Thursday, December 20, 2012

Winter Creatures



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The winter creatures came from the cold forest to live on my kitchen wall. In here it is warm and cozy, they might even find food, salt and water to survive the winter. Some of these creatures might miss the winter birds from the forest, but there is a nest of pigeons right next to the kitchen window, so they are in good company. 




The brown bear has an old sweater with geometrical patterns - perfect for the cold weather. We kept expecting him to fall asleep, because the bears hibernate in winter time, don't they? Only this one is too busy, guarding the sleep of a tiny girl in its paws. I found the prints at a fair then googled them: kissing foxes - Belly Rubs & Fox Cubs by Inaluxe; Pink circles by Elisabeth Hellman; Mister Fox by Native Vermont; Alphabet E by Paul Thurlby; Mr. Bear by Christine Pym. 




A little word about that rugged wall you keep seeing in my kitchen photos: it isn't a wallpaper! Nor a backsplash! Nor tiles! It is pure archaeology, so here is the story. When I first moved into the apartment, this is where the heating system used to be. It broke at some point and I had to buy another one (and moved the new one on another wall, for a better layout of the counters). When I removed the old heating system, this is what we found behind it: the original paint job of the house from 1983. Yes, ladies, that is paint and the dotted pattern was made with a brush and white paint :))




This is the larger picture, where you can see the kitchen counter, the archaeological spot on the wall, the burner, the new heating system on the right and the spice jars above. Also my cat Anais, whom you already know a little too well, would not move from the window and I didn't have the time to take other photos (we have very little sunshine, because it's been snowing every day for the past two weeks).




37 comments:

  1. You might want to make a picture of it!
    Enjoyed it very much :)
    A separate little story this image can tell.
    Enjoy the last few days before Christmas, it is also snowing here!

    Janne

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    1. Thank you, Janne, I'm glad you liked my story! I love the snow, perhaps I must post some pictures tomorrow ;)

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  2. Dilla - being dependent.
    Yes it had been so nice to see pictures of Romania's winter :)

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    1. Tomorrow, then, with the snow!
      PS: I like dille, a lot, on beautiful stuff!

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  3. I like so much the winter creatures, all of them! So lovely the kissing foxes. there is another creature I love among them... the so beautiful Anais!

    What a surprise to find out the original painting in the kitchen, you left it as you found it and now it is a pèerfect artistic corner!

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    1. Mille grazie, Laura! You are so right - I have a plan to put a frame on my paint square, because a real piece of art needs a frame :))

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  4. I just love this! And your cat is adorable :)

    Hugs,
    Stephanie

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    1. Thank you so much, Stephanie, my cat says "Meow" to you, too!

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  5. Love your winter creatures (especially Mr Fox) and the archaeological site. Beautiful!

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  6. i think your little painted wall is so sweet, it add character and charm. those cards are so cute! i love the embrace one, is that a new card or a vintage one? i just adore it : )

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    1. Christine, I'm so glad you like the cards! The embrace was just printed this way, I don't think it's vintage. I searched for it with Google Image and I found a picture on the Flickr stream of Elisabeth Dunker from "Fine Little Day" (and the author of the illustration had a copyright sign on it)

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    2. Look, Christine, the whole alphabet series (definitely not vintage, but awesome looking): http://www.paulthurlby.com/portfolio/alphabet/

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    3. man that elisabeth dunker! she is so good at stuff! thanks so much for finding that for me, so cool!!!

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  7. I also like that "embrace" card, how fun!

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    1. Look at the alphabet: http://www.paulthurlby.com/portfolio/alphabet/

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  8. How cute are those foxes! Love your display.

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    1. Thanks a million for visiting, Jacqueline, my winter friends say "Hi!"

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  9. That spotted area in the kitchen is so cool! I love that you kept it and I think it is so amazing that it is all hand done! It's quite beautiful in it;s own way.

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  10. Hi Meeha!
    You're such a great story teller, you must awsome for naptime stories, thank you for the creature tale!
    Such wonderful creature, just love the bear with sweater! And what treasure to find, that handmade wall are so 2012, with all the dots!!! It's such a wonderful to keep it exposed, it's so unique and looks great with your styling! If I don't come around before Christmas, then Merry Christmas and hope you're going to have a wonderful christmas with all your friends and family and are lucky to get some carols by the door at Christmas eve. Have a blast, hugs Mette

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  11. An great eye on your kitchen wall Meeha! Very cute, and I like very much the two deers in the front! :)

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    1. Lisa, I just KNEW you'll say Hi! to the little deer in the front, because I love your beautiful ones as well!

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    1. Thank you so much, Katie, for noticing the color scheme - I fooled around with white, brown and dusty turquoise!

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  13. Mehha i love your Winter Creatures is perfect in your kitchen . !!! Your Cat is adorable

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  14. A perfectly lovely post Meeha - what a cosy corner and a beautiful display. Don't you wish you could really bring all the animals and birds inside for the winter. I hate to think of them outside on freezing nights!

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    1. Ann, how you read my mind - I pity the pigeons and the stray dogs in the city, it breaks my heart if I stop and think about it. For the birds, we put little bacon cubes on a wire and they feed on it.

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  15. All your winter creatures are fabulous, but the fox is my favorite! How fun to find that kind of secret treasures, it sure deserves a frame!

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    1. Then it's settled, I shall DIY the right frame for my kitchen archaeology spot!

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  16. I love you winter creatures! They're so cute :)

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    1. Thank you so much for visiting, Jessica, it is surely cozy in here with all the winter creatures by my side :)

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  17. Hi there, lovely blog, sorry about this bad news, however that design "Belly rubs and Fox Cubs" you have above by us (inaluxe) looks like an illegal copy of our work. Can you please tell me where you bought it? It is upsetting to think someone is making them and selling them without our knowledge or permission. Best wishes, look forward to hearing from you - inaluxe. luxo@iinet.net.au

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    1. Oh, sorry to hear about that!! I was beginning to suspect the illustration were "fan work" because I had to google the illustrations, there was no label on the back with the title - but the good news is that I bought them in a bunch, there was only one of each among other pictures taken by the seller. I don't know how to describe the situation properly because English is not my native language but the fair was a kind of "junk market" where everybody brought stuff from their own home that they no longer needed or wanted to swap. Maybe the girl printed for herself along with pictures taken by herself (I recognized a building)? I am very conscious about author rights (and as you can see I googled them before posting photos) but I am not able to give more details :(
      I strongly don't think someone is stealing your work for a profit, there was only one card of each in a sea of random stuff. But if you want me to remove the photos, I totally understand.

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  18. Hi Meeha, thank you very much for the information. :) Our prints all have titles, and signature on the front (when purchased from our store) and we typically print on A4 paper size, on velvet fine at giclee. I could tell straight away this was not one of our prints, and an illegal copy. Your board looks lovely, no need to take the pics down, and I appreciate what you're saying about "stealing to make profit" however, printing and selling other people's work is not legal, so one always wonders... how big is the problem. :) Hopefully as you say it was just a one off. Thanks again, very much like your blog. Have a lovely Christmas. :) Kristina

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  19. Hello dear.
    How beautiful the snow.
    Here in Brazil we do not have this wonderful spectacle of nature.
    Loved!!
    Kisses.
    Sah Errera - Brasil
    Blog Sabrina Errera

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  20. Looks great!
    Happy New Year!!!
    big hug hx

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    1. Thank you so much for visiting, Hege, this is such an honor for my little blog!

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