The Power Of Things.
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| Do things influence your feelings? |
Do things have power upon your life?
Do they influence on your mood, feelings, emotions?
What makes you get up in the morning?
Diana Vreeland said, that it was her style, that made her get up in the morning. Style made her go downstairs.
What is style? What does it consist of? Really, style consists of things.
I love Fancy Nancy kid’s book series. It is about a small girl Nancy who loves tutu skirts, bows, ruffles, pens with plume, lavender hankies, and - fancy words. She says ‘foliage’ instead of ‘fall’ and she decorates her book report with beads and yarn braids, otherwise it wouldn’t do. She is funny and she has true and clear style (small girl style, of course). In one of the books she has to make a composition of one hundred of anything, and: one hundred socks is ugly; one hundred macaronis is impossible, because few kids already made it; one hundred hair bands or bracelets is not working, because she has only eighty... Finally she founds one hundred bright pebbles, and makes a verse with the sense of her composition.
Beautiful things make us say beautiful words and express beautiful feelings? May be it is too strong to say, but I think, there is some seed of truth here.
Fancy tea mug or the simplest and cheapest from the supermarket? The simple one will do, but fancy mug is pretty and ergonomic. It does ‘click!’ when closed, it is spill proof, it has hot pink lid. And you won’t make ordinary tea in it, you’d prefer oolong with mint. You keep it in your hand and you feel good… By the way, you can put on your favourite ring or bracelet, which has been hidden in your treasury box for years.
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| Start with one garment... |
Beautiful ring or bracelet will make you pay attention to your hands. And accidentally you will place your hand cream to be accessed easier, and therefore - apply it often. Oh, are your nails all right? What about toes? Oh, you have to polish your shoes, don’t you? Step after step, you don’t know how it happens, but you start speaking style. This is a wonderful journey, and the best thing of it - that you created it yourself. True style comes form within, everybody knows it. But to ascend from the depth of your soul it needs little helpers. Just tea mug and hand cream. Or where it all started?
Style consists of things. Start with one fancy garment, and it makes you feel different, think special, go the same way with a better posture. A lady with such grace and poise can’t wear old piled room socks at home. She puts them straight into the bin.
Imagine Sunday early morning, 6.30am. Beautiful morning, and all the house is sleeping. You have cup of tea and time for yourself. You have time for your hobby. Let it be… calligraphy. You are looking with delight on your fine writing, and this cheap shabby cracked calligraphy pen in your hand… What is wrong here?
Things are simple. It is just a tea mug. Just a calligraphy pen. But they can easily move you on or stop you at once.
I think it is OK to be influenced by things. The point is to make things work for you, inspire you, help you every day like reliable and fancy friend.
How many fancy friends have you got?
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| This is a beauty case made with lots of beads. |
* © All photos are made by me. And beaded things too.
