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  • wtgW Offline
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    wtg
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    My friend Susan and I walked by this sign a few weeks ago. I had noticed it when I was in my car but never detoured to check it out.

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    We walked over a block and came upon this very nicely constructed display:

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    Inside the locked front compartment there were a number of brooches:

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    Lower right:

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    The back of the display:

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    A description of the Little Free Museum:

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    I thought it was the coolest thing ever!

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    • S Offline
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      Steve Miller
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      #2

      Sweet! 👍

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      • wtgW Offline
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        wtg
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        Whoever built it did a really nice job. The hinges, the lock..just the overall construction was well-executed. I'll have to check it out in March and see what the new display looks like!

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          Mik
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          Nice!

          “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
          ― Douglas Adams

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          • AdagioMA Offline
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            AdagioM
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            Very nice. A different take on the Little Free Libraries you see all over.

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              Bernard
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              That is cool! I love brooches and I wear them... because men aught to be able to wear beautiful things. Lord knows, they used to. I just picked up a few new ones (to me) at a small local antique shop just 10 minutes away on Sunday. This is the one currently on my 'going out' jacket:
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              The ones I bought Sunday ($5 each):
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              And part of my little collection:
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              The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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                RealPlayer
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                #7

                Very cool!

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                • wtgW Offline
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                  wtg
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                  #8

                  @Bernard - those are very nice!

                  Guess the Little Free Museums are an evolving concept.

                  http://littlefreemuseum.org/

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                  • wtgW Offline
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                    wtg
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                    #9

                    Someone in Portland is doing a mug exchange.

                    https://freelittleartgalleries.art/2024/12/mug-exchange/

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                    • wtgW wtg

                      Someone in Portland is doing a mug exchange.

                      https://freelittleartgalleries.art/2024/12/mug-exchange/

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                      AdagioM
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                      @wtg Do I have to take a mug home? (I’ve been downsizing mugs…) Although I do have some very beautiful mugs from JaMPDX like this one:

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                      and the matching cream and sugar set.

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                      • AdagioMA AdagioM

                        @wtg Do I have to take a mug home? (I’ve been downsizing mugs…) Although I do have some very beautiful mugs from JaMPDX like this one:

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                        and the matching cream and sugar set.

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                        wtg
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                        @AdagioM That set is lovely! Especially the lady bugs.

                        I checked out their website and they have a lot of nice pieces.

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                          AdagioM
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                          JaMPDX are two very local ladies who do beautiful work. Meaghan used to work as a cake decorator, and she uses some of those same techniques on ceramic.

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                          • AdagioMA AdagioM

                            JaMPDX are two very local ladies who do beautiful work. Meaghan used to work as a cake decorator, and she uses some of those same techniques on ceramic.

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                            wtg
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                            @AdagioM said in Little Free Museum:

                            Meaghan used to work as a cake decorator, and she uses some of those same techniques on ceramic.

                            I picked up a lamp many years ago in a thrift shop; the shade was purchased separately. Reminds me of the PDX ladies work:

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                            Took a good bit of time cleaning up that lamp. I think the previous owner was a smoker and it took some careful cleaning with a small toothbrush and Q-tips to get it looking nice. The applied flowers are unglazed, which made it even a bit more challenging!

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                            • wtgW wtg

                              @AdagioM said in Little Free Museum:

                              Meaghan used to work as a cake decorator, and she uses some of those same techniques on ceramic.

                              I picked up a lamp many years ago in a thrift shop; the shade was purchased separately. Reminds me of the PDX ladies work:

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                              alt text

                              Took a good bit of time cleaning up that lamp. I think the previous owner was a smoker and it took some careful cleaning with a small toothbrush and Q-tips to get it looking nice. The applied flowers are unglazed, which made it even a bit more challenging!

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                              AdagioM
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                              @wtg That’s beautiful work!

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