antiquing for a cause

the scouts sponsor a huge two-day flea market every year during the autumn holiday. this was my haul.  two new stitched mormor (grandmother) pillows, a reference book of handcrafts, a 70s jar and bowl and a funny little deer skull for a touch of murakami - all for 100 kroner. i especially look forward to reading the cookbook for young house mothers. we also scored 7 wine balloons in wooden crates, which i didn't photograph. all of the items are donated and all the money goes to support the local scouts, plus it brings out the entire community. pretty cool.

brugskunst

there's a really wonderful concept in danish - brugskunst - usable art. it includes all kinds of everyday items - bowls, glassware, vases, silverware and the like. largely kitchen items. ceramics, glass or wood - all well-designed, functional, but also beautiful. and i think it's a marvelous idea - why shouldn't our everyday be filled with beauty? because that's where life actually happens, in the little things you do every day. whether you're stirring up eggs for an omelet or putting sugar in your tea, it should be an aesthetic experience.

spotted at the blue market in haslev

spotted at the blue market in haslev

spotted at the blue market in haslev

the teapot and sugar bowl in our kitchen

i mentioned that i was going to back my new quilt top with fleece because it makes for a more cuddly blanket to cuddle up in while watching t.v. it makes it more usable - in the same spirit as the danish concept of brugskunst. functional beauty. but also in the spirit of using what i've got and what i had was fleece. i'll show you the result tomorrow when the light's better.

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enjoyed this (if you've read the stieg larsson millennium trilogy but don't really know why, you will too).