365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY FIVE

4TH DAY THEME: CHILDHOOD

MY OLD STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FIGURINES! I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY HOURS I SPENT PLAYING WITH THEM. I THINK I STILL HAVE THEIR LITTLE HOUSES PACKED SOMEWHERE. I ONLY HAD THOSE FOUR, BUT A FEW MONTHS AGO, I TRIED TO COMPLETE MY COLLECTION AND GET A FEW MORE OF THEM ONLINE. BUT HONESTLY, THEIR PRICE WAS KIND OF RIDICULOUS, I COULDN'T JUSTIFY THIS SORT OF EXPENSE OUT OF CAPRICIOUSNESS.  

I LIKE THE OLD VERSION OF STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE BETTER THAN THE NEW ONE. I'M A TRADITIONALIST! ALTHOUGH I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT HER NEW OUTFIT MAKES WAY MORE SENSE THAN THE OLDER ONE, SHE ALSO LOOKS OLDER NOW, NO LONGER THAT SWEET PRETEEN GIRL OF MY MEMORY. 

I GUESS THAT'S BECAUSE PRETEEN GIRLS NOWADAYS LOOK NOTHING LIKE WE USED TO LOOK AT THEIR AGE. I'M FEELING REALLY OLD, RIGHT NOW!

365 CHALLENGE: DAY TWENTY FIVE

THIS IS THE LAST ADDITION TO MY COLLECTION OF BOTTLES. IT USED TO BELONG TO MY LATE GRANDMOTHER AND IT'S VERY OLD.  I LOVE ALL THE GOLDEN DESIGNS ON ITS SURFACE AND IT MAKES ME SMILE. 

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO DATE IT. SUGGESTIONS, ANYONE?

365 CHALLENGE: DAY SEVENTEEN

PREPARING A NEW POST FOR LA VOLVORETTA...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN

THERE'S SOMETHING INCREDIBLY APPEALING TO ME IN OLD STONE WALLS. THEY'RE SO EVOCATIVE...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY

CLASSICS WORK BETTER...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR

MESSY, MESSY BOUDOIR

365 CHALLENGE: DAY ONE HUNDRED AND SIX

DREAMS MADE OF PAPER BUTTERFLIES...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY SIXTY

DREAMS MADE OF SOUND...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY FIFTY ONE

DREAMS MADE OF PORCELAIN...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY FORTY SIX

IT WAS TIME FOR A MAKEOVER, CRAFTS ROOM EDITION. I NEED ACCESS TO ALL MY SUPPLIES, AND MORE ORDER. 

I STARTED WITH THE CLOSET.  DON'T YOU LIKE THE WALLPAPER? IT'S VINTAGE, FROM THE SEVENTIES. I LOVE IT!

365 CHALLENGE: DAY FORTY TWO

MY MOTHER GAVE ME THOSE GORGEOUS JARS. THEY'RE A WEDDING PRESENT FOR HER AND MY FATHER AND I'M INSANELY HAPPY SHE LET ME HAVE THEM. THEY'VE BEEN IN OUR KITCHEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY FIFTEEN

I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THESE JARS. ALL I KNOW IS THAT THEY USED TO BELONG TO MY LATE GRANDMOTHER. THEY'RE MADE OF SOME KIND OF WROUGHT METAL, AND THE DETAIL ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF THESE OLD BROCADE JACKETS AND GOWNS, SO WONDERFUL AND RICH.

ALL IMAGES BUT THE FIRST ONE BELONG TO MISS PANDORA

365 CHALLENGE: DAY NINE

THOSE ARE A FEW BOTTLES FROM MY COLLECTION. MOST OF THEM AREN'T WORTH MUCH, BUT SOME ARE FROM THE BEGINNING OF LAST CENTURY. MY FATHER FOUND THREE OLD ONES IN OUR DUSTY WINE CELLAR, AND MY MOTHER IN LAW GAVE ME FOUR THAT BELONGED TO HER FATHER. THEY ARE AMAZING.

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
THE POLICE: REGGATTA DE BLANC

365 CHALLENGE: DAY EIGHT

Our old Phillips radio in the studio. It belonged to the Husband's grandparents, and it still works. 

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THREE

Resting on top of my vintage Joe Colombo's Boby 3, there is a framed picture of Benjamin Lacombe's Snow White. I adore his work, so evocative, so disquieting... I have some of his books, and they're amazing.


I love this little corner of my studio, I spend a lot of time there everyday. Now, just in order to really complete it, I think I need a Uten Silo storage unit. 

 In fiery red, obviously.