Mrs. Starling’s Curio Cabinet
@mrsstarling.bsky.social
Traveling through time and space to bring you the old, the odd, the handmade, and all of their stories. 🏡 Seattle
If my headstone isn’t a stack of books, I don’t want it. 📍Sacramento City Cemetery
June 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If my headstone isn’t a stack of books, I don’t want it. 📍Sacramento City Cemetery
Vintage letterpress printer’s blocks. Theme? Spooky. ebay.com/usr/mrsstarling
May 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Vintage letterpress printer’s blocks. Theme? Spooky. ebay.com/usr/mrsstarling
I’m addicted to interesting bookends. 🏠📚🏠
April 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I’m addicted to interesting bookends. 🏠📚🏠
I did my first night market yesterday and I’m so pleased with the experience! 🥰
April 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I did my first night market yesterday and I’m so pleased with the experience! 🥰
120 year old handwriting hits different.
April 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
120 year old handwriting hits different.
You can formally present the weekend to yourself with this if you need a little treat. (You’re welcome.)
April 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You can formally present the weekend to yourself with this if you need a little treat. (You’re welcome.)
SLEEP! Sleep!
Sleep, my dearie, sleep, and dream!
Roaming where roses are rife,
To sweeten the tear-fed stream
That waters the tree of life;
Take thou my song for a boat,
And sail on my voice for a sea;
There let it wander and float
Where thou desirest to be.
-Mary Robinson
Sleep, my dearie, sleep, and dream!
Roaming where roses are rife,
To sweeten the tear-fed stream
That waters the tree of life;
Take thou my song for a boat,
And sail on my voice for a sea;
There let it wander and float
Where thou desirest to be.
-Mary Robinson
April 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
SLEEP! Sleep!
Sleep, my dearie, sleep, and dream!
Roaming where roses are rife,
To sweeten the tear-fed stream
That waters the tree of life;
Take thou my song for a boat,
And sail on my voice for a sea;
There let it wander and float
Where thou desirest to be.
-Mary Robinson
Sleep, my dearie, sleep, and dream!
Roaming where roses are rife,
To sweeten the tear-fed stream
That waters the tree of life;
Take thou my song for a boat,
And sail on my voice for a sea;
There let it wander and float
Where thou desirest to be.
-Mary Robinson
My window is open and I can hear the birds singing like they have no idea what year it is. I might join them. www.ebay.com/itm/30614747...
April 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
My window is open and I can hear the birds singing like they have no idea what year it is. I might join them. www.ebay.com/itm/30614747...
Today I share with you a little poetic interlude from a book I recently found. It gets bonus points for mentioning starlings.
March 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Today I share with you a little poetic interlude from a book I recently found. It gets bonus points for mentioning starlings.
I’m traveling through vintage books and daydreams lately. www.ebay.com/itm/30621088...
March 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I’m traveling through vintage books and daydreams lately. www.ebay.com/itm/30621088...
The energy I currently bring to the table: www.ebay.com/itm/30620787...
March 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The energy I currently bring to the table: www.ebay.com/itm/30620787...
This one is special. 🌸🌼 www.ebay.com/itm/30620883...
March 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This one is special. 🌸🌼 www.ebay.com/itm/30620883...
Shut up and look at the gorgeous book! Look at it!!! www.ebay.com/itm/30620754...
March 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Shut up and look at the gorgeous book! Look at it!!! www.ebay.com/itm/30620754...
You can sit with us
March 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
You can sit with us
I’m particularly fond of seeing into artists’ sketchbooks. As Degas said, "Drawing is the artist's most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better than does painting, his true personality." www.ebay.com/itm/30619773...
March 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m particularly fond of seeing into artists’ sketchbooks. As Degas said, "Drawing is the artist's most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better than does painting, his true personality." www.ebay.com/itm/30619773...
A daydream of spring. 🌸
Have you saved the date to come see me at Columbia City Night Market on April 19th?
mrsstarlingscuriocabinet.com/events/
Have you saved the date to come see me at Columbia City Night Market on April 19th?
mrsstarlingscuriocabinet.com/events/
March 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A daydream of spring. 🌸
Have you saved the date to come see me at Columbia City Night Market on April 19th?
mrsstarlingscuriocabinet.com/events/
Have you saved the date to come see me at Columbia City Night Market on April 19th?
mrsstarlingscuriocabinet.com/events/
This mother and daughter are looking for a new stable. They enjoy apples, oats, and scritches under the chin. www.ebay.com/itm/30607124...
March 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This mother and daughter are looking for a new stable. They enjoy apples, oats, and scritches under the chin. www.ebay.com/itm/30607124...
“Before she has her floor swept
Or her dishes done,
Any day you'll find her
A-sunning in the sun!”
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
www.ebay.com/itm/30618699...
Or her dishes done,
Any day you'll find her
A-sunning in the sun!”
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
www.ebay.com/itm/30618699...
March 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“Before she has her floor swept
Or her dishes done,
Any day you'll find her
A-sunning in the sun!”
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
www.ebay.com/itm/30618699...
Or her dishes done,
Any day you'll find her
A-sunning in the sun!”
-Edna St. Vincent Millay
www.ebay.com/itm/30618699...
The inscriptions in vintage books are my favorite surprise to find. This one is particularly sweet. www.ebay.com/itm/30618538...
March 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The inscriptions in vintage books are my favorite surprise to find. This one is particularly sweet. www.ebay.com/itm/30618538...
This copy of The Red Pony is a first illustrated edition from 1945! Wesley Dennis’ watercolors are so stunning. www.ebay.com/itm/30618699...
March 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This copy of The Red Pony is a first illustrated edition from 1945! Wesley Dennis’ watercolors are so stunning. www.ebay.com/itm/30618699...
This inscription about the “yucky” illustrations made me giggle. www.ebay.com/itm/30618539...
March 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This inscription about the “yucky” illustrations made me giggle. www.ebay.com/itm/30618539...
This 1970’s book of Seattle photography is so fun. Look at the fashion! And the Kingdome! www.ebay.com/itm/30618700...
March 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This 1970’s book of Seattle photography is so fun. Look at the fashion! And the Kingdome! www.ebay.com/itm/30618700...
Object 011: Post office box door. The owner of this box at the time the door was retired was participating in a rather passionate correspondence with a faraway gentleman. If you hold the object for long enough, you too will begin to feel a bit hot and bothered.
February 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Object 011: Post office box door. The owner of this box at the time the door was retired was participating in a rather passionate correspondence with a faraway gentleman. If you hold the object for long enough, you too will begin to feel a bit hot and bothered.
Object 010: A set of fine china used to serve a small girl her favorite ice cream. The elderly couple, whose favorite was the girl, gave her the dishes upon the occasion of her wedding.
Made by Elite Works in Limoges, France.
Made by Elite Works in Limoges, France.
February 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Object 010: A set of fine china used to serve a small girl her favorite ice cream. The elderly couple, whose favorite was the girl, gave her the dishes upon the occasion of her wedding.
Made by Elite Works in Limoges, France.
Made by Elite Works in Limoges, France.
I love the little secrets that antique books hold.
February 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I love the little secrets that antique books hold.