tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39597149608280570582024-03-13T15:04:28.854-07:00violet&jane Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3959714960828057058.post-89470659360353351622013-10-13T14:41:00.002-07:002013-10-13T14:43:21.901-07:00Framed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Garage sales, thrift stores, junk bins and your own attic. That's where you can always find the best stuff! I have had my eye out for frames lately since I have a disproportionate amount of wall space to framed artwork. An old frame became the new home for French farmer's almanac pages from the 30's and a paper crane I made to put on the front door of our Parisian closet we lived in so Jay would know which UN-numbered paint-peeling door was ours.<br />
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This tiny guy was a gift from my good friend Julie, it's a tiny etching of a sparrow pressed between two pieces of soldiered glass. <br />
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Here's a piece I finally got around to framing, a watercolor I traded rendering work for. This was back when Architects needed watercolorists instead of a Mac tablet, I know, I know...so dating myself.<br />
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A collection of old framed renderings, whimsical watercolors and contemporary oil paintings.<br />
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Perhaps the best frame of all, also happens to be the oldest. Here an antique Rococo mirror hangs in my bedroom, easily one of the best estate-sale finds ever. Hope this inspires you to go out and find some cool thrift/yard sale stuff! Feel free to post your finds in the comment section!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11583043787349269522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3959714960828057058.post-53795498845306561712013-10-10T10:56:00.000-07:002013-10-10T10:56:00.109-07:00Design is in the Guild's Details<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They say good design lies in the details. Whomever "They" are, I agree! That is why I always strive to bring well made, hand finished fabrics to my lamp shade clients. One of my favorites being the London made, Designers Guild prints. Color saturated silks and linens printed with bold botanicals, painterly sketches and hand finished particulars.<br />
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I love to mix and match prints and patterns, come on in to Violet & Jane and pick out some daring details for your next project!<br />
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If you have ever moved then you know it's not the actual "moving", that feels so satisfying, but the <i>unpacking. </i>You finally unearth objects, tools, favorites and finds you forgot you ever packed away. Old collections you found troublesome to place now easily find their homes. Architectural details and features evoke new symmetries and styling options.<br />
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Once the dust settles(and you find where you packed your favorite feather duster), it's time to sit back, take a look around your new space and enjoy all the new creative energy it brings.<br />
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And maybe after a nap (which our shop-dog Nikki takes in a purse-inside a basket-on a chair), make something brand new!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11583043787349269522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3959714960828057058.post-67962629720216793052013-09-26T21:21:00.000-07:002013-09-26T21:23:10.285-07:00Welcome to Violet & Jane!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to the Violet & Jane blog. We are so excited you chose to visit our blog, and kind of embarrassed, because we are still in a bit of an incubation stage... so please stick with us, and you will be so very pleased as can be.<br />
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