Lapis & Llamas

One of my favorite things in life is spending time with my sweetheart.  Thrifting with him is at the top of my list of stuff we do together.  We do it all the time, and I love it!  We were out at a second hand shop this Monday and found some great things, some for the shop & some goodies for us.  Take a peek of some of our new treasures! Miller Studio Chalk ware Wall Decor-1972 Super cute Basset Hound puzzle, he's wearing a beret! cute Pretty in Pink Cute lamb planter from Japan Acorn salt & pepper shaker I found another Dean book illustrated by the twin sisters I love, Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone.  This one is really cute, it's about a Weather Family "Seven Rainbow Tales" 1969.  The illustrations are great!   Next Project : making Cake Pops with Tamara, using the book by Bakerella .  Can't wait it will be so much fun! Till next time.

I own a couple of "Dean" books which I love.  A Mother Goose Book of Rhymes & A Book of Fairy Tales.  Both are illustrated by British children illustrators twin sister duo Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone.  Their work is so beautiful and sweet.     They always worked together, passing drawings back and forth across their studio until both twins were satisfied with the final outcome. Janet specialized in animals and birds. Anne focused on the period costumes that so dominated their work. Because of their symbiotic collaboration, until the death of Janet in 1979, there was never a book illustrated under either one of their names alone. I love this kitty cat procession. Over the course of their career together, the sisters illustrated more than 100 books. These included classic fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, J.M. Barrie, Charles Kingsley, a series based on Biblical tales, Roger Lancelyn Green's Tales of the G...