USING PLATES IN SUMMER DECOR

Plates are an easy way to add to décor for the seasons, and since I am a plateaholic, (can you believe spell check thinks there is no such thing as a plateaholic?) I have them for every season! I pulled out some summer-themed plates to use in our sunroom.

 

I know you're saying, "Laurie, that is not a plate". You're right, but I put this summery needlepoint on a plate rack.

 

I did use some plates on the plate rack too. The floral bowl belonged to my mother. The green bird and flowers plate was a flea market purchase.

 

Another Summer needlepoint snuck into the post. I bought the daffodil needlepoint at an estate sale.

 

This plate, from a junk store, features a boy flying a kite, a woman hanging clothes on the line, and a couple taking a Summer stroll.

 

This vignette is on a table in the sunroom.

 

This plate decorated in blue features birds and birds' nests in trees.

 

The duck on a plate was another flea market purchase.

 

Another table holds my toolbox filled with plates.

 

The floral Blue Ridge plates belonged to my grandmother.

I found the bowl depicting a baseball game at a local thrift store.

 

This bird plate was another thrift store buy.

When I found this humorous plate at an estate sale, I fell in love with it. I can't decide if the little boy is protecting the girl from the frog, or if he's as frightened as she is. What do you think?

 

My mother's bunny lamp sheds light on the plate--filled tool box.

 

Mother's bunny carrying a basket of flowers made it into this vignette too.

 

I love to add a little humor to a vignette. This table is where the frogs are living now.

 

This wise and studious frog advises the younger frogs that they should spend their summer day reading a good book.

 

 

This couple ignored his advice and put on their swimsuits. This was a purchase from a going-out-of business sale at a gift store.

 The swim-suited frogs are headed to the Blue Haven Pool, an ashtray I found at a junk store.

 Thank you for coming to see some of my Summer vignettes. I hope my U.S. friends are having a wonderful Memorial Day as we give thanks for those who have courageously given their lives for our country.

 

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