Do you have things that you really love, because someone special gave them to you, but just can't find a way to make them work in your decor?
I do. Glass chickens.
Indiana Glass Company's Hen On A Nests, to be exact. I have a pale pink one and a clear glass one, in addition to this milk glass one. So I have a total of three of these hens in my brood.
My Mom collected these things and I generally just keep them cooped up in my china cabinet. I love them because my Mom loved them so much, but I just find them so hard to use around the house.
Why do women hate me because I'm beautiful?
So until they start selling these things in Pottery Barn and they become all the rage with the 20-somethings, how do you make them look stylish?
Jelly beans!
Jelly beans make anything look fun and fashionable.
OK, now I'm using a chicken as an excuse to buy jelly beans. How far I have fallen.
BTW, do you think it's a marketing ploy by Brach's to only put maybe ten red and orange jelly beans in a bag? I mean after the red and orange are gone, I'll move on the the purple, but after that it's pretty much all downhill. I bought two bags today, just so I could get my fill of the good colors.
Do you have any glass chickens? Where do they roost in your house?
Linking with Common Ground's Inspiration Friday and French Country Cottage's Feathered Nest Friday.
Eileen @ cottage beach house
I have a milk glass chicken, and I love her dearly. she lays the perfect eggs each Easter, and holds the butter at Thankgiving. I would love to see the pale pink chicken. now that's a rare find!
Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes
Hi Pam, I don't have one of these, but they are adorable! I think buying the extra bag of jelly beans was sheer genius!
Happy Easter to you and your family!
Corn in my Coffee-Pot
Had two-- now I'm down to one. The first one broke. It was a beautiful colbalt blue. The basket broke and all I had was the hen. Don't know what happened to it after that.
The other is purple with a white marble type vein going thru it. It's so pretty. I love it!
I like chickens, though.
I had these in my 20's too. I also have things that I've kept because they belonged to someone else...
the list is so long-- but for instance, one thing I have is a Bright Red Frog-- planter, from the 70's. I have it because it was my FIL's and he's gone now, but I loved that man so much. We had a special friendship. (not creepy)
-nice to meet you, Pat
GardenofDaisies
I LOVE your milk glass hen! Very sweet that these were your Moms. That makes them extra special. I collect them too. Most of mine are in shades of blue. (I did a post on them about a year ago.) I like to fill mine with Easter candy too. You could use them for a fun lunch too. Just fill with some chicken salad. 🙂
Gracie Jewellery
I have several of these. I have them on a window ledge -love the sun shining through them.