A Charming Vignette

I adore this! What an absolutely delightful way to display family pictures and pretty flowers. Don't you think this combination is irresistible??

The bucket and the jug has got me thinking......... I would love something like this in my home!. Creating something similar would be a fun summer project. I just need to figure out how to do it :) However, for now I shall admire this lovely vignette and be happy :)



Any ideas on how I can do this?

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Coffee Table Books as Travel Souvenirs

I love to travel :) To see the world, to explore the unknown, to taste different cuisines, to wander aimlessly.......yes I love it all!! Do you shop a lot on vacation? I used to be the person in the souvenir shop picking up the cute and sometimes tacky knick-knacks and now I don't! The reason is simple, I hope to see more of the world and I don't have the space in my home to display all my finds :) I have nothing against shopping on a trip, I love it too. However I do stop myself from picking up random things!

Somehow the souvenirs that I find in multiple stores when I am on vacation don't tempt me anymore. Instead I have a new passion. I collect coffee table books from the places/ countries that I have visited!

These books are slowly filling up my book shelves at home but I do not mind.



I recently got these two cute little books from my brother and sister in law while we were holidaying in England. They lived in Leicester at the time, hence the book :) I am a student of English literature so you can understand my passion for poetry. My brother bought me this book on Wordsworth while we were sitting in a pub on our trip to the Lake district.




I smile every time I look at these books and the many others that I have collected. I date them so years later I can remember when we were there. I have also started writing a few lines in the book itself about our trip!
A quick snapshot of our vacation :)



So what about you......do you shop on vacations and what do you love to buy?

I took this shot from the car while driving through the Lake District on a cloudy day!

Images : Anu@MyDreamCanvas.

Fabulous Finds : Anek Designs

My "Fabulous Find" for this week is Anek Design's hand painted Kalamkari cushions. I have liked Kanika's work for a while now and own a few of Anek Design's cushions myself. These cushions can be found on Etsy here and the best part is that they ship to the United States:)



I really like these hand painted kalamkari cushions with the images of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi. I am drawn to the colorful hues of these lovely cushions!

Images : Anek Designs and subject to copyright!