I decided to frame the crocheted rag doll that my grandmother made. The doll's dress is made of material either from a flour sack or some sort of feed sack. Her pigtails did not survive my childhood.
I have had the unfinished shadowbox frame in storage for years. I spray painted it Heirloom White and lined it with burlap over some thin sheets of styrofoam packing material.
One thing lead to another and one corner of our bedroom was made-over.
I hung a photo of my great-aunt Minnie over a shelf filled with treasured family pieces.
My mother's first grade perfect attendance gift; a Czechoslovakian lustre ware vase circa 1927 or 1928.
The only surviving piece of an antique English bone china chocolate set. My Mother had the set displayed on her mantle. A picture over the mantle fell and broke all the other pieces.
A little lipstick holder that my Aunt Minnie gave me when I was a child.
Aunt Minnie's sitting hen dish where she kept her earrings.
The little pink chair was one that my Mother sat in to put on her shoes. She bought it from a friend who restored antiques. I have thought about painting it over the years and finally broke down and painted it Pineapple yellow. I hated the yellow and then painted it green. The green turned out too minty, so I decided to go with a pink oops paint I found at Home Depot. I thought the pink would pick up some of the colors in the quilt on the end of the bed and add a spot of color.
The quilt was made by Mother after she retired from nursing.
The seat upholstery and pillow are Mother's original choices which I may change at some point.
My layout "My Little Corner" was name Layout of the Day at Digital Scrapbook Place for June 2, 2012.
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5 comments:
Love the idea of preserving the rag doll in a shadow box. I wish I had one to cherish. I also love the quilt your mother made and all the white furniture. I wish I had the nerve to paint but I am doing small projects with white frames and such.
This is so beautiful and such a sweet corner you have made in your bedroom - really like all the pieces you show here and how you cherish them so much. Congrats on the LOTD it´s a fantastic layout.
What a wonderful little corner full of memories!
I love your blog, I like making things over even if its just paint!!!!
In Florida it is amazing how cheap you can get beautiful pieces and throw-aways.I got so many nice pieces for my sewing room for a mere nothing .Was really a lot of fun!!!Check out my new sewing room on my blog and follow me.Sincerely, Debbie Kelly
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As a designer, I am absolutely captivated by the thoughtfulness and deeply personal curation of this corner. True design isn't just about making a space look aesthetically pleasing; it is about telling a story, and the narrative you have woven here is incredibly rich and beautiful.
Your shadowbox project is a masterclass in texture. Framing the historical, soft flour sack fabric of your grandmother's crocheted doll against the raw, rustic weave of the burlap lining was a brilliant choice. In the design studio, we are constantly looking for ways to juxtapose rough materials with delicate ones to create visual depth, and you executed that perfectly. The Heirloom White frame ties it all together with such elegance.
I also have to commend your dedication to the creative process with that vintage chair! Every designer knows the struggle of applying a color, stepping back, and realizing the hue or undertone just isn't quite right. Trusting your eye to pivot from yellow, to mint, and finally landing on that perfect pink to draw out the specific tones in your mother's handmade quilt is exactly how a cohesive color palette is built. It anchors the room beautifully and provides the perfect "pop" of joy.
The way you have styled the floating shelf with your Great-Aunt Minnie's portrait and the surviving English bone china is just lovely. You have taken a collection of treasured family heirlooms and curated them into a vignette that feels warm, intentional, and incredibly chic. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful space—it is deeply inspiring!
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