Posts Tagged ‘collections’

Collective Soul: Vintage Mother’s Day Cards


This is a collection I started by accident.  A few years ago, I found  a couple of framed vintage Mother’s Day cards at an antique mall.

DSC 9411 Collective Soul:  Vintage Mothers Day Cards


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Feathering Your Nest – Dressing Your Mantel

Contemporary Mantelscape

The mantel over your fireplace is a great place to create a focal point, display beloved items, and show your personality.  The mantel itself can hold objects of all kinds:  candlesticks, crystal, books, pottery, collections.  Little children can’t reach, so put out your favorite breakables. If you don’t have a fireplace, you can use a large shelf or even the top of a long console table to create your “mantelscape.”   Here are a few ideas to help inspire a new look for your mantel.


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Collective Soul – Vintage Colored Glassware


I have a few pieces of green depression glass that belonged to my grandmother.  I keep them in a cupboard in my dining room.  I saw an episode of Cash in the Attic last week where a couple sold their depression glass for over $1000.  They had a whole lot more of it than me, of course! 

Depression Glass



Depression Glass Tablescape

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Feathering Your Nest: Glass Vases, Vessels, and Cloches

 You’ve seen how trendy it is to have glass vases, hurricanes, and domes, and cloches on tabletops and in tablescapes, but some of us have difficulty coming up with ideas of what to put into them.  So, here are some ideas for you to try.  I often load them up with fruit like apples or pears when staging homes to sell.  Hemingway Hurricane Vase by Southern Living at Home.

Pears in Glass Vase


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