Collecting as Artform – Lisa Congdon

Lisa Congdon is a San Francisco artist who started a blog in the beginning of 2010 – she has posted a picture for every day of the year of her curated collections at collectionaday2010.blogspot.com.  You know I *heart* hanging eclectic plate groupings (see my...

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. Over the years, I have occasionally found one at an estate sale or antique mall along the way. I’ve hung them in...

Dressing Your Mantel

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...

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...

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...
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