A couple of weeks ago I introduced you to a vintage waxed containers I repurposed into a vase, I have another waxed container for you today. A waxed milk carton from Georgian Bay Dairy from Owen Sound, Ontario. Not sure of the date on this milk…
For our Fresh and Renewed post today we have another Aberfoyle Antique Market find, a crockery inkwell. The moment I spied this little gem I had visions of a mini flower arrangements full of texture and large blooms. I’m sad to report that the…
This past Sunday, Deb and I took a little road trip to the Aberfoyle Antique Market to search for some props for an upcoming project, as well as to find containers to repurpose for vases for this weekly column. We had a lot of…
I started collecting antique glass bottles back in my scuba diving days. A friend of mine got me into scrounge diving for bottles and we would spend hours underwater searching under rocks and in muck up to our elbows for glass bottles. All the…
Old vintage tins are very popular, I started collecting them a few months back and have already shared a one Fresh and Renewed post using them as a vase. You can find that posts here. For today’s post I used a vintage Canadian Honey…
We are back in the studio today for this week’s Fresh and Renewed flower post. Last week I created an arrangement with flowers grown in our garden at home. This week I’m using locally grown organic flowers in a little mason jar that has…
Teacups seemed like the perfect follow up to last week’s Fresh and Renewed Pyrex Mug post! I have a very small collection of antique teacups that I received from my Mom when they moved to the beach a few years ago. My collection does…
Last week was super busy and my focus was 100% on weddings and flower studio, so that left no time for blogging, sorry! I hope things will be back on track this week. For today’s Fresh and Renewed I wanted to share with you…
The vessel for today’s Fresh and Renewed post was acquired for $2.00 at a little summer flea market I like to visit when we head up to the cottage. I have used bottles before for this column but I could not pass up the…
Since starting this Fresh and Renewed column I have been on the search for new vessels to repurpose into vases, for today’s post I found a old terracotta wine cooler that was the prefect size for creating a large arrangement for an outdoor party…
There are so many vessels and containers in our kitchens that can be repurposed into vases; have a good look at the items you are considering discarding as they could become beautiful flower vases. For today’s Fresh and Renewed flower post I found a…
For today’s Fresh and Renewed post we bring you something new, a cool laundry soda tin from Nellie’s All Natural. Deb, my amazing sidekick and partner in floral chaos, brought in this tin so it could be reused for floral arranging fun! Although it…
Our Fresh and Renewed column is all about inspiring you to find new purposes for very day objects, old and new, that would normally be discarded, stored in a cupboard or thrown out. And we found the perfect objects for today’s post while thrifting at…
I have recently started collecting tin containers for arranging flowers in. While out thrifting I was pleasantly surprised to happen upon a Vintage turquoise Betty Anne Peanut Crunch Tin; pleasantly surprised by the fact that the tin had the name Betty Anne on it…
This week’s Fresh and Renewed vintage James Keiller and Son marmalade jars are coming to you all they way from Dundee, Scotland. Keiller’s marmalade was first produced in Scotland in 1797 and by the late 19th century their preserves were shipped all over the world. They are believed to be…
I love it when clients bring in interesting containers for us to repurpose into vases and terrariums. Our friends across the street at Strange Utopia popped in the other day with two vintage brass and glass hexagon trinket boxes hoping we could transform them into…
Not sure where or when I happened upon the turquoise glass bowl for today’s post but it most definitely was discovered at a flea market. I have had this bowl set in my vase collection for a while now and I have yet to…
Whenever we visit Germany, we always try to squeeze in a trip to Monschau, a charming little village in the Eifel region of western Germany. The narrow, cobblestone streets are lined with 300 year old half-timbered houses and, the entrance to the village is gated; you need a residence pass…
I normally do not get too excited about the Pantone ‘Colour of the Year’ but this year’s colour is one I totally dig! Emerald, the 2013 ‘Colour of the Year’, it is like a breath of fresh air and packed with energy. So naturally…
I have a thing for old things; vintage or antique, they both work for me. Chipped, weathered and a bit rusty are ok with me, so is clean and pristine. So having a soft spot in my heart for old canning and packing jars…
