There are few things more inspiring to me than apothecaries: the bottles, the labels, the history. I am totally intrigued by old bottles and the labels on them, not to mention the stores they used to be sold in. Just for fun, I'm doing a whole post on the things that inspire me so much.
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Verbena, Sally's apothecary in the movie Practical Magic
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an antique apothecary set
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a fantastic Absinthe bar... not really apothecary but it has that flavor. And it's fabulous so who cares? did you note the peely-paint walls and the amazing mirror???
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Vintage store displays
modern day apothecary from annette62 on flickrantique apothecary containers
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Verbena, Sally's apothecary in the movie Practical Magic
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an antique apothecary set
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a fantastic Absinthe bar... not really apothecary but it has that flavor. And it's fabulous so who cares? did you note the peely-paint walls and the amazing mirror???
11 comments:
i just love this post. I too am a huge fan of the old stores.
i may have to come back and look the pics just a few more times.
thanks soooooo much. this just made my day!
Great post! There's just something about how organized the bottles look when they're all together. I remember watching Practical Magic not long ago and thinking of how much I'd love to browse a shop like that. Thanks for sharing this!
Fun post! I love the old apothecary labels and cabinets!
Love those labels and of course all the old bottles. So fun to alter.
I, too, love almost anything apothecary:) Beautiful pictures!
i have to have that mirror hanging behind the apothecary bar.
love it.
xo
I'm with you...I have a thing about apothecary jars also...and thanks for reminding me about Practical Magic...I wanted to see that movie again for visual inspiration.
-marie
Those are so great! I love old bottles like that! Ahh, the good old days before plastic! Jen
I am so with you. I love those old bottles too! Daisy~
I LOVE THIS POST !
I really never realized that I adore those old bottles and apothecary in particular!
i know what you mean, i just love them.
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