Lisl's Charming Early 20th c. German Homemade Ink and Watercolor Flower Species Cards for the bed The once leather covered cover

The once leather covered cover is now mostly exposed board

with the house feeling as much of a protagonist in its own story as any human might be

quite iconic looking in its silver paint

while Edwin’s abstract designs display a nuanced understanding of fine art balanced with a playfulness reflecting his sense of humor

Lisl's Charming Early 20th c. German Homemade Ink and Watercolor Flower Species Cards for the bed The once leather covered coverI'm always searching for handmade decks of playing cards of all kinds, and for hand drawn flashcards too, and these lovely c, 1910s German ink and watercolor cards are like both at once: a rummy type game of sets, and a lesson in botany and German too! Forty cards total, comprised of 10 sets of four Violaceen (violets), Lwenzahn (dandelions, etc.) with each card illustrating a particular species, its name inked (in perfect Arts and Crafts era font) in