It was a loooong time since I dedicated a post to absinthe.
Recently I started perusing the webs again for old absinthe friends, and found the Wormwood Society on Facebook, as well as a page for Absinthe Originals. I lost no time in requesting membership, and it was graciously granted.
I shared this pic of a marvelous absinthe spoon made by the talented Nalladris:
It measures about 1 cm, and it is made of sterling silver.
I was happy to see that people was very accepting and engaging on Facebook posts, so in the last days I have made a re-connection to all things absinthe. I started ordering a new absinthe bottle (Francois Guy), a spoon and a mini-spoon keyring from Absinthes.com; it followed an order from Absinthe Originals; this time, a Losanges 37 spoon:
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| Picture from the Absinthe Originals website |
Then, the book Absinthe Antiques by Scott MacDonald - which is beautiful to look at. And thanks to Facebook, I have found a vendor that had my much sought-after Cordon glass (on its way here). And today I was very bad, and purchased a new book and two more antiques - more info on that when they arrive...
The thing is, I love absinthe spoons, but I barely use them anymore - I like my absinthe now without any sugar. But they are so lovely that I wanted a way to display and enjoy them. Up until this weekend, they were sitting inside an spoon holder (a pewter goblet I purchased in Virginia). But I had an idea that would make a pretty and affordable display to showcase them.
I went to the equivalent of a dollar tree store, and bough a picture frame meant for photographs - you display them by hanging them in a cord with clothespins; well, I removed the cords, and covered the bottom of the frame with adhesive cork sheets:
And used brass tacks to hold the spoons in place. I wanted to be able to remove them, for show or for using to drink a glass of absinthe - one never knows.
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| Trying out the brass tacks |
It was easy and simple. I just hammered them down a bit - since the spoons are not heavy at all, the tacks did not even pass the back part of the frame. And lo and behold, I loved how it turned out!
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| You can see the new Losanges spoon at the bottom |
I love the organic feeling of the cork. Absinthe bottles are always closed with cork, so that is a bonus!
I am currently working on a hand-made journal for all things absinthe. More on that very soon!
