Table Topper.

A project for a tired eye.

An inspirational kitchen table.

The blank canvas.

When I am trying to portray a mood or a feel, I'm a firm believer in "go big or go home."

This table is supposed to reflect me, things I love and want to be surrounded with...

so naturally, it's gonna be loud.

This is the table cloth I chose. 

BRIGHT, loud and playful. The perfect under painting.

These are the elements that I wanted to blend into my plant collection.

These are all treasures I hold dear to my heart, that I wanted on display on my kitchen table.

Some may ask, "Why your kitchen table?" (Along with my roommates because they are wondering where they are supposed to eat).

My defense is, you can't help where the sun shines in your apartment!

So, we will dine with the plants! :)

A huge advantage in having a brightly lit area to make plants happy?

BUY REFLECTIVE ANYTHING. (Like you see above).

This little Marshall's $10 buy, not only matched the table cloth,

but looks STUNNING during magic hour when the sun is setting.

My favorite time of day.

HERE you can see some dish-ware I have had for quite sometime.

It is a transparent green dish, that is not used as much for dining as I would like.

SO

if I can teach you anything on my blog its this..

PLEASE don't let the understood use of a known object restrict you from seeing the range of it's possibilities. 

The beautiful dish, flipped upside down served as a cohesive element to elevate the focal point of the table display. 

From here (the top right of the composition), I started to build. 

The left hand side, these two decretive elements are something I highly recommend.

The Bud Vase.

Why? Because they are interesting on their own without floral in them. Easy either way.

Surprise guests coming over last minute and you want to spruce your place up on a low budget? (Look great with sparse floral).

Or..

Budget too tight for floral money in your home/apartment?

This is what I do.

I put a dried arrangement into the vases.

Similar to a picture, I used dried flowers to remember an event or moment I want to carry with me.

I let the live product hang upside down on my wall until completely dried, to then use as an interchangeable decretive element. 

These were flowers I bought myself the first week I moved into my new apartment last year.

I have 5 bouquets hanging in my room currently.

This little section is one of my first Brimfield finds of the July session.

Here you see a wooden element I purchased with three holes. 

It's purpose,

serve Fiestaware dish-ware on this element to your guests.

I picked 2 up.

One for a plant stand, the other for a tape sculpture.

This is another Brimfield buy. A chartreuse green bud vase, by the Fiestaware company.

Holding an air plant of mine (so cool, easy to take care of, and they come in tons of varieties).

The final product.

Click on photo to see a close up image.

Lots of love and stories in this collective group of things.

This white bust is a new phase of mine.

When antiquing etc, I have been drawn to the human figure.. especially bust forms.

One of my favorite Art Deco stores is located in North Kingstown, RI. Once a month I will pop in and see what they have been up to.

When I saw this white bust, I fell in love.

My brother surprised me with it for my birthday last April.

I think it is important to express yourself in your living space.

While decor is an obvious expression, your living habits can be very telling.

Do yourself a favor and buy a living thing.

Plants can be the most therapeutic experience.

Learn what it likes and what it wants.

How they grow and blossom is the most fascinating and rewarding feeling.

In my mind, they deserve the kitchen table :)

Love and Light,

Sarah Anne.

The Best Designer of All.

With my new line of work,

I couldn't help but post some pictures that I have inspired the hell out of me.

Mother Nature,

The best designer of all.

Every day, I go into work and am BLOW AWAY by what is being brought into the stores.

I am surrounded by such beauty at all times,

I ask myself DAILY, 

How am I so lucky to be surrounded by this and get paid?

MUST be Karma.

I count my blessings everyday, and I can't help but be so inspired by such effortless beauty.

So easy to live in the moment at work,

to stop and simply appreciate how something so amazing was made out of the dirt.

The day I forget to be thankful for these blessings, I will need a slap.

But for now, 

I love my job.

What's your favorite?

Love and Light,

Sarah Anne.

July Brimfield BANDIT.

It was hot.

 I was melting. 

But I walked away a winner.

Brimfield 2011, Round 2.

Here is what I saw.

A beautifully mosaic tile with glass fired at a low enough temperature to adhere the glass to the tile, but not hot enough to make it melt completely.

The colors ranged from a royal blue to a cadmium yellow.

My current obsession of the moment, been spotting them a lot lately.

These porcelain hands were used as molds when sewing leather gloves.

They range in all sizes and styles, I'm still looking for the perfect one to add sticking out of a planting one day.

Forget having these things holding my jewelry, I would need 20.

Indian spice bowls. Beautifully painted, all using a deep red accent. Very alluring.

Another big trend I spotted during the July round were old tin tiles used for ceilings. As you can see above, all of the styles were available as if they were records, overwhelming you with character. 

Below you can see how the larger found panels were then changed into a hang able piece of artwork, supports and wire attached to the back. These would be gorgeous if done in a high to low light area (SHADOWS!).

Was not crazy about the mirrors. Used the tins as the frame to a full length or wall mirror.

A little tacky for me.

I will always, always, be a sucker for Amber lighting.

Frogs in all shapes and sizes! 

I have seen these used in many ways, but being used as a toothpick holder or a flower vase are my favorite.

THIS WAS THE SHOW STOPPER FOR ME.

First of all. Wow.

The colors, the movement, the character, the drama, the shape. I NEEDED it.

The owner told me that it was an old movie panel, made to dress up the sides of the screen before and after showings. 

Below is the other 3/4.

But I really just liked it as a 1/4. Much more drama.

If I had the $300 for it and a way to get that huge thing home, I would have put it on it's side horizontally and had it running down my hallway.

Amazing.

The sky on the ride home.

I walked away from Brimfield this year with 4 large boxes for my new tape project (it's a big deal!!!), a six foot tall white iron and glass shelved plant stand for my new apartment, and a tiny Fiesta ware chartreuse flower vase.

For $90.

Love and Light,

Sarah Anne.

Colors of the Month: June/July.

In a previous post, you will see that I have shared a picture similar to these before.

I have decided to conduct an experiment.

I decided that once a month I would take an Aura Picture,

to see how I am changing spiritually for a year (maybe this is an ongoing project).

While I would go into great detail about what the colors mean as I had done prior,

I believe that they are also up to your own personal interpretation.

Colors mean and represent different things to different people.

And although, these pictures came with color definitions... I like what I see without reading what it means.

I have three pictures and it is so interesting

 to see the transition thus far.

The woman who read my picture after was shocked by how strong my Aura was.

It's getting stronger, as you can see, you can barely see my face.

With every month, I feel as if I am growing more and more into the young woman and artist I have always wanted to be.

Love and Light,

Sarah Anne.

LA on my Mind.

It had been almost two years since 

I had seen my best friend from college, Ada.

Looking for an adventure, I booked a flight to LA for a visit during the 4th of July long weekend.

I'll never forget it.

The Venice Beach fortune teller, brought me good news.

On the other hand, he told Ada she was a loud mouth.

(To be honest, I think it mixed us up).

I had my first "In and Out" burger.

I fell in love.

You can not put a price on friendship.

 It was such an unforgettable and inspirational whirlwind, and I can only hope this was the first trip of many.

Thanks for the memories little Ada Maria, love you.

Love and Light,

Sarah Anne.