Sunday 23 May 2010

K.J. 1943




My grandmother's sewing box

38 comments:

Andrea Tachezy said...

Wonderful!

Anonymous said...

I LOVE IT!!!

emma said...

va tjusigt med lite kurbitz! :D

Silvia said...

beautiful!

Ashlee said...

It's beautiful!
What a lovely thing to have to remember her by.

I have my grandmother's sewing box too - it's much smaller! - I try not to open it too much as it smells wonderful inside & I don't want to lose that smell - musty wood :)

Liane said...

you are very lucky t0 have it. it's a beauty.

blue china studio happy said...

How fantastic! It is beautiful. I like how it looks against the white wall but picks up similar colors in your bookshelves.

o l y said...

i'm in love with the light in your home, it's so soft and tender

and the box is amazing ! it's a treasure !

happy happy brand new week, dear dear camilla

:)

jie said...

o jag har Reiduns ;) dock utan benställningen...

Alexandra Hedberg said...

- så det var din mormors/farmors? (sa du det? hm... jag lyssnar lite dåligt ibland)
Precis som den vi har är min mormors!

Natascha Rosenberg said...

Oh! Camilla that's a treasure!

Unknown said...

WOW!
No words. That´s a great treasure

Inger H Finnman said...

Oj så kul Camilla....har en liknande hemma efter svärmor, det står Rut och datum 24/12 1944, måste vara en julklapp. Jag har en lite låda underst som jag kan dra ut, där har jag alla trådrullar...tar några bilder och lägger ut den på min blogg så får du se...jag använder min flitigt för där ligger nålar, tråd mm och några gamla minnen från Rut. Visst är det ett härlig minne...lyckliga vi äro.

mimi k said...

It is so beautiful. And, how lucky you are to have it! The decorative painting is amazing.

gina said...

Ooh, Monday morning eye candy!

Nechepurenka said...

so tender!

Connie (thepaperdialogues) said...

lovely. what are you planning to do with it?!? why is it empty?

Camilla Engman said...

You are right it is a treasure and I'm lucky.

Ashlee, I just had to go and smell in it after your comment.. just old wood :)

Jenny, vad taskigt att Reidun inte fick några ben på sin ;) Undrar vem som köpt dom.

Inger, ser fram emot en bild.

Connie, I just got it from my mother and haven't decided how to use it yet. Maybe for its purpose.

jie said...

Ja tror att hon har haft benen till den men att dom kommit bort någonstans någongång. Efter mitt förra inlägg så började jag fundera på om Hilding fick något när Karin o Reidun fick sina lådor, och isåfall vad kan han ha fått...

Camilla Engman said...

Det kanske var en verktygslåda, med fin kurbitsmålning på locket. T

Marcela Calderón said...

So, so beautiful! You aare so lucky, Camilla!! :)
Kisses!

jonahliza said...

soo awesome!. . so beautiful <3

Kerstin Svendsen said...

så underbar!

alessandra said...

treasure!

Inger H Finnman said...

Nu kan du titta på min "haberdashery box" ser mörkare ut, men det är mörkt inomhus och solen visar sin frånvaro dock inte vinden.......man behöver mössa, vantar och vindjacka idag i Skåne..fy attan.

Bat said...

Amazing!I can imagine the treasures you found inside the box!

ana ventura said...

wow!! No words :-)

Eva / Sycamore Street Press said...

So incredibly beautiful! And even better because it is a family heirloom. I really cherish the things like this that I have from my family. (Although I don't have anything of this sort...to bad.)

explodingcucumber said...

It's so beautiful! Did you grandmother paint it herself?

teresa murfin said...

Wow, that's really very beautiful!

my hyggelig said...

oh my gosh ~ that is THE most beautiful sewing box I have ever seen. so inspiring. thank you for sharing.

Jan Halvarson said...

i've never seen anything so beautiful

Novi On The Go said...

This is so beautiful, thank you for sharing!!!

Lisa said...

W-O-W!
Nothing to be added...

Valia Carvalho said...

beautiful box, and your work is so beautiful!

Minna said...

Har en exakt lika dan hemma :) Vet du vad initialerna står för?

Schenk aandacht said...

Camilla this is a treasure-chest! I've been wanting to share with you that I've got one too! It's my grandpa's war chest from the 1940's and I keep the collection of love letters inside that my grandparents wrote to each other just before and during WWII. I've just posted pictures on my weblog. Good luck with your box, I'd love to stay informed about what you're going to do with it!

camillas said...

interesante! Saludos