Thistle Magazine: The Courage Issue Featuring the Paulie Antiques Suitcase Collection

Happy Friday! Today the Courage Issue of Thistle Magazine was released and my suitcase collection is featured on page 51! I wrote a story for the feature about my suitcases and their stories. Traveling is so alluring to me and these suitcases certainly represent that wanderlust. You can download the magazine for FREE here!

        
Photography by Nathan Adhikari

Lighting by Sean O'Leary

love, polly

Suitcase Sunday// Outfit edition!

well, hello! I thought I'd change it up this Sunday and share my favorite suitcase photos with you that I took all on my very own! I usually take one of my suitcases with me for a shoot, but sometimes I just take an umbrella, a good book, or my book bag (so maybe you haven't seen the extent of my suitcase collection!) Not to worry! That's what this post is FOR! :)

1. this is my make up case! It was the very first suitcase I have ever purchased! (also, the most expensive!) It's from Rebecca's Antiques in Taylorville, IL.

2. My amazing friend Nathan Adhikari took these photos last fall. I brought along two of my suitcases for the occasion :)

3. On a random trip back to Taylorville, I snapped these. I LOVE these flowers so much.

4. I took these photos last fall, I believe, in Taylorville. :) One of my favorite spots.

5. One of my room mates, Karla, took these photos of my suitcase collection and I in the fall of last year. It was exhausting transporting them all!

6. I love this little blue circular hat case. It was only 2 dollars♥.

7. This is probably my favorite suitcase photo I've taken. I just love the colors of these photos!

8. I feel like the shadows fit these photos so perfectly. I love how you can just make out that I am holding a suitcase!

9. This was the second photo shoot I did by myself. It was very unpleasant due to mosquitoes, I remember. But that's all in the past now, and they're pretty, right? haha!

love, polly :)

even more suitcase photos!

my room mate Karla Jensen took these photos of me last Monday for her series of people and their collections. In my case, I somehow came to collect suitcases. I have a pink one that is not pictured because it didn't quite fit with the color scheme.

The dress I am wearing is from Salvation Army in Litchfield, IL. (it was 50 percent off day!) The belt is from Goodwill, too.

She also took my picture with a view camera (where you have to look through it under the black cloak). I am excited to see how it turns out for her.

here is Karla (she's a photo major at U of I) using the view 

camera, just to give you an idea of what it looks like!

Here's a really "emotional" picture I took of Karla.. haha 

love, polly