Friday 30 August 2013

A fun new linky party - Grey Dey Thursdey!

It seems I am not the only one who has noticed that grey is becoming rather popular. Some of my most favourite blogs have featured grey lately. So it is really lovely to see that PETITE MICHELLE LOUISE has started a new weekly linky party, GREY DEY THURSDEY.

It just so happened that I had found a few grey things at the last brocante I went to, which was yesterday, on THURSDAY. How is that for a coincidence?

First off,  I found a little stack of these wonderful old plain postcards from 1901. They had greyed with age, with just the tiniest hint of colour, and the printed stamp is a lovely deep grey. The beautiful handwriting had also faded to a deep grey from the original black ink -



I also found a bunch of little keys. Rather than going rusty, they had developed this grey bloom all over -



Two steely grey oil cans -



That was it, as far as GREY is concerned. The rest of yesterday's finds were creamy, white and lacy ;-).


I still haven't had a chance to post the photos from last weekend's 2-day town festival. I will do that this weekend, promise!

Until then, toodlepip and thank you so much for visiting.
xxx

15 comments:

Unknown said...

Yea! Let the fun begin! "Merci" for not only joining in on my very first "Grey Dey" party but for your very sweet Post about it all! I SO appreciate the support! Your brocante "greys" are simply lovely. I'm crushing on those keys!!! Happy Grey Dey! ;)

Rhonda said...

Liz, I love your greys! Those keys are awesome.

Queenie Believe said...

It is amazing how beautiful handwriting is from days gone by!
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie

Salma said...

Ha, wie passend ;) ich hab heute auf dem blog meine neu lackierten GRAUEN türen ;-)

deine funde sind mal wieder der hammer - was ich aber am allerallerallerallerallerentzückendsten finde, ist der babyschuh aus dem letzten post! meine güte, wie wunderhübsch der ist! zum dahinschmelzen :)

alles liebe
salma

Shane Pollard said...

Such a beautiful grey post!
I never thought I would have gone ga ga over keys – but I have and these are wonderful Liz!
They're such an unusual shape I wonder what they were used for!
hugs
Shane

Alexandra said...

Was du alles findest ! Tolle Bilder und tolle Karten. Ich geh jetzt auf den Flohmarkt :)
Habe ein schönes Wochenende meine Liebe
Hugs und knuddel
alexandra

Anonymous said...

Skjønne gamle ting du har. :)
Ha en fin dag.

Dorthe said...

My dear Liz, your approach to Michelle Louise`s lovely GREY DEY THURSDEY ,are fantastic finds all. So love the envelopes and the keyes- OH my!! I think you are the most lucky finder of everything gorgeous .
I wish you a beautiful rest of the weekend, -here it started to be darker skyes, and windy, today!!
Warm hugs and love to you.
Dorthe

Vicki Boster said...

Sweet Liz--
Grey is a beautiful color and your photos are gorgeous! Love love the vintage postcards and keys-- this is going to be a fun event to see on your lovely blog and also Michelle's!! Her photos are always so gorgeous also.

Looking forward to your next grey day--
Vicki

Lynn Stevens said...

Oh how cool Liz, I didn't know Michele had started a new post party.
Grey really is "in" right now. I'm using more and more of it in my faux painting, kind of a tanish grey.
Great keys.
Sorry I have'nt been over for a bit, catching up now AGAIN. LOL
Hugs Lynn

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Martina said...

These are wonderful treasures, dear Liz! I especially like the oil can!

My Creative House said...

So many beautiful things Liz and they fits perfect for the GREY DEY THURSDEY challenge. Wish you a lovely Sunday.
Hugs Anni

Unknown said...

What a fun party. I think I may join in soon.
Those keys are wonderful!
Thanks for sharing.
Michele

Mom E. said...

Liz,
I love all your "greyness", it is beautiful!
I will have to see if I can find some greys around here! We just painted the girl's bedroom grey...it is shaping up quite nicely! With some really great thrift store finds it will be lovely!Now that my home is no long filled with so many people, I hope to get some time to create, finishing the bedrooms of course....
Ta ta!
Betsy