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On our trip to the city we had such a great time browsing all the fun shops on
did you know that just outside of Amarillo is a town called
Adrian that is the halfway point on the famous Rt. 66?
1147 miles each way between Chicago and L.A.
The Midpoint Cafe has the most delicious ugly crust pies...
(we didn't go there but I just wanted to tell you about it)
no...we were on a mission...to buy some cool stuff and have a delicious Golden Light Burger and ice cold beer lunch...and as often happens with me when I'm on a mission...I got distracted and made a purchase that I had not intended but I guess you could say the luck of the Irish was upon us!
At the Maryland House Antiques they did not have a brass bar cart but they did have
several book sets and just in from an estate sale....
this most lovely thing that would have haunted me forever if I had walked away from it
---I even learned a thing or two about it and wanted to share that with you
below are examples of Wardian Cases via google
this is a vintage glass aquarium via pinterest
I'm not sure how you feel about Martha Stewart but the above link is a "how to"
and here...is ours!
it is very rough and has a tiny crack in the glass on one side
I won't do the rock, the charcoal and the soil because I will change/move it too much
but when you do this it creates its own little rain forest
I'm no expert so I don't know if this is old or not..but it is certainly very used!
I love the patina!
Martha's friend and Dr. Ward suggest a specimen plant
my 4 year old poinsettia that I rescued from the grocery store has grown too big!
so I decided to put in some orchids and ferns in blue vases
I will change this and move it no telling how many times
I also added a blue Madonna chalk ware statue
If I were her I'd like to live here
this is how it is for today
are you wondering if we bought what we went to buy?
yes...we did...but that will be for another day!
11 comments:
Very cool. Hannah and I went down 6th until everything began to look the same...you know - the saturation point. We did see some wooden carts, and some rustic, mid-century ones, but no sweet, simple brass ones. Oh, well, it IS fun looking! We didn't go to Maryland House...we'll have to do that one next time.
I never knew what they were called, but I always liked them. Each one is unique and I think very pretty. I like how you personalized yours. This is a great post on a nice topic.
So pretty!
xo
Sharon
Oh GINA! This is a perfect buy! YES! I just know you are going to enjoy this and your visitors/family will really take pleasure in how you will decorate it. I have one, not antique, and it's been sitting in the garage in fact. I just may pull it out and try to paint it to see if I can salvage it. Thank you for the idea, AND thank you also for coming to visit my obscure corner of this huge world. You are just a sweet friend! LOVE, Anita
Wow these are so amazing and unique. I've never seen anything like them!!
A grandeza dos amigos são como as flores raras: sua magnitude fica para sempre.(Cristina Beloni)
Lindas inspirações, amei!
Um lindo e abençoado dia!!!
Beijos Marie.
There is something spiritual about it. It is one of those pieces you have to have and know you will adore for many, many years. One of those pieces you spend too much time considering options of items to put in it. One of those pieces that will make you smile every time you pass by it. Thanks for sharing, Gina.
Gina,
I have always admired them, but never knew their correct name. I agree with you - the patina is wonderful. You will have so much fun figuring out different plants and seasonal arrangements for it.
Seems like serendipity smiled on you and hey you will eventually find the most stunning brass bar cart.
Vera
Oh, how beautiful Gina. I'd live inside it, too. ;)
So beautiful Gina!
I love how our blessed mother looks inside it.
This gives me an idea.
Thanks for sharing.
Now I want a Wardian case!
But what did you go to buy in the first place? A kitten, a pony or something sparkly!
:)
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