Red, White and Blue...4th of July Centerpieces...

With the 4th of July coming up I've been thinking in red, white and blue.  Here are a couple of centerpieces I've been playing with...

Repurposed Vase Ladies...

Meet "The Girls"...

I found a couple of cracked vases at garage sales recently.  I decided they might be finished being "useful"...but they weren't done being "pretty".

 Flipped upside down they looked a like a skirt and a couple of arms to me.  How about you?

 Add a clock for a head...

 ...and some jewels, of course.

 What do you think?  Do you see "her"?

 I'm pretty sure my inspiration for these lovely ladies came from these little sugar bowl cuties by Betsy of MY SALVAGED TREASURES.

Don't you love them?

For now they are enjoying their new home on top of the hutch in my Great Room.  They might make their way to our booth...soon :)

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A Fairy Garden in a Tote...Centerpiece

We've been enjoying all of the fun fairy gardens out there.

 So I decided it would be fun to put a quick one together for a centerpiece.  I used all things I had on hand...

 This chippy wood tote only looks old.  I bought it at Home Goods a couple of years ago.  I still love it.

 I had a couple of different kinds of moss left over from other projects.  I used both for fun texture.

These glass insulators looked like mushrooms to me.  I put some crumpled book pages inside.

Can you see my little junky fairy in there?

 Just some random bits and pieces glued and tied together.

Her "house" is just a Ball jar with an enamel lid on top.

The plates were just tucked in for "flowers".

I love how it looks out on my rustic PALLET PERCH...

 ...BUT, this is definitely an indoor centerpiece.  I plan to put it on my dining room table...as soon as I finish up a couple more projects that are taking up that space :)
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My kids say they are "happy/sad" about the last day of school today.  I know just what they mean.  I remember that feeling, don't you?  Excited for long sunny days without homework...but sad to say goodbye to their teachers and friends.  It's been a great year! 

Happy Summer,