La Belle Brocante

Saintly Toes

Her feet are beautiful too.

 

At the End of the Day {giveaway winner}

She survived.

Centuries past.

Decades spent exposed to the elements.

Her ears have been nibbled, plants and snails grew in the dirt inside her head.

Her eyes are perhaps not as clear as they once were.

But the end of the day she is beautiful. Graceful. 

And at peace.

 

Thank you to everyone who played along with our Guessing Game. Congratulations to Margie, whose name was drawn as our winner! Please email your address and your Ephemera parcel will be in the mail shortly.

 

xoxo

 

 

Beauty

Even the oldest girls like to dress up now and then.

A few wrinkles don't phase them, they KNOW they are beautiful.

Vintage brass filigree.

Garnet teardrops.

Silver stardust.

 

xoxo

 

Adornment

Vintage hand-carved wooden Santo, one of a pair of sisters that will be modeling Brocante jewels at our pop-up shop on July 20th. 

Collier crafted from antiqued brass lace bezels, reproduction resin cabochons, and vintage pressed glass cameo cabochons.

Santos available separately.

xoxo

 

 

Last Light

We've had no rain to speak of, since July.

An unheard of dry spell for this part of the country, so close to rainforest.

But the world has shifted, just a little.

Mist blankets the fields in the mornings, and the fog horns sound across the Strait.

Everywhere, the orb weavers' work outlined with dew.

Soon glistening gold with give way to grey.

A certain sadness at this changing of the seasons.

 

Cat's Cradle

In the dead of night the santos play cat's cradle.

Cat's cradle.

Cat's eye.

Manger.

Candles.

Diamonds.

The expectant silence of concentration.

Soft mutterings when a loop is dropped.

 

All The Better To See You With, My Dear

Today brought new glasses into the studio, and a girl can always see better with new glasses!

Don't forget to add your name for a fabulous (but still secretive) prize...

In an email or comment:

• choose drawer #1, #2, or #3
• tell what brocante treasure you hope to find inside
• tell why your choice would be the very best treasure for you

Easy peasy, and oh, such fun!

Devotion

 

Moss Street Paint-In

Your support. Your enthusiasm. Your thoughts and ideas. Your curiosity. We are touched and humbled. We would like to say thank you.

If you were at the Paint-In, please leave a comment. Perhaps share a little anecdote. A snapshot. A story.

We will select a winner. We might even use our antique roulette wheel. And what's in it for you, you ask?

A pair of petite saint's hands, to reach out and say thank you.

Solari

To comfort.

To console.