3 Bare Chipboard Rectangle Frames, sold by StudioCeeCee
I love journaling! It's my favorite part of scrapbooking, the whole "writing about the experience." The only think I love more is finding fancy and creative ways to journal. And what's better than decorate-and-embellish-yourself journaling frames?
Okay, this was supposed to be just a post about what I want from Etsy, but it might become a post about what I bought from Etsy...
Floral Kitchen Tea Tin, sold by Kitchenlily
This is a bit of a nonsequetur...When I was growing up back in Florida, my mom had this cookie jar...it was absolutely hideous. I think it was ceramic (I suspect she or my grandmother actually may have made it in a ceramics class) and the majority of it was this speckled taupe pseudo-stone-looking color. It had a brown lid, and an interesting little scene painted on the front of it. It looked like a farm in the middle of winter, with some bare trees in the background, and some men leading some horses and a bobsled, maybe, out of a barn. Have I mentioned how hideous it was?
God, I miss that cookie jar. Mum kept oreos in there, and an occasional chocolate chip cookie. I always loved looking at that jar, because it reminded me of what I believed farm life must have been like a bunch of years ago, in a place where there actually were seasons.
I was as weird as a child as I am as an adult. I don't know what happened to that hideous jar, but lord, I want it. I want the feelings and imaginings it evoked in my mind.
I think I want the oreos, too.
Rainbow Prism Suncatcher, Sold by Razzle Bedazzle
Okay, so I don't actually want this...but I want to MAKE it. And I think I can--how cool is that???
Stack of old books hand painted necklace, sold by HeatherKent.
Okay, I can't make this one; I concede defeat. Which makes me lust for it all the more!
Scrabble tile pendant, batman symbol, sold by Thetrendyturtle.
It's official. WANT. Where's my wallet?
Aurgh. This is NOT a Top 5 Friday I will be repeating! Excuse me while I purchase stock in Etsy.
I think you are also drawn to that cookie jar because mom had a jewelry tin EXACTLY like it!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, you're right! I remember that!
ReplyDeleteDo you remember this cookie jar of which I speak?
Of course I do! I remember it quite fondly, although I was never a cookie fan, and especially never Chips Ahoy! It was always those tall, yellow tupperware cannisters I would sneak into - that's where the Cheetos were!
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