On the bright side

 

Pastels are nice in the spring, but so are bright colors. This illustration from an old reading primer has perfect colors for spring.


 

Here are some chicks on a deep blue egg ...

 

and a bunny dressed in red.

 

A bouquet straight from a fresh box of crayons ...

 

which is now sitting underneath a pedestal plate. If you want to feel slightly less aggravated after you break one in your pair of depression glass sherbet dishes ...

  

flip the one that remains upside down, and use a super heavy-duty glue that's made for glass to attach it to a plate. You know the old saying: When life gives you a single sherbet dish, turn it into a pedestal plate.

   

Hope your Monday is sunny, and if it isn't, I hope you have a pretty umbrella.

Comments

[LiLi M.]

I really love your spring colors, the print is awesome. Too bad most books are printed in only two colors, I'm always looking for childrens books with more colors too. I love this. And I love the way your pedestal turned out. The scenery on it is quite pleasant too, unbelievable that those now blue eared bunnies are so cute in this vignette and tie everything together. I mean they perfectly match your wallpaper now too! How clever!

[Carol]

I love the action going on on that plate! It's an Easter/Spring convention! Those chicks with the striped bonnets are sweet. What cheery decorations!

[Lavender Dreamer]

I need the umbrella! heehee! Love all your pretty Spring decorations! Especially the green cake stand! What a beautiful idea! I'm going to call my sister this morning and share that idea with her. She collects them and could have LOTS of displays!

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[Lena]

I really think your pedestal plate turned out nice. I have a bowl and candlesticks in that pattern. They were my grandmother's, so it has been nice for me to see these other pieces.

The bright colors, and the pastels are equally pretty. I think I have more brighter colors in my collection of spring things, mostly due to the paper mache' eggs that I have. They tend to have a brighter green and red on them.

Another wonderful post!

[Jenny S]

Cute post! Thank you for sharing! I did the same thing with a clear sherbert and an unusual red plate, and then broke it!! hehehe! Clumsy me!

[susan]

love the crew cuts on the chicks
great cake stand, such a clever chick you!
did you know country home and ME's home companion were no longer being published????

[Shelley G in Iowa]

I've wanted to try making a cake stand in this way for some time. So far no chipped ones, and I can't bear to use a perfect one.

[Anita]

Super cute grouping on your clever idea!