Windows can be beautiful too!

Okay, so you have probably noticed I like a bit of clutter!  I'm not the minimalist type!  

I like to fill little nooks with bits and pieces.  
In this case, I have used a silk scarf as a sheer curtain.  On the window sill are a few treasures... the brown glass bottle I picked up from the absolutely amazing 'Resources Collectables Shop' (http://www.resourcetipshop.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=62in),  in central city Hobart, Tasmania... where beautiful and useful treasures are salvaged from the tip, then are sold.  A favourite place, and somewhere I go whenever in Hobart!

Like I said, prior to having children I was already collecting vintage toys... well, I also collected Children's books... usually ones with what I thought were beautiful illustrations. 

You can't really see them in this photo, but next to the bottle are two of my favourite possessions... a gorgeous antique ginger jar, collected from an antique shop in New Zealand... it was a little on the expensive side, but I couldn't not buy it, and its still a favourite 15 years later.  

The other item is a set of 3 Cloisonne ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloisonn%C3%A9 ), also collected from an antique store about 15 years ago, and also still a fave.  I will post a better photo at a later date!

Funny... we were evacuated almost 3 years ago, in one of our worst fire seasons when there was a fire locally... I was heavily pregnant with my first, and maybe I had baby brain... who knows, but when collecting stuff to leave, the ginger jar and the cloisonne set were two of the things I took with me.