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I have lots of notebooks, but one that was given to me a few years back never ceases to bring pleasure just by holding it.
Its based on Self Portrait by Laurel Burch. Bit of a hippy type like me and for visuals can be found in an online search, if youre interested enough to look it up.
What the online imgage doesn't show is just how lovely the book is to hold. Its well made and sturdy. The back cover wraps around to the front and is held firmly in place by a hidden magnet that, when you close it, makes a firm dull clunk that practically says 'finished!' when you close it.
The hair, facial features and the bird head-dress are all embossed. The colours are irridescent and shiny and are beautiful to the touch.
I rarely write in it because I don't want it too fill it up too quickly so it's a bit of a treat when I take it out.
Do you have a little objet d'art or keepsake that you just love to hold in your hands and never get tired of looking at and feeling every inch just because you're mesmerised by its simple (or ornate) beauty? Why does it bring you such pleasure?
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"I have lots of notebooks, but one that was given to me a few years back never ceases to bring pleasure just by holding it.
Its based on Self Portrait by Laurel Burch. Bit of a hippy type like me and for visuals can be found in an online search, if youre interested enough to look it up.
What the online imgage doesn't show is just how lovely the book is to hold. Its well made and sturdy. The back cover wraps around to the front and is held firmly in place by a hidden magnet that, when you close it, makes a firm dull clunk that practically says 'finished!' when you close it.
The hair, facial features and the bird head-dress are all embossed. The colours are irridescent and shiny and are beautiful to the touch.
I rarely write in it because I don't want it too fill it up too quickly so it's a bit of a treat when I take it out.
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Phwarrrr,,, I loved that you shared that with us,, I totally get it...
I too have treasure's that mean a lot to me,,,, many are just scribbled notes that were left in odd places, that I would find long after they'd been left... or silly things given too me as daft little gifts which were acquired randomly and without any real monetary value to them,,,, but I guess really they were just tokens given to me by someone to show they were thinking about me while we were apart….
But thank you for you tome and a wonderful start to a thread…
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"Phwarrrr,,, I loved that you shared that with us,, I totally get it...
I too have treasure's that mean a lot to me,,,, many are just scribbled notes that were left in odd places, that I would find long after they'd been left... or silly things given too me as daft little gifts which were acquired randomly and without any real monetary value to them,,,, but I guess really they were just tokens given to me by someone to show they were thinking about me while we were apart….
But thank you for you tome and a wonderful start to a thread…
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Thank you tres gentil xx I had a little treasure box when I was young and I see the same collecting traits in my little grand-daughter. There was a tiny silver ginger jar in the bedroom she sleeps in here. I took her back home one day after she slept over. My son rang up and said she's just thrown a silver lid off something from yours at me and ran out of the room.
She had obviously taken a shine to it but lost her nerve and couldnt take the whole piece and her 'confession' that she had done wrong was obviously manifested in her throwing it at her dad to sort out. When they brought it back I said "oh silly me I must have knocked that into your bag with your clothes when I was packing your stuff to go". She readily agreed I was silly to have done that, bless her.
I don't want to encourage her to be a kleptomaniac but she was only just turned 4 at the time!
I of course gave her the jar. Im gonna get her a treasure box soon. To handle her stolen goods lol! |
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lots of them, I cannot discard anything of beauty. Probably my most used and felt is my amber necklace. It is a huge amber fossil my bro picked up at a fossil shop on hols, set in lovely art nouveau silver and snake chain. I found earring to match too, in a much smaller version but same style.
Also have a Bultler and Wilson glass bead necklace and bracelet with huge flowers which I love to look at but rarely wear. |
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Also love to look at my Frank Usher evening jacket. Never had appropriate place to wear it yet but it is a joy to behold, worked in sequins of many colours with a purple accent on purple silk. Love vintage clothing. |
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we have a shop here called the elephant room, guess what it sells elephants. Seriously it sells more than that, the lady goes to places like thailand and sinapore to buy the things and lots of it is hand painted stuff that takes ages to do.
I have a lovely lamp from there with pink silk shade but the large base is different greens fading up with a flowers in pink really hard to describe but its all hand painted laquer. Cost a lot of money and is now sadly sitting in the spare room as it no longer goes with my living room decor.
I also got callum a hand painted laquer photo album from their for his 18th to put all the pictures in that is lovely as well. He keep it here thankfully |
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"I have a hand made recycled paper book a friend made for me. I don't write in it very often either. It has my deep stuff in. Mostly poetry that I have written or has touched me in some way"
Ive misplaced my poetry book, i know its here and it goes back over thirty years and ive looked everywhere just hoping it will turn up |
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"I have a hand made recycled paper book a friend made for me. I don't write in it very often either. It has my deep stuff in. Mostly poetry that I have written or has touched me in some way
Ive misplaced my poetry book, i know its here and it goes back over thirty years and ive looked everywhere just hoping it will turn up"
have you looked under the bed  It will turn up when you least expect it |
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i have a dolls house that me and my grand-daughter made(from a kit)its a bit wonky, all the furniture is different and painted badly, but i give it a little pat when i go past it, i love the memories we share in it x |
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"I have a hand made recycled paper book a friend made for me. I don't write in it very often either. It has my deep stuff in. Mostly poetry that I have written or has touched me in some way
Ive misplaced my poetry book, i know its here and it goes back over thirty years and ive looked everywhere just hoping it will turn up
have you looked under the bed It will turn up when you least expect it"
lol i have a divan but yes it will turn up im a bit upset that i cant find it anywhere as i love it so much |
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"Also love to look at my Frank Usher evening jacket. Never had appropriate place to wear it yet but it is a joy to behold, worked in sequins of many colours with a purple accent on purple silk. Love vintage clothing."
I seek out vintage handbags - well evening bags as I love the beadwork. You seem to have some lovely things - the amber necklace sounds very tactile. xx |
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Love reading about everyones bits and bobs. I have loads of little clay elephants I used to collect many moons ago. All in vibrant colours - goodness knows where they are. A friend brought me a set of little dresden elephants from Holland when she was in the army there, tumbling and doing roly polys I really must hunt them out.
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My Bible - well actually my Mum's Bible but it is now mine since my mum passed on.
Apart from the obvious sentimental value, my mum kept everything of importance in it, locks of my hair, bits of material from favourite dresses of mine, photographs of her looking glamorous, my engagement notice, my wedding notice, my childrens birth notices, their baby wristbands, all that kind of stuff.
Its a beautiful bible though. Its brown leather with a cross crafted into it. My mum had even book marked her favourite passages, and some pages have come loose with constant reading. I am not as religious as my mum was, but when I hold it then I always think of her and how much she loved it. |
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"My Bible - well actually my Mum's Bible but it is now mine since my mum passed on.
Apart from the obvious sentimental value, my mum kept everything of importance in it, locks of my hair, bits of material from favourite dresses of mine, photographs of her looking glamorous, my engagement notice, my wedding notice, my childrens birth notices, their baby wristbands, all that kind of stuff.
Its a beautiful bible though. Its brown leather with a cross crafted into it. My mum had even book marked her favourite passages, and some pages have come loose with constant reading. I am not as religious as my mum was, but when I hold it then I always think of her and how much she loved it. "
Wow you just reminded me of those lovely religious stamps we used to get at Sunday school. They were lovely. ooo and ballerina cards that you got with sweets. |
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