#fjnine

So that I get to use my 'big girl' camera as well as my newly acquired Samsung Nick has been setting me a topic each week. This week however he changed track on Wednesday when on Instagram he came across @flots_n_jets #fjnine challenge. It was take nine photographs of the following Old / New / Found / Blue / Vintage / Op Shopped / Created / Retro / Read.

Easy I thought and a good chance to play with textures and attempt to get the nice soft minimalistic style I have been after. By Saturday I realised I hadn't been in an op shop for over 8 years as I no longer do folk art I don't look for old pieces to do up. Blue was another stumbling block as it is not a colour we have in the house and I threw my hands up at retro as that style isn't my cup of tea at all.

Here are the final nine of my weekend and I must admit I had a lot of fun faffing around the photography table. I am looking forward to next Wednesday where I hope there will be a one and only theme for nine pictures and not nine themes!

Old | some old bits an pieces from scissors to lace to my grandmothers necklace

New | my new meditation tea light holder Nick brought for me on Friday with sage candles it is divine

Found | a cake slice I found in my grandmothers things along with a red velvet cupcake that I found in the cupboard

Blue | one of my old folk-arted items in French Blue

Vintage | my grandmothers vintage art deco tea set that Nick very kindly spent Saturday cleaning for me

Op Shopped | a last minute memory of rescuing the saw from an op shop to paint

Created | hand sewn mohair miniature teddy from back in my arts and crafts era

Retro | this had me puzzled till I read my new camera was based on a retro design

Read | London by Edward Rutherford - fantastic novel that I keep coming back to 

#fjnine | all nine together