tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post4548938975601924947..comments2024-03-28T12:15:59.787+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: Baskets (Sepia Saturday)DawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-12616203237638273532019-09-06T21:28:35.161+02:002019-09-06T21:28:35.161+02:00I love the beautiful colours in your painted baske...I love the beautiful colours in your painted baskets. Here in Scotland, if you let a bit if rain stop you, you would not do anything. <br /><br /><br /><br />ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-84429006313549062802019-09-04T18:42:14.713+02:002019-09-04T18:42:14.713+02:00Amy, I do appreciate the objects I have that "...Amy, I do appreciate the objects I have that "connect me to the past" :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-51148997106113225102019-09-04T18:41:15.963+02:002019-09-04T18:41:15.963+02:00Sounds like you have a new hobby waiting to be exp...Sounds like you have a new hobby waiting to be explored, Mike! :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-21281072919642283332019-09-04T01:06:03.555+02:002019-09-04T01:06:03.555+02:00I love how you have your grandmother's basket,...I love how you have your grandmother's basket, this is something to cherish. I have my grandmother's sewing basket I still use.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-56302990871702161052019-09-03T12:12:15.430+02:002019-09-03T12:12:15.430+02:00I love your mom's drawing!I love your mom's drawing! <br />Crafty Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484930874543269891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-20336549965278866692019-09-03T05:26:16.511+02:002019-09-03T05:26:16.511+02:00A very artistic and crafty post. My wife is a fana...A very artistic and crafty post. My wife is a fanatical hunter of wild mushrooms, we have dozens of baskets around that deserve a decorative treatment like yours, so I'm inspired now to get out my paintbrush.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-48707089894234325962019-09-02T14:49:14.452+02:002019-09-02T14:49:14.452+02:00Molly, one good thing about painting baskets yours...Molly, one good thing about painting baskets yourself is that you can get the right colours to match where/how you want to use it. :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-3099868079686236522019-09-02T14:45:13.894+02:002019-09-02T14:45:13.894+02:00Sandra, your comment reminds me that I have other ...Sandra, your comment reminds me that I have other kinds of baskets as well. Like a big brown wicker one for newspapers (once a week I take most of them to the recycling bin, and only keep the last few issues), and a narrow white one without handle for recent magazines and leaflets etc (which I empty when it gets full), and ... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-15206343989944480102019-09-02T14:36:49.674+02:002019-09-02T14:36:49.674+02:00How wonderful to be putting inherited baskets to u...How wonderful to be putting inherited baskets to use...and the drawing by your mother is beautiful! I am also a basket person -- so many uses and great decorative containers. You have given me a good idea about painting some of them!Molly's Canopyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571003887840906315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-67129559893435655762019-09-02T14:02:38.682+02:002019-09-02T14:02:38.682+02:00Thanks Kathy :)Thanks Kathy :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-41482700074798169002019-09-02T14:02:17.737+02:002019-09-02T14:02:17.737+02:00You answered your own question, Meike :) And yes, ...You answered your own question, Meike :) And yes, I like it that I have some things with a bit of history that goes back even before my own time.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-40874187984866050652019-09-02T13:58:30.115+02:002019-09-02T13:58:30.115+02:00LaN, my flat in itself (walls and floors etc) is v...LaN, my flat in itself (walls and floors etc) is very neutral, so textiles and "things" is how I add colour. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-32302893205333023642019-09-02T13:55:20.592+02:002019-09-02T13:55:20.592+02:00Ginny - Yes, I appreciate the drawings mum made in...Ginny - Yes, I appreciate the drawings mum made in my early photo albums. Later in life she turned more to textile art, like tie-dye, patchwork and embroidery. I was never any good with needle and thread, but have enjoyed a bit of painting from time to time.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-84422284768093549112019-09-02T13:46:45.348+02:002019-09-02T13:46:45.348+02:00Graham, "to each his own", I think the e...Graham, "to each his own", I think the expression is...? I often see things (art or whatever) that I like, but that would still look out of place in my own home.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-10470826630644363322019-09-02T11:35:17.869+02:002019-09-02T11:35:17.869+02:00Oh, stupid me! "As illustrated by my Mum...&q...Oh, stupid me! "As illustrated by my Mum..." it says clearly enough! And that's even with my new specs on...Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-47151793443996592212019-09-02T09:55:52.661+02:002019-09-02T09:55:52.661+02:00Such beautiful baskets, and how lovely to still ha...Such beautiful baskets, and how lovely to still have and treasure the ones that were already "old" when you were little! You did a great job painting them, they still (or again) look like I think they would want to look.<br />Who made the drawing of the Kaffeutflykt next to your toddler photo?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-57186285535129229282019-09-02T06:16:45.323+02:002019-09-02T06:16:45.323+02:00You talented gal, you! Love your baskets. Your f...You talented gal, you! Love your baskets. Your flat must be very colorful.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-48105900385981857342019-09-02T00:34:35.350+02:002019-09-02T00:34:35.350+02:00You have some pretty baskets. Somehow I only have ...You have some pretty baskets. Somehow I only have one, and didn't even think of it when this prompt appeared! It's kind of ordinary but does hold a collection of things.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-67517386298910344392019-09-01T21:01:43.117+02:002019-09-01T21:01:43.117+02:00What a beautiful collection! I collect baskets, an...What a beautiful collection! I collect baskets, and have many big plastic keepers full of them. I change them out periodically. But very few are painted like these. What a wonderful job you did! They really do look like new. Even the mostly unpainted one looks so good. What a cute picture of you!! Your Mom was quite an artist.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-55135781749479403312019-09-01T20:26:07.203+02:002019-09-01T20:26:07.203+02:00I love all of your painted baskets! And your mothe...I love all of your painted baskets! And your mother's illustration in the photo album is so special.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-42964563859285288122019-09-01T20:12:01.827+02:002019-09-01T20:12:01.827+02:00I think the baskets are really gay and much more a...I think the baskets are really gay and much more attractive that the plastic ones I use in cupboards and all over my workshop. I'm not sure they would suit my house though.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-23477192000388428762019-09-01T13:48:37.767+02:002019-09-01T13:48:37.767+02:00I really like the painting of the baskets in brigh...I really like the painting of the baskets in bright bold colors. mother had two of the type in the last collage, that is painted red and green on the left. she used them for picking veggies and for picnics. you are right about the storage, I have 2 that are used for dog toys and magazines. they are boring natural color though.. I have plastic baskets in closets and cabinets for storing thingsMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.com