MY WHITE WEDNESDAY #3

So it's Wednesday again and here I am posting my WW pics for this week. Again, needless topsay, a lot of preparation. I now keep my digital camera in my purse at all times so that I can have it right at hand when needed for a sudden "WW epiphany".
Well, enough of chatting now, let's open a white door on this week whites I was at the company's guesthouse ( a Liberty-style villa dating back the early 1900's) for some company event last week and look what we have got here: gorgeous pig-iron heaters. Aren't they indeed very beautiful and charming? I'd love to have such heaters in my apartment.

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Let's have a closer look...they emanate such a romantic charm

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And now my white candels in cherry glasses supervised by a cherub.

I guess that the gilded cherub doesn't count for a WW but I found it made a cute pic with the candles.

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I'm still not yet done with emptying my mom's apartment. I feel there's a part of me that doesn't want to let the things of my past go. Everything in there speaks about my beloved ones who are no longer with me and everytime I go in there I feel a pang of anxiety. It's high time I come to terms with this though, so, no more whining and let's get things done.

In fact, while getting rid of all the useless stuff that had been piling up for decades in memory of those who had left this earth before my mom, I happened to find this cute brown vintage leather suitcase which had once belonged to my grandmother. I'm sure it isn't very old but it looks indeed worn out and that adds a lot to it. Must have a seen quite some traveling...

When still thinking whether to keep it or not it suddenly came to my mind that it'd be the perfect place to nest my lucky find from last weekend's fleamarket: a lovely off-white crochet bed throw. BTW off-white does count for WW's, doesn't it?

It was staring at me from the vendor's booth and I had to have it. Not a bargain - as I told you before, fleamarkets in Italy can be quit expensive and you can't expect to go there and bring home real bargains. After a long nerve-wrecking "negotiation" the throw was sold to me for 20 Euros, which is not bad for Italy, but would have been sold for much less at some yard sale in the US - I guess perhaps only a few bucks. What do you say you dearest US blog friends?

But, as I said, I had to have it. The funny thing is i didn't need it... isn't this after all the best part of going bargain hunting at fleamarkets? You go home with some useless trophy and tell your hubby that it was soooooooooooo cheap that you just couldn't leave it behind. White lies, aren't they?

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And here's a close-up. Look at those tiny flowers. Must have been quite a work for the patient hands that made the throw!

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A cute lil bag that I use to keep my soap bars. it's so vintagey, with all that lace and silk roses

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Speaking about soap here's one of my fav: kissing angels, and it smells very nice too.

Of course I do not use it, just keep it in the bathroom for some extra charm!

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This is one of my loveliest cold porcelain roses wooden box. I had never made a white box (I usually paint them in brown for a more dramatic look when completed with roses) and had never tried my hand at making yellow roses either (younever can tell how the color will turn out when the dough is dry). So, an expeeriment from beginning to end. Well, in the end I was very happy with the final result and to me it looks very shabby chic

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And last but not least, a present I got today from a co-worker. Knowing I have a blog this morning she came to me with a bag containing this wonderful B&G danish porcelain and a capodimonte porcelain rose basket.
Couldn't post the basket today but this pretty dog IS white. It reminds me of my dog and has got such a sweet little muzzle, has it not?

It is also a very expensive figurine.

Elisa never left a comment on my blog but she has given her precious contribution to it all the same (and often times soome advise, too). So Thank you Elisa.

Well , it seems to be all for now, otherwise I'll soon run out of whites to post. Better save some for the next WW's.

Happy White Wednesday to you all.

BTW, thanks for bearing all my verbousness - many of you probably fell asleep before reaching the end of my post LOL. I know, I'm awful
Blessings

Rita Y