I do have a bit of a thing about Alice in Wonderland.
My Nana bought me my first Alice book when I was 8, I was enchanted by the story of Alice and her adventures and the book has always remained one of my favourites. This particular version was illustrated by Anthony Browne. He's an amazing artist and his Alice pictures were very surreal, full of weird quirky details that used to delight me. Thinking about it, when I was 8 I think I preferred the odd illustrations rather than the story itself.
Over the years, i've been (very slowly) collecting 'Alice' books and now have, wait for it . . .6!!! Not very many I know, but they are all vintage, and all wonderful.
When I discovered that one of my favourite, favourite, directors Tim Burton was making Alice in Wonderland, I was over the moon.
I went to see it a couple of weeks ago, and was very impressed. I was slightly overwhelmed by the IMAX & 3D, as this was my first IMAX movie, but I thought the movie was fab, though I know people who were disappointed. The sets and costumes were amazing and I really enjoyed the new twist on the story with the grown up Alice. And to top it all off I spotted a pic of my favourite actress, Helena Bonham Carter, wearing a silver pocketwatch at one premiere and a gunmetal one at another, both identical to mine!
I have trawled the internet trying to find a better picture of the necklaces, but to no avail, so you'll have to squint, very hard.
Whilst i'm on the subject of pocketwatches, i'm going to be adding some new beautiful pocketwatch pieces to the shop soon. I've got some larger, detailed pieces that i'm finishing and hope to add in the next week or so, so keep your eyes peeled. Last time I had the larger pieces they sold out in 2 days and i'm expecting these beauties to do the same.
My Nana bought me my first Alice book when I was 8, I was enchanted by the story of Alice and her adventures and the book has always remained one of my favourites. This particular version was illustrated by Anthony Browne. He's an amazing artist and his Alice pictures were very surreal, full of weird quirky details that used to delight me. Thinking about it, when I was 8 I think I preferred the odd illustrations rather than the story itself.
Over the years, i've been (very slowly) collecting 'Alice' books and now have, wait for it . . .6!!! Not very many I know, but they are all vintage, and all wonderful.
When I discovered that one of my favourite, favourite, directors Tim Burton was making Alice in Wonderland, I was over the moon.
I went to see it a couple of weeks ago, and was very impressed. I was slightly overwhelmed by the IMAX & 3D, as this was my first IMAX movie, but I thought the movie was fab, though I know people who were disappointed. The sets and costumes were amazing and I really enjoyed the new twist on the story with the grown up Alice. And to top it all off I spotted a pic of my favourite actress, Helena Bonham Carter, wearing a silver pocketwatch at one premiere and a gunmetal one at another, both identical to mine!
I have trawled the internet trying to find a better picture of the necklaces, but to no avail, so you'll have to squint, very hard.
Whilst i'm on the subject of pocketwatches, i'm going to be adding some new beautiful pocketwatch pieces to the shop soon. I've got some larger, detailed pieces that i'm finishing and hope to add in the next week or so, so keep your eyes peeled. Last time I had the larger pieces they sold out in 2 days and i'm expecting these beauties to do the same.
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