Fantastical Curio Cabinet of Medical Wonders
/
Siobhán from www.FingerPricks.com posted a photo of her curio cabinet on FB earlier today & for me it was love at first sight.
"Here's a picture of my curio...in case you're interested, I got it from Etsy.
The specimen bottles are also from an Etsy supplier...
Everything else is from either the Black Market (R.I.P.), the Crumlin Road car boot sale, St. George's Market, Bloomfield Auctions or my granny (the two sets of teeth on the left). The weird thing top left is a wax heart & the spectacles are one of Skullduggery Tattoo business cards."
Thanks for sharing it, Siobhán.
Grab Your Own Retro Whistling Kettle from Sabichi
/
A kettle so shiny you can see me waving to you in it. The whistling kettle is part of the French Kitchen inspired Sabichi Boucherie collection. They sent me one so I could experience making a good, old cuppa the old fashioned way. At £10 it's a design classic that will fit right in with any Cath Kidston adorned vintage kitchen.
Theres something very comforting about the whistle letting you know it's tea time. It must be nostalgia, as soon as the whistle piped up I was whisked back to supper times in my parents' touring caravan.
Tea lovers watch out, as I've more tea related posts coming this week.
Excuse my rusty, old cooker!
Olympic Nail Art
/And my woeful effort!
Gertrude Anna- Get Your Nostalgia in Cuddly Form
/
More retro textiles from my old work pal Timmy White AKA http://www.gertrudeanna.co.uk/
He's currently working on costume design for a movie, but keep your eyes on the Facebook for news of his pop-up stalls, Edinburgh-based readers. Don't be shy in 'liking' the business page, Timmy is very friendly & posts lots of childhood-memory-jogging photos of the fabrics he uses.
http://www.facebook.com/GertrudeAnna
Full-size Noah's Ark Built in The Netherlands
/
Built to the dimensions stated in the Bible, the Netherlands ark is filled with plastic animals & real birds. Road trip?
