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Fresh Flowers

These hydrangeas have a lovely pale yellow color. This might be the first time I've seen such a lovely yellow variety.

Twinkle, Twinkle. . .

My haul of assorted glasswares from The Christmas Shoppe last weekend...slowly being assimilated into the house this week.

I love glass and mirrors. They keep the light bouncing around our small home.

Consider inexpensive wine glasses and use them daily for wine and water.

Consider inexpensive glass pitchers and carafes. Use them daily for iced tea, lemonade, wine and juices.

Consider a carafe for your mouthwash.

Consider a gigantic glass salad bowl to display soaps in your bathroom.

Consider glass vessels and apothecary jars in the bathroom for bath salts, cotton balls, and other grooming accoutrements.

Consider filling glass vessels with shells, sand, stones, or other organic specimens. I especially love collecting shells, sea glass, and stones from each beach/lake/river we visit. I put the items in a mason jar. I take a small square of craft paper and glue it to the jar labeling where the items were collected and the date. I cover the lid of the jar with a small piece of fabric and complimentary rubber band, string or ribbon.

Consider empty DIY glass holiday ornaments. Fill them with interesting items: sand, shells, straw and hang them from the window's half sash.

Consider glass canisters for staples like flour, sugar, rice.

Simple items are elevated to elegant and interesting when displayed in beautiful glass vessels.

Sunday Spruce Up

Last weekend I visited this insane store with my Sister and Mother called The Christmas Shoppe. I'm not even sure how to describe it. Glorious Randomness? It was like a Michael's with discounts but also with linens, small furniture, and cosmetics.

The discount prices are enticing and I ended up purchasing a whole host of discount glass vessels and other assorted odds and ends. Random: shells, stationary, and some chocolate covered pretzels??

In our teeny row home, I must employ ruthless editing and I try to only bring in useful items I love. Sometimes the love part comes first and is followed by rationalization of usefulness.

I found these little silver toned stands and knew they would work well with a few glass domes I already had. I'm dreaming about a wine and cheese party just so I can put beautiful blocks of cheese on display.