Little Free Museum
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wrote on 26 Feb 2025, 23:48 last edited by wtg
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.
We walked over a block and came upon this very nicely constructed display:
Inside the locked front compartment there were a number of brooches:
Lower right:
The back of the display:
A description of the Little Free Museum:
I thought it was the coolest thing ever!
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wrote on 27 Feb 2025, 00:04 last edited by
Sweet!
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wrote on 27 Feb 2025, 00:14 last edited by
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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wrote on 27 Feb 2025, 00:41 last edited by
Nice!
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wrote on 27 Feb 2025, 03:09 last edited by
Very nice. A different take on the Little Free Libraries you see all over.
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wrote on 27 Feb 2025, 05:57 last edited by
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:
The ones I bought Sunday ($5 each):
And part of my little collection:
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wrote on 27 Feb 2025, 20:47 last edited by
Very cool!
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wrote on 27 Feb 2025, 21:05 last edited by
@Bernard - those are very nice!
Guess the Little Free Museums are an evolving concept.
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wrote on 27 Feb 2025, 22:28 last edited by
Someone in Portland is doing a mug exchange.
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Someone in Portland is doing a mug exchange.
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wrote on 1 Mar 2025, 15:40 last edited by
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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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.
wrote on 1 Mar 2025, 16:06 last edited by@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:
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 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:
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!
