What a great day!

Didn't get to post this morning. I had to be at work at 8:00 this morning for the first time in a long time. I was training on some new things I will be helping with. The day flew by and I'm super excited. And I actually got off work while it was still daylight for a change. We had some snow on the mountains the past few days. I love working in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Candy dish maniac

I mentioned yesterday that I apparently like to collect candy dishes. For years, I have been picking up little vintage candy dishes, glass bowls, relish dishes, etc. As I go on my antique/thrift store trips I find many more I like but I don't buy them just to buy them. They need to hit my fancy or match a room or something. And they have to have an amazing price. Here are some I saw online that I find are very beautiful in my opinion. If I could find just one or two of these this year, I would be so happy.

I love the cut glass effect in this one. It's not your usual sandwich glass pattern, but I love it.

This little pale yellow one reminds me of a carousel top.

I love the blue/green carnival glass.

Be still my heart! PINK! And I just love the pedestal legs.

I have seen this one before. And while I do like it in the blue, I'm not sure I would love it enough to buy it. Unless the price was unreal.

I don't normally go for the amber glass, but oh my gosh it has bees and beehives on it.

This is a unique yellow color.

This is pretty. I like the reddish pink with the clear.

Of course I love milk glass and have many pieces of milk glass so it's only natural that I like milk glass candy dishes.

 

Now this is just too cute for words. I'm not sure it is a candy dish or a sorbet bowl, but it is adorable.

And another pretty pink. I see this a lot in the amber and the dark green, but never have I seen a pink one.

But the one I want the most and I have been looking for it for four years now. Is the carnival glass color in this thumbprint candy dish. It was made by Indiana Glass I believe. I find it EVERYWHERE in EVERY color.....except the color like this. But I will keep searching and someday find this. I will definitely do a happy dance on that day!

What I did yesterday...

Despite being so tired, I did get a few little things accomplished yesterday. I love to read. It is my favorite thing to do for relaxation. I wanted some little something to put on my book shelf. I found this subway art about reading. I printing it out on card stock, put it in an acrylic easel frame I had and decorated the top and bottom with some washi tape I had. Love having stuff on hand when I want to throw something together.

I put it in front of my books on my bookshelf. I never get rid of my hardback books because they are my all time faves that I can read again and again. But the paperbacks are always changing when I head over to McKay's Book Exchange.

I also gathered some of my candy dishes and put them on a shelf together (the ones I don't keep candy in). Turns out I apparently collect candy dishes now. Who knew.

I picked up this little sorbet vintage piece awhile back for just $2.00.

I put it in the living room with some butterscotch disks in it.

I stuck my Shamrocks in a milk glass vase and tied a St. Patrick's Day ribbon around it.

Then I temporarily brought my shamrock teapot into the living room from my bedroom. A cute little display for St. Patrick's Day.

I found two of my bunnies in the storage of my coffee table last night. I just sat them here for now, but I may change that up later. We'll see.

My grandson, Garret, and his girlfriend, Hannah, came by to see me last night. We had a great visit. Lots of fun. Lots of stories told. And lots of laughter shared. I am blessed that my soon-to-be 18 year old grandson still wants to come visit his Mamaw.

That's it from Mamaw's Place. Have a great day.

My life in humor today....

Just finished up three exhausting days at work. It's hard when we go from one show a day with just one or two groups to a 3 day show with tons of groups and then a two day show following that. I am worn out. Even my fingernails are tired. So I am envisioning how my day is going to go and this is pretty much what I expect it to be.........

Sunday's song

I don't care how old you are or how you have lived your life up to this point, but you will always be able to remember that moment you were baptized. This is one of my favorite songs ever. He talks about being baptized in the river and I was. It was called Mud River and for a very good reason. Horrible muddy clay. Dirty water. When my son, his wife, my grandson and my granddaughter were all also baptized in an old river it brought back some wonderful memories. Hope you enjoy this song as much as I do.

Friday find....

As I was heading to work yesterday, I stopped in the Dollar Tree in Pigeon Forge to pick up some cleaning items. Turns out there is an antique store in that strip mall now. Well, you know me. I just had to go check it out. It had some good things and some that didn't interest me. It had items at great deals and some that were way over priced. But I did find this little bottle for $2.00. 

It's filthy and needs cleaned up really good. But I love the way it is shaped narrow on the sides instead of perfectly round.

You may wonder why I would want an old dirty jar. Well, I have a plan. I keep seeing these odd jars at antique stores that are just dirty, clear jars but I can see the potential through all the grease and grime of the years. And a couple of local stores have prices like .50 cents or $1.00. I see them at yard sales for .10 and .25 cents. I always want some but never knew anything to do with them. Enter Pinterest. Place some of your favorite photos. I want to print some of my favorite grandkids pics and do this.

You can also paint them and add embellishments or not.

Paint them and use them as flower vases.

I really, really want to try some of the milk glass spray paint on some old bottles or vases with patterns on them.

You can now paint glass to make it like a mirror. Pick up an old picture frame at a yard sale and paint the glass into a mirror or for that matter just put fabric or scrapbook paper under the mirror. Add some unique bottles and jars and a few flowers and wah-lah...instant centerpiece.

 This is cute to me because everywhere I go I see old skeleton keys and wonder what I could do with them. How about something like this. You could combine the first idea of a pic of a loved one in a jar and then tie a heart charm with a vintage key for the "key to my heart" angle. 

Oh wait! Here's a great idea I just thought of. Combine putting paper in the jar with a skeleton key tied around like above. On the paper could be a printed out picture of your favorite quote about God opening doors. I love this idea. I've got to do this and let you know how it turns out. Now to go search for an old key.

Friday Foto Friends

Mother Nature is playing cruel tricks again. Flip flops all day on Monday and Tuesday. Beautiful weather for Wednesday and Thursday. No jacket or coat needed up in the day. Thunderstorms and rain last night. Today will only get up in the mid-high 50's. Tomorrow, cooler temps and 2-5" of snow. Seriously?? I need the beach. 

In honor of it being Friday Foto Friends and me being sick of this fluctuating weather, I've brought out some of my beach pictures from the last trip I took. I'm ready for warm breezes, sunshine and wave crashing at my feet. I want beautiful sunrises.

And moons shining across the ocean at night.

I want a big chocolate Sundae from Johnny Rockets at Barefoot Landing.

And a juicy cheeseburger from Hamburger Joe's near Surfside Beach.

I want to stand on my balcony and look at the beautiful ocean view and listen to the waves as the tides comes in.

And I want to be able on the beach with a good book and let my little feet feel the sand and sunshine. 

Yes, I definitely need the beach.