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magpie palette no. 4

verhext — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:53:03 +0000

This weeks garden flowers got a little boost from the local flower market, and the yellow-purple-white combination was making me so happy I felt inspired to build a palette on it. Plus, you know, all the WEDDINGWEDDINGWEDDING around today. How about violet wedding dresses?

{palette photos: Flowers, my own. Paper bag with lemon calligraphy, elizabeth anne designs. Cake, maggie austin cake. Cheese flags, the pretty blog. Choward’s candies, bitemeblog. Makeup, unidentified magazine. Purple dress, Dior ad.}

magpie palette no. 3

verhext — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:36:26 +0000

Hello hello! some bits & pieces I’ve been meaning to share on a rainy day, and it is indeed a rainy day!

Magpie palette moodboard from recent thrift finds & various bits. Click to enlarge.

Bow chain handbag, YSL belt, string of pearls, Maggy London dress: destined for the shop.

Wallet, for me.

Hand me downs from my aunt!

I can’t decide, shop or keep? So comfy, my size, look amazing with jeans…but I have SO MANY shoes.

Paul Stuart silk top with bows, vintage navy wool skirt with suspenders, for the shop. I need a sunny day with some spare time for a major photo session!

magpie palette no. 2

verhext — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:37:48 +0000

I’ve been drawn to spring things, pinks and blues, strange for me! all photos in moodboard mine except nest, ceiling, & screenshot from Bolshoi Ballet ’67. Click to enlarge!

Recent finds: Royal Staffordshire teapot, pink milk glass cake stand, gold and pink dish, green creamer, embossed glass goblet/vase.

and 25 of these glasses, for very very little. Kind of crazy! I don’t need 25 pink glasses! Better start the tea parties again!

I made myself sick eating these caramel and chocolate robin’s eggs. Oh dear.

magpie palette no.1

verhext — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:45:55 +0000

I’ve mentioned this before, when I go thrifting I notice that unconsciously I come out with color schemes and combinations – one day I’ll pick up all green and gold objects, the next all lilac and grey. Inspired by the 100 Layer Cake blog moodboards, I’ve decided to start a series of treasure boards whenever I notice this happening, for color references later!

Clockwise from top right: tiny Elizabethan ruff doll, blue painted tray; Agfa camera, dominoes that were my grandfather’s, antique yellow frosted glass bottle with silver top, small leather belt bag; antique carved frame; vintage yellow enamel cups made in Poland; yellow linen sundress, Victorian unfinished bodice with boning, tiny black velvet spangled cap.

The remaining 3 photos are: found vintage, a shot of Wendy Addison’s Theatre of Dreams shop, and an interior from (I think) Skona Hem.