Thursday, July 26, 2012

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




You may also like:
A Jar is More than a Jar  
                          
             Glass Jar Project                               
                                                                                      Glass Block Bird



3 comments:

  1. Hi Tonya!
    Got the link to your blog over at The 36th Avenue. Love all your glass displays! Welcome to the blogging world and good luck on you new ventures!

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    1. Thank you so much! I am really enjoying it. Blogs like yours are such an inspiration to me. :-)

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  2. My favorite is the assortment of numbers in the vase. Terrific.

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