A trip to the grocery store continues to be one of the retail highlights of my week, so I am very thankful for the magazine selection at Ingles and Kroger these days. Last week, Kroger turned up a new issue of the The Cottage Journal titled Vintage Cottage, and as soon as I flipped through it, I knew I had to have this issue.
I was quite charmed by this feature on vintage children's pieces like china and bronzed baby shoes. I have some bronzed baby shoes that were mine when I was a baby, but mine are attached to a photo display stand. One day, I'll come across something unique to do with them!
What I really loved in this issue, though, was these gorgeous photos of a vintage sewing machine and vintage lace. Something about lace just speaks to me. I have a lace-collector friend here in Newnan (I'm talking *serious* lace collector), and I am most fortunate that she has been kind enough to let me play in her lace sometimes.
In case you can't read it, this quote from Coco Chanel seemed worth sharing: "I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature." I so agree! I see lace in spider webs, Queen Anne's lace, a dandelion, and much more. And does that pretty floral teacup at left catch your eye? It certainly did mine. I don't believe I've ever bought an issue of the Cottage Journal before, but I'm sure glad I came across this one. Do you like lace too? Any lace stories you can share?
I was quite charmed by this feature on vintage children's pieces like china and bronzed baby shoes. I have some bronzed baby shoes that were mine when I was a baby, but mine are attached to a photo display stand. One day, I'll come across something unique to do with them!
What I really loved in this issue, though, was these gorgeous photos of a vintage sewing machine and vintage lace. Something about lace just speaks to me. I have a lace-collector friend here in Newnan (I'm talking *serious* lace collector), and I am most fortunate that she has been kind enough to let me play in her lace sometimes.
I love lace. Not sure I have any lace stories, but I do have an appreciation for it, and this looks like a lovely magazine.
ReplyDeleteI do like lace, but I don't know much about it. I particularly like it on table linens and as curtains. A few years ago I was chosen to be the maid of honor at my friend Carol's wedding. After much searching, we found a beautiful and not-too-expensive wedding dress for her, but not a veil. So I volunteered to make her veil (although I had never made one before). She bought some VERY expensive Alencon lace from France for it. I was quite nervous in working with it, since it cost so much, but it turned out quite well.
ReplyDeleteWho can resist lace? So beautiful. Donna z
ReplyDeleteI am so concentrating on groceries I haven't browsed the magazine at my Kroger's (Fred Meyer's). Must remedy that the next time I go. This looks like a magazine I would enjoy.
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