Tuesday, June 7, 2011
FLOW
This scene is not as I had planned.
I originally set out to use the cute, retro bird paper as a backdrop for a kitchen. Laziness and the late hour prevented me from going downstairs to retrieve some TOMY kitchen items, so I started to play around with these white Re-ment shelving units and a bag of Bead for Life beads I purchased recently. Somehow, a new setup emerged, inspired by the types of hip storefronts that occupy the streets of the east village and NoHo in Manhattan. When I lived near the lower east side in the early 1990s, the area had not yet turned a corner on trendy, and was pretty gritty. As time passed, new apartments and condos cropped up, and soon cute stores followed in these tiny, tiny spaces, which managed to look completely cool and airy, with clothing, jewelry, housewares, and other items.
So, here's my sliver of east village/NoHo life, probably a pottery and bric-a-brac store. You'll see that I named it "FLOW." These vintage alphabet blocks were purchased at an outdoor antiques mart, but were incomplete; my intent was to call it "FLOAT," but alas, no "T" was to be found. There was a "W," though!
By the way, thanks for joining me on Facebook, and liking the Call of the Small page! I just reached 100 likes -- thanks!
Credits: White shelving units are Re-ment; globe lamp by minimodernistas; all vases are Bead for Life beads, made of paper by hardworking, entrepreneurial women in Uganda; vespa is from Jazams, my awesome local toy store; 1:24 scale midcentury chair and boomerang table by Paul MacAlister; vintage alphabet blocks are from an antique mart near Lambertville, NJ; mini origami are made by my son and sit in a top from an AMAC box; pine cone planter made by me; wallpaper is scrapbook paper from Michaels; chair is Bozart; rug under chair is cut from a Chilewich placemat. Accessories are AG Minis, Re-ment, Manor House Miniatures, and handmade by me.
The time it took me: 1 hour, 25 minutes (the beads kept falling down, victims of my clumsy mitts!)
Like always, very nice. Those beads make great vases. The origami pieces are very sweet.
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I really love love love the little camera, is that Rement? Do you know where I could get one like it?
ReplyDeleteLike you little FLOW :)
ReplyDelete*Nicola
The used building blocks slay me. I think these would make cool stools in real life--in 1:1 scale of course. Yeah, most of my scenes never get completed. I am the worst at getting bored too soon. I like this scene, lady!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary! I do love my mini, mini origami. My son is very proud that I use them ;)
ReplyDeleteHi, Lirael! The awesome little camera is made by AG Minis, a now defunct line of the American Girl brand. You can find AG Minis on eBay...in fact, there's a complete NIB set of the accessories that includes the camera up now http://cgi.ebay.com/American-Girl-AG-Minis-Entertaining-Little-Things-YMA1-/280691304680?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415a8168e8#ht_3736wt_905. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteWhy, thanks, Nicola! Good to hear from you, and I'm glad you like my FLOW ;)
ReplyDeleteHey, MC! I do like the vintage grit of the blocks, which also have these charming illustrations for bread, a lamp, and other everyday items. I agree they would work well as stools...it would be nice to find a set without the primary colors, but I might be asking too much!
ReplyDeleteAt last I got access to a computer so I could comment. I must get one laptop just for me, the kids occupy the other one with their homework most weekdays!
ReplyDeleteGreat scene, with lots of loves, like the birdy wallpaper, the use of the alphabet blocks, the pine cone planter and your sons tiny origami! And of course the beautiful pearls, I'm always looking out for pearls I can use as vases, and the shop owners often give me a weird look when I check if they can stand straight.
Hi Pubdoll! Thanks for stealing the computer to comment ;) I tested a lot in the bag of beads, to ensure that they would stand on their own. I guess I could have used tacky wax, but I was a lazy bird.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info! I'm going to look out for some AG miniatures now :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Lirael! Have fun!
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