Review of the Details

This afternoon I had a long conversation with my dear friend Evi, the dollmaker ....she is busy preparing for a show next month. Speaking with her reminded me of her amazing talents and attention to detail in all that she creates and in the decorating of her beautiful home...
This collage consists of a few pictures taken in a guest bathroom in her home...
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The wonderful treasure found in those two cigar boxes a few weeks ago....I can't wait to find a few hours to sort through these fabulous rosaries and religious medals, clean and polish them and put them to use as embellishments in art projects and decorating....
What would you do with them?



A few more details and vignettes found in Evi's home...
She is a master at finding unique antique treasure and then incorporating those finds into her elegant, eclectic European styled home...
I can't wait to see the new dolls and other creations she will be exhibiting at the show!
Hope your day tomorrow brings all good things!

Found at the Church Thrift Store

Two of my favorite thrift stores are affiliated with churches....I found this wooden plaque at one of these stores last week...



This brass object has candle wax drippings in the bottom. I found it at the Methodist church sale up north this summer and it was marked 25 cents....



I grew up in the Methodist church and I never remember seeing something like this there so I think perhaps it may be from the local Catholic church...



It really is quite pretty....in a Jeanne D'Arc Living decorative type of way...



Do you know how and why it was used?
Would you display or use this in your home?



Another religious plaque found at the same church thrift store...



...and a small shrine...
....I am not sure of the origins of these pieces but aren't they beautiful?