Pottery in the Kitchen in Winter

Good morning and Happy February!!!!!! I shared how I did the breakfast room for Winter last week so I thought I should share the kitchen too. It seems SO bare after the color and glitz of Christmas but I am enjoying it and think the house needed a breather:) I am NOT a minimalist by any stretch but this is nice. I started collecting pottery back in the 70's. I have gotten rid of some but keep a lot as it brings back fun memories and is worth ALOT more than what I paid for it all those years ago. We start at the buffet area. On my vintage scale I placed a pottery tea pot.

 It is the center of this vignette. A pottery vase holds some faux greens and a small lidded pot.

 On the other side the matching pot, a round basket, another lidded pot and a faux fern. Did you notice the pottery switch plate? I have several of them and still LOVE them!

 In the center a candle with a glass topper featuring pinecones. I love burning candles and making the house smell so good!

 More pottery sits above the cabinets all the time.

 On the fridge is a wire basket with green apples, a twig sphere and an  arrangement of faux succulents. Lots of texture in the kitchen and breakfast room for winter!

 Some copper pieces, a pottery lidded jar and a watering can over here by the sink.

 This iron lamp with the rattan shade and a pottery basket holds a faux cactus and a fern. Also my pottery ring holder sits here by the sink.

 I made this arrangement years ago with a variety of faux grasses. A sweet primrose sits in the center.

 A pottery piece acts as my utensil holder.

 To the left of the stove is another candle and a faux topiary in an iron holder.

 I thought I would share these pictures with you. They are always on the side of my fridge. The 2 little girls are me and my sister. I am the older one:)

 The glare is bad so I put them down on the counter. A few years ago when my sister was visiting we recreated the 2 pictures;):)

 And I will finish with this shot I took on Mon. We had 3 short BURSTS of snow, then the sun would come out and then it would start again. It was like being in our own snow globe!

 

Thanks for your visit.

XO, Pinky

 

 

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~~~A New Winter Wreath!!!~~~

 Hello! Today I wanted to share my new "winter" wreath! I made it with mostly things I had on hand, then added faux succulents!  I wanted something simple that would carry me for the few weeks til SPRING and Easter and bunnies etc.!!! Sorry fpr the background but my work station is in the storage area of the basement. I will share that one day soon:):) I always make my wreaths on an easel. It makes it much easier to see for correct placement. I started with a grapevine wreath and the first thing I placed was this piece. Then I cut a fern apart and added fern fronds all around this center piece.

 Next was some pods that I had.

 I also added some pieces of eucylyptus that I had...

 and the faux succuletns.

 I had 2 of these pod picks that I liked and placed at the ends of the wreath, top and bottom.

 There are different ways to fill a wreath: fully, all around, along the top, or along one side.  For some reason I am always oriented left to right so when I do a wreath on one side it is always on the left side.

This God awful looking thing is my glue pot. It has seen ALOT of use. I have foil under it to protect whatever surface I am working on. Now that I have a good work station, I will fix this up a bit:):) I didn't realize how awful this looks til seing the pictures. Why is it that sometimes we don't see what is right before our eyes????

 These are called glue pellets and that is what I use in the glue pot.

 You could also cut up glue sticks if you can't find the pellets. I swear, once you use a glue pot, you will never use a glue gun again. This is so much eaier and faster and puts more glue on a pick. You have more control, I feel. I have had this one glue pot for about 15 years now!!! Forgive the stick that is in there in this shot. I fished it out after I took the ictures:):)

 Here is the wreath all finished and on the front door.

 I love my black door cause everything seems to pop against it.

 I am very pleased with the result and won't tire of this. I have seen real and faux succulents being used all over blogland these days. I am looking for a terrarium so I can make one for in the house. I may also go get some more faux ones and do one in a trifle bowl!!!! Doesn't that sound interesting??? Have a GREAT week my friends. Thanks so much for your visit. Please leave me a comment so I know you were here. I TREASURE your comments. XO, Pinky
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