$1 That's What I've Paid For A Lot Of These

What can you buy for $1?
If you look around this house you will see so many things that have I have paid $1 or less for.
My first love when decorating is colored glass.

Almost all the bottles on the shelves were $1. Some of my favorites were FREE as you bought a bottle full of Lestoil and got the beautiful bottle.


My favorite color of glass is RED!


Then  there is the red souvenir glass.


Even opaque glass is something I love….especially these sherbets in robins egg blue.


These black amethyst vases remind me of one that was a family piece that I broke…so I found several more. They look black but when you hold them up to the light they are purple. They are the perfect vases for pansies or Lily of the Valley.

I am only showing you some of my glass. Nothing is of great value but to me it is all priceless.
I hope my family treasures the pieces I’ve passed on to them at Christmas gift givings as much as I do.
Yes, I love it all….old, new….transparent or opaque.

In Full Bloom

My flower garden is now in full bloom with a riot of colors.

Green is natures way of setting off all the colors in a garden,

I love the colors of stain glass in this old window frame. It picks up the green of nature and also flows into the blues with red as accent.

More red directly below the deck. The smoke plant is a nice variation of the red from the globes.

On the other side of the sidewalk there is more red.

Red mosaic mirror balls on the deck.

A collection of pink gazing globes.

Variation in shapes is always good and these help unify the colors.

It’s always nice to have some neutrals to set off the glorious colors.

More neutrals to finish off this years back yard garden.

Complete Colored Glass Display

I figured out how to take a picture of the entire display on the top of the cabinet.

It gives you a better idea of what is happening when you can see the color flow of all the glass pieces.

I am waiting to see the reaction from my family when they see this. I also have a few other surprises around the house for them.
Now all I need is blue and white dishes to celebrate the 4th! I do have the white dishes - guess I just need blue napkins!

My sons Greg just found the red octagon glasses that I have had in the attic for over 20 years. I brought them down and they are now in the cupboard.

Keep watching this spot as I'll be sharing some more "exciting" discoveries from the attic excavation!