dinner/lunch

last night i should have been studying for the gre
but it was the debate!
and the project runway finale!
so i didn't, and instead i made another soup
tomatillo/leek/roasted apple/pear soup with shredded chicken
sounds and looks not so tasty
but it's so so tasty.

soup

i love to cook
and one of my favorite things to make is soup
i've been experimenting a lot lately
and this one is my favorite.
it's pureed butternut squash, beets, fennel, and mint
and i put in lots of cayenne pepper and a tiny bit of honey
and wasabi powder
a little of everything, and it actually in the end tastes amazing!
it's this wonderful deep red color* and is very spicy but also sweet.
the best thing about it is that it's so healthy.
there's no butter or oil, and very little salt, just wonderful veggies.
my boyfriend tasted it and he loves it too,
but what he said about it is part of what makes me love him.
he said:
"you know, the reason i love beets is because when i eat them, it's what i imagine grass would taste like when i smell it."
i think he's right!

*please pardon the terrible photo, it looks a lot better in person

my new and wonderful things

so, as i said, i went to the 25th street flea market
and it was awesome
and here are the great little goodies that i picked up

this lamp will soon be transformed...

this little stool will not be transformed, because i like it exactly as it is

i love this

this one says "thou shalt not commit adultery"

a little antique victorian button with a tiny raven
i think i might make this in to something for my hair

some more wonderful victorian buttons

little golden duck buttons

these are these weird ermine tassles!
i don't know what i'll do with them but i love them.

a lovely little spoon

an ugly necklace with some nice beads and a pretty charm

matching cameo necklaces
these charms will be great in my project

i think i might go back to the 25th st market this weekend,
potentially with a. king?
she's really excited about all the furs for sale.

chairs

tripolina leather folding chairs early 20th c

my boo needs a chair.

frits henningsen armchair 1940s

maison jansen armchair 1960s

borge mogensen brown leather chair 1950s

brazilian safari chairs c 1965

ole wanscher for jeppeson 1950's

1950's leather club chairs

heaven help me

but i'm on a roll.
i love, love, love this headboard in an all white room.
the print is marilyn from rubie green

two more from domino
this blue chandelier should make someone i love feel very good.
i miss you

kitchen

some of my favorite things

porky

i have this little polka dot plant, i got him at the science festival in washington square park.
i love it so much, but i'm afraid he's dying.
i hope not.

another thing that i made

the light over my bed.
it's a green paper lantern that i paper mache-d with white tissue paper
and then i covered it in fake flower petals.

it's really nice to read by.

my stupid dresser

after about a month of it sitting in a box by my front door, i finally put together my new dresser.
it took around 8 hours and two nights - ikea is officially the worst.
however, the result is pretty nice.
many, many thanks to my boyfriend for being so great and putting it together even though he had a sinus infection.
i painted the knobs light blue to match a mirror hanging over my couch - it doesn't look so hot in these pictures, but in person it looks great. i really want to get some glass globe knobs, but at the moment my funds are low, so i'm going to have to wait until more riches roll in.
i put some of my favorite things on it -

the candle is from lexington gardens and it's beeswax and smells fantastic
the little scorpion is from my trip to tunisia, and i like it because its in a medical bottle, and because it's awesome.
the wall- e is remote controlled and i'm pretty sure he came from heaven.
and that old alarm clock came from the domino prop sale - it works, but i don't have the key to change the time and also the tick is so loud it will drive me bananas. at first though i thought i had finally found my perfect alarm clock, but of course i wasn't that lucky.

now i'm going to use my old dresser as storage for all my arts and crafts goodies.
speaking of which, coming soon - pictures from my project after the hexapus
obsession - the monsters quilt!

it looks like a little kid's dresser here, but it's beautifully glossy and looks almost lacquered