Delicious Antique Painted Silk Apple Pin Cushion brush with long handle The end of her nose

The end of her nose has taken a few knocks

I'd never seen a tiny gem tintype in a hand-carved frame before

easily done I think

a symbol of peace and also the Holy Spirit

I love early watercolored notebook drawings and diagrams just about as much as anything in the world

Delicious Antique Painted Silk Apple Pin Cushion brush with long handle The end of her noseYum. I've had one of these antique hand painted silk apple pin cushions before, and will continue to scoop them up when I can because I find them such beautiful things, each a little different. There is something about the softness of the silk and luminosity of these colors painted on it that to me feel almost otherworldly. Plus I love an apple as a thing and as a symbol, of desire among other things. This one with a braided stem and satisfying seam