found them myself - I hate the thought of how some of them are harvested, but they're undeniably beautiful. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know the ultimate bowerbird, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.thesocietyinc.com.au">Sibella Court</a>, is partial to the odd feather or twelve...</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHzCk9ppoRXO3DCiRz4H8vlPb1AJNZ2hnKIead9D0893TIp0twtu5fmwvSmquwqW6_y8NesP-p2KIs9lhJqyrjiPCYoZkVi5SpmBSMDyfdIcbKpilduTYjhvsRYiXuSxhA7YjCWbwgcjk/s1600/feathers+sibella6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHzCk9ppoRXO3DCiRz4H8vlPb1AJNZ2hnKIead9D0893TIp0twtu5fmwvSmquwqW6_y8NesP-p2KIs9lhJqyrjiPCYoZkVi5SpmBSMDyfdIcbKpilduTYjhvsRYiXuSxhA7YjCWbwgcjk/s640/feathers+sibella6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcyzrrke3G8hlrIzIR1QjH9DL_v-R855ZR1PeaJdMqzetKX_dQu8UKSntWxiWUIkMRjTdXXw8tVyPiLxaemnvgrsUmkiQSkGA_w0D7ZxRC9hLAJrAREaxIjlfOkqsYK0xroZlz95moJHI/s1600/feathers+DSC_3603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcyzrrke3G8hlrIzIR1QjH9DL_v-R855ZR1PeaJdMqzetKX_dQu8UKSntWxiWUIkMRjTdXXw8tVyPiLxaemnvgrsUmkiQSkGA_w0D7ZxRC9hLAJrAREaxIjlfOkqsYK0xroZlz95moJHI/s640/feathers+DSC_3603.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPWnXN4Fum-rPgG7wari0sMgnjoDeOOJvAXbafOScr5iPrLYhpBmI2wJLj-DzJRbFLdqFxL-r-VvsKOMaoK7s34dXugR3kFQBnwiw8P6a5uQqYRaoYKXAqjeXgJujP4OsjSQh-oCP5gbc/s1600/feather+sibella+court+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPWnXN4Fum-rPgG7wari0sMgnjoDeOOJvAXbafOScr5iPrLYhpBmI2wJLj-DzJRbFLdqFxL-r-VvsKOMaoK7s34dXugR3kFQBnwiw8P6a5uQqYRaoYKXAqjeXgJujP4OsjSQh-oCP5gbc/s640/feather+sibella+court+3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">all images <a href="http://thesocietyinc.com/">The Society Inc</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...so I'm in fine company. What about you - are you collectors? Tell me everything.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><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>

Feather your nest

I've always been a bit of a collector. As a kid, I used to keep little white pebbles (or 'lucky stones' as we called them), leaf...

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Pavilion Style Beach House

<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.realestate.com.au"></a><br />I'm still in the planning stages for our new house design, and one style I keep coming back to over and over is a series of pavilions. It makes perfect sense for our climate - hot, humid summers, and mild winters. We have the space, and I'd love to wrap the house around the pool, so when I saw this house in Noosa, it ticked all the boxes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjt_gYN6pD8sm7k8lQjZ9e6ZLfX4HzncldUYiK-Z8P_4iRoX9TROzFKEl0UsaZjro59ChoHRNr5RLNX3k_kkhFVAm1lk4dEOohYF60b90KPKZ4BvnmitopRpRtTKTBUN9jZ7gbbieSNJaO/s1600/20110505115154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjt_gYN6pD8sm7k8lQjZ9e6ZLfX4HzncldUYiK-Z8P_4iRoX9TROzFKEl0UsaZjro59ChoHRNr5RLNX3k_kkhFVAm1lk4dEOohYF60b90KPKZ4BvnmitopRpRtTKTBUN9jZ7gbbieSNJaO/s640/20110505115154.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QRU-L9LIKJ8rbuyjl17bLaYHzeHEGAwckDDl6WhBxfZXX6kg08vQcuyl1bwno28yD8bk_Ew5PDNMUh_BJ7clVdZOIkBj0zAeqcvev_cm8na-OtCtthZzoEshyPg2zPu9fus7vdzTENp0/s1600/20110505115152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QRU-L9LIKJ8rbuyjl17bLaYHzeHEGAwckDDl6WhBxfZXX6kg08vQcuyl1bwno28yD8bk_Ew5PDNMUh_BJ7clVdZOIkBj0zAeqcvev_cm8na-OtCtthZzoEshyPg2zPu9fus7vdzTENp0/s640/20110505115152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UYbd9TOkFLAWKbYJBKtge3hBNxUgakv6mJqjA1Kyh3VqGDzsCde3-F7qdo-alP8PSOXScocK8UntWhJAiun7tY9a8afuLAcBj15rW0UHyyOKx4zRhDxLnXPmlJcTWnAwKXO_8CXiNJxG/s1600/20110505115153.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UYbd9TOkFLAWKbYJBKtge3hBNxUgakv6mJqjA1Kyh3VqGDzsCde3-F7qdo-alP8PSOXScocK8UntWhJAiun7tY9a8afuLAcBj15rW0UHyyOKx4zRhDxLnXPmlJcTWnAwKXO_8CXiNJxG/s640/20110505115153.3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hmm, pity we've just given our pool an overhaul..I'm liking those steps - very clever<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-3c2wWPwNRICayFxVfQ4Yt30LeGRACTCOe4etJAiHYHPP8ZkZYGe8kPkLURIur8qVGsCbNtgFNb2AWJk4fLF70msDbA6Qf-qUqiPAqMo_wCJWUKOanJ1G8EtstFl0ooLsmmFNAo3LZBE/s1600/20110505115154.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-3c2wWPwNRICayFxVfQ4Yt30LeGRACTCOe4etJAiHYHPP8ZkZYGe8kPkLURIur8qVGsCbNtgFNb2AWJk4fLF70msDbA6Qf-qUqiPAqMo_wCJWUKOanJ1G8EtstFl0ooLsmmFNAo3LZBE/s640/20110505115154.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeurrJRm39iapuXhS6fxL6MRlusdQTTj129Rm3oADE887QopX-HZaw1wT_2a94m1H_U_-zRe9sLAAcfBwMPPGtfcskhkk4e3OPVh2H0-xbtH6gMD3Ty-Qf81HgKFmnk56mbGT80Y65ORZ/s1600/20110505115155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeurrJRm39iapuXhS6fxL6MRlusdQTTj129Rm3oADE887QopX-HZaw1wT_2a94m1H_U_-zRe9sLAAcfBwMPPGtfcskhkk4e3OPVh2H0-xbtH6gMD3Ty-Qf81HgKFmnk56mbGT80Y65ORZ/s640/20110505115155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not exactly my style furnishing-wise, but the wide-plank timber floors are divine<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnRwuRr6Arzk8t50OteP9hb_8vfmg7RFYTKV_6852SWFgiaZ1B0Qqj5ExG4RRidLEM2AV2p6ndsS3NazE90cLmDiqT-HzKqRS4X61PFL1KSYGAMJAeHiKFktCoh0DwwBnEkC6V_zN33-8/s1600/20110505115155.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnRwuRr6Arzk8t50OteP9hb_8vfmg7RFYTKV_6852SWFgiaZ1B0Qqj5ExG4RRidLEM2AV2p6ndsS3NazE90cLmDiqT-HzKqRS4X61PFL1KSYGAMJAeHiKFktCoh0DwwBnEkC6V_zN33-8/s640/20110505115155.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> LOVE the pivot louvred doors...one for the files for sure<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRAPsEWRoMkkjJPMrnJjZAXJA4GomBa73pAeT003kG3bygRupbPtbiQeIa-zkrnSKsYb-0w_M6XC8XJ_Yna82bkrwz8UbMu71cGtVJAEVA4yd9DCBLDkOsbvMHcDXUl3g_Q1tQ0ONKUVO/s1600/20110505133303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRAPsEWRoMkkjJPMrnJjZAXJA4GomBa73pAeT003kG3bygRupbPtbiQeIa-zkrnSKsYb-0w_M6XC8XJ_Yna82bkrwz8UbMu71cGtVJAEVA4yd9DCBLDkOsbvMHcDXUl3g_Q1tQ0ONKUVO/s640/20110505133303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ...and another must-have are those clerestory windows...perfect for Queenlsand summers<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh3gpI64BTE42Wd1KS72ptv8jQCtdGCDSKqYbEt5yKYWH20n5pKCjGOFnrFGAEw4R9_UalQO0W1ERzL8XHZqfk4VrWT_y5n2ovQHv3XB39uvcKcUtg7LJ4Z_A9VPwyJZffYni62cTfQLF/s1600/20110505133303.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh3gpI64BTE42Wd1KS72ptv8jQCtdGCDSKqYbEt5yKYWH20n5pKCjGOFnrFGAEw4R9_UalQO0W1ERzL8XHZqfk4VrWT_y5n2ovQHv3XB39uvcKcUtg7LJ4Z_A9VPwyJZffYni62cTfQLF/s640/20110505133303.1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ok, so ignore the artwork, but I love the way the house wraps around the pool...and I love the Pandanus tree in the middle of the deck too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6x2-nZWyL24lV8imzMFJgetbhkD6o6SbwKyU_ycqkDh9wk6Nx6wpO-aID0-bYeKybfTQQTerFUDUNDAoOUG_iOHZ64k58YwkgMStu6lF1xlIIARGeLnAbc4EVlDtLkOGEXMzeHkoWXry/s1600/20110505133303.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6x2-nZWyL24lV8imzMFJgetbhkD6o6SbwKyU_ycqkDh9wk6Nx6wpO-aID0-bYeKybfTQQTerFUDUNDAoOUG_iOHZ64k58YwkgMStu6lF1xlIIARGeLnAbc4EVlDtLkOGEXMzeHkoWXry/s640/20110505133303.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br />So, my plan is slowly but surely taking shape. I like quite a few different styles, and I'm aiming to blend some of them together into a cohesive design. It's like putting together a great big jigsaw puzzle, adding pieces as I go. My biggest dilemma - not being sidetracked by all the fantastic options out there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be back tomorrow with a new painting that's just about to be listed in my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com">Etsy shop</a>. There'll be a little preview on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.facebook.com/originalartbykerrishipp">Facebook</a> later today if you just can't wait until then..... :)</div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">all images courtesy <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.realestate.com.eu">realestate.com.au</a></span>

Pavilion Style Beach House

I'm still in the planning stages for our new house design, and one style I keep coming back to over and over is a series of pavilions. I...

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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

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 se...

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