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French Vintage Friday – old blue jars
Happy Friday, friends!! Here in the states, it’s Memorial Day weekend! In honor of Memorial Day, I put together a patriotic mantel display, using antique/vintage blue jars and flowers from my garden. I got these beauties, last year at an auction, for just $5 for the set! Some are more on the vintage side, and some are antique. I especially love the old jars with air bubbles in the glass!  For my mantel, I simply put some viburnum “snowballs” in the jars, with flags. Here’s a little tip, if you want to keep your viburnum clippings lasting longer, dip the ends of the cut stems into alum, before placing…
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Favorite Things Thursday~ Dahlias
Seriously, where has summer gone? Even though the days are getting slightly cooler, and a little shorter, and most bloggers are starting to decorate for fall, I am holding on to every last moment of summer that I can! If there is one flower that screams summer to me, it dahlias. They are seriously my favorite summer flower!!Aside from this deep purple beauty, all my dahlias are either pink or white. And even this purple dahlia was supposed to be white, but I’m so excited about its beautiful color! It is going to be perfect in my late summer/fall arrangements. All but one, of my dinner plate sized dahlias were…
