Bespoke, Bunting, Bokeh

Bemused? let me explain..

It's so much more fun learning about "stuff" because you 

want to than because you have to. Bumping along with others 

through a global expression of common interest creates the 

perfect medium for happy learning & the exchange of 

useful skills & knowledge in a way that transcends age,

ability & locality.

As I mentioned in my last post, I am learning new things all 

the time..(might stave off the early dementia 

you never know!)

I had begun to wake up to the term "bespoke" quite recently

& realized that I actually had no clue as to it's meaning but it 

sounded quaint & appealing so I set about discovering what

this lovely word was all about.

   It pretty much just means commissioned, or made to order.

If I could have asked her I would have bespoke my Trade Me 

friend Leigh (lamplady) to make me this delightful bunting 

using 12 different kinds of vintage Sanderson fabric...

but she'd already made it anyway : )

Once it arrived it never made it out of our bedroom..perfect!!

perhaps we could call it intuitive bespoke bunting!

And of course bunting are the decorative flags that

can be made of anything at all really & strung up inside

or out purely for their celebratory or decorative impact.

My research turned up this info:

"Bunting was originally a lightweight worsted wool fabric

used for making flags of the Royal Navy"!!

I saw a fabulous bunting in a magazine recently made using

old maps & hung on the wall in a boys bedroom.

I also really like the idea of vintage or retro sheet bunting

for outside & just love this from the latest Victoria 

mag.. bunting made with old doilies

right.. the doilie hunt is on!

Another fascinating concept is the decade old Japanese

photographic technique known as bokeh which I stumbled 

upon in my exploration of "We heart it" an on line image

album site. I found the site through Sophie at 

"Her library adventures".. one of those wonderful people 

who effortlessly shares fun bits of her busy life & her 

passion for vintage finds while simultaneously enabling 

others ..ah that's right she's also a teacher..

firstly, if you have a minute & would be interested

do pop over to my image album at We heart it Pollyanna

...well it wouldn't accept any of my real names & I do

love rainbows & prisms & I am practicing the "glad game"!

Here are some of the lovely bokeh images from my album.

this site, I must say, isn't for everyone but you will be quite 

safe with my collection..the general feed is certainly an 

electic mix of interesting images..a global confluence

Secondly, bokeh:"The term comes from the Japanese word

boke (暈け or ボケ), which means "blur" or "haze", 

or boke-aji (ボケ味), the "blur quality". 

The Japanese term boke is also used in the sense

of a mental haze or senility!!!

In photography, bokeh is the blur or the aesthetic quality 

of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or "the 

way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light."

^{I would say that this picture that I took last
week of my lovely snowdrops would have bokeh
qualities wouldn't you agree?}

^{I really do just have to pop this in here. 
My gorgeous vintage tablecloth that I stumbled 
upon this week..I just love it !!}

^{more of tablecloths & tea next time
much}