Warm feeling on a cold day and cool on a hot day.
A yellow spring flower - beautiful felted slippers
Wool 4 Dreams, Etsy
A yellow spring flower - beautiful felted slippers
Wool 4 Dreams, Etsy
Wednesday
The Elizabethan fan...
A handle of a feather fan,
made ca. 1550 in Venice, Italy
Feather fans were introduced into Tudor England
through the great Italian city states of Venice, Milan
and Genoa. Originally fans had arrived in Italy from the
East. By the 16th century the Western secular use of
fans was largely confined to women. Costly and elaborate,
these fans were dress accessories confirming status and
rank. This fan handle was made in gilt brass - others were
made in gold, silver or ivory. The feathers used might be
those of a native bird rather than more expensive feathers
from exotic birds such as peacocks, swans, ostriches or
parakees, which enriched the finer gold or ivory handles.
Most fans were attached to the belt of the dress by
a metal chain or silk cord
V&A
made ca. 1550 in Venice, Italy
Feather fans were introduced into Tudor England
through the great Italian city states of Venice, Milan
and Genoa. Originally fans had arrived in Italy from the
East. By the 16th century the Western secular use of
fans was largely confined to women. Costly and elaborate,
these fans were dress accessories confirming status and
rank. This fan handle was made in gilt brass - others were
made in gold, silver or ivory. The feathers used might be
those of a native bird rather than more expensive feathers
from exotic birds such as peacocks, swans, ostriches or
parakees, which enriched the finer gold or ivory handles.
Most fans were attached to the belt of the dress by
a metal chain or silk cord
V&A
A fan fit for a queen
'Elizabeth I with a Fan', ca. 1585-90,
Attr. to John Bettes the Younger
This painting, of several similar portraits of this type
now known, was found in a seventeenth-century
farmhouse in England in 1890.
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Hand carved electric lamps
These stunning wooden lamps are
made ny the wood-carver Dimitar Manev
They can be made i different sorts of wood
Dimitar Manev, Etsy
made ny the wood-carver Dimitar Manev
They can be made i different sorts of wood
Dimitar Manev, Etsy
lamp with a dove and a heart
a sunflower lamp
'Squirrels' by Brian Wildsmith
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Illustrations from 'Squirrels', 1972 & 1974 editions
by Brian Wildsmith
Did you know that squirrels live in two-room homes
in trees? That they can swim and use their tails as
a sail? That when they sleep, they wrap their tails
around themselves like a blanket? This picture-and-
word tribute to the furry little creatures covers
their everyday lives in vivid detail
Purchase the vintage book here: UK & US
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Illustrations from 'Squirrels', 1972 & 1974 editions
by Brian Wildsmith
Did you know that squirrels live in two-room homes
in trees? That they can swim and use their tails as
a sail? That when they sleep, they wrap their tails
around themselves like a blanket? This picture-and-
word tribute to the furry little creatures covers
their everyday lives in vivid detail
Purchase the vintage book here: UK & US
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Tuesday
Woodland brooches and necklaces
These wooden squirrel and fox jewellery are parts
of Layla Amber Rous' Woodland Collection - so cut!
Layla Amber, Etsy
of Layla Amber Rous' Woodland Collection - so cut!
Layla Amber, Etsy
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