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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

modernfoppery:

Grad-school DIY: bedazzle your Moleskine with Renaissance emblems! This image, a dolphin wrapped around an anchor, represents the adage “festina lente,” or “make haste slowly.” The printer Aldus Manutius adopted it as his personal emblem.

truebluemeandyou: DIY Inspiration: Pillows by Emily Forgot (Emily Alston) for the W Paris Opera Hotel. Make a cheap version using your inkjet printer, portraits, and fusible fabric that you run through your printer (I’ve used various brands, they’ve all worked and held up really well after being laundered time and time again). Images from Poppytalk here.

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Inspiration: Pillows by Emily Forgot (Emily Alston) for the W Paris Opera Hotel. Make a cheap version using your inkjet printer, portraits, and fusible fabric that you run through your printer (I’ve used various brands, they’ve all worked and held up really well after being laundered time and time again). Images from Poppytalk here.

(via wonderaficionado)