I knew I wanted to display my vintage glass ornaments in 2 large hurricane vases on a shelf over my TV, as usual. Then I saw a HGTV show on "The Best and Worst" Christmas decorating ideas and they said to display in groups of 3, or 5...odd numbers. OK, well I do have a nice trifle bowl that I could place between the vases. However, I have no ornaments to fill it with. And I haven't found new ornaments with the patina I want, yet I was willing to shop!
But I couldn't shop today because I needed to escort Hubby to an appointment, and Mom asked for my help to bring all of her Christmas decor up from downstairs. I'm happy to help out as these 2 people are at the top of my most important list. While helping Mom load box after box of ornaments into bags for the trip upstairs, I spied 3 new looking Shiny Brite boxes. And these, Mom didn't even want to use. I made a curious move toward the boxes, with Mom hovering, and they were full of pristine "indent" ornaments in lovely muted colors that Mom has treasured for decades. Drool. We then moved on to a tub full of decor Mom no longer uses that she offered to me. Digging a bit, I spied 3 boxes of vintage delights. HA! These Mom had bought on eBay (I probably bought them for her as she is computer phobic) so she was not sentimentally attached. Still, I knew it was hard for her to let them go. I promised they would have a very good home in my glass vessels. Finding exactly what I wanted in Mom's storage room; I never expected.
I knew I wanted to display my vintage glass ornaments in 2 large hurricane vases on a shelf over my TV, as usual. Then I saw a HGTV show on "The Best and Worst" Christmas decorating ideas and they said to display in groups of 3, or 5...odd numbers. OK, well I do have a nice trifle bowl that I could place between the vases. However, I have no ornaments to fill it with. And I haven't found new ornaments with the patina I want, yet I was willing to shop!
But I couldn't shop today because I needed to escort Hubby to an appointment, and Mom asked for my help to bring all of her Christmas decor up from downstairs. I'm happy to help out as these 2 people are at the top of my most important list. While helping Mom load box after box of ornaments into bags for the trip upstairs, I spied 3 new looking Shiny Brite boxes. And these, Mom didn't even want to use. I made a curious move toward the boxes, with Mom hovering, and they were full of pristine "indent" ornaments in lovely muted colors that Mom has treasured for decades. Drool. We then moved on to a tub full of decor Mom no longer uses that she offered to me. Digging a bit, I spied 3 boxes of vintage delights. HA! These Mom had bought on eBay (I probably bought them for her as she is computer phobic) so she was not sentimentally attached. Still, I knew it was hard for her to let them go. I promised they would have a very good home in my glass vessels. Finding exactly what I wanted in Mom's storage room; I never expected.
2 comments:
That is so cool!!! Now I am looking forward to seeing the pics!! I love your ornies...they are beautiful!!
Hugs
SueAnn
How nice that you went to help out and got a treat for being there. Moms are great to have,huh?
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