Decorate with Glassware

Okay, I have a small confession to make... I didn't realize how many passions I had 

about certain decorating elements until I began this blog!  I find myself admitting 

to my love of typography, my love of baskets, my love of Tim Holtz's line 

of elements and now I have a new confession!

I love glassware to display items of interest.  

There!  I said it.  Admitting it is the first step to recovery.... but, I'm not altogether sure that I want 

to recover... because it is fabulous and I don't think I need a glassware intervention.

So, due to my newfound discovery, I am going to post some of the 

ways that I incorporate glassware into my decor.  I hope you enjoy 

(maybe I can drag you onto the glassware boat with me!).

This is on a shelf in my living room.  It contains old photographs (Oh, my gosh!  Another passion!)

of my mom and her brother (my Uncle Tom) and her aunt.  I just love the edges of old photos.

I have placed keys, a ceramic ball, a ceramic knob with a clock face printed 

on it, old buttons, an old whistle, a few pretty marbles, some beads, a couple of 

key hole plates, etc. in the bottom.

I don't stop at the jars, I also like to use vases!

This is an old photo of my mother-in-law.  I love the old film 

canister sitting inside of the vase with the photograph.

Okay, here I mix my passion for decorating with glassware with my passion for typography!

I also like to use candle holders in unconventional ways to display..... you guessed it!

Old photographs!  This is a picture of my husband when he was a little boy, 

playing with his grandfather.  He treasures this photo and I thought it 

would be appropriate to display it so he could enjoy it everyday.

Speaking of candle holders, here is another display....

Here is a little secret... I have this displayed high enough that I can get 

away with it.  I couldn't get the photo to stand upright (I didn't want it leaning on 

the glass), so, I used a bit of mounting putty!

Works like a charm!

I could go on because I have several other "glass displays" in our home, 

but I want to stop at this last one because I really do love it.  Maybe it's the 

entire display with the frame and... (yet another passion that I have 

already admitted to you... clothespins... (I may need help!).  :-)

This sits on my bathroom counter in front of my mirror (although I didn't photograph 

it in front of the mirror, for obvious reasons).

Well,  I hope that this helped stir up some creativity with decorating with glassware.

Show off some of those precious items/photos that you have stored away!

Enjoy them everyday! 

Please leave me a comment to let me know what YOU display in glass containers or if you

have any ideas.  I would love to hear from you!

Until next time,

:-)  Tonya

*P.S. - I linked this post to House of Hepworths and Live Laugh {Linky} and Transformation Thursday (The Shabby Creek Cottage) and The 36th Ave and The Shabby Nest: Frugal Friday and 

30 Handmade Days and Funky Junk Interiors and Tatertots and Jello.

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