Tuesday, February 28, 2012

A Box of Cobalt Blue

I love vintage tablecloths and cobalt blue glass vases.


My Grandma always called these colorful print tablecloths, lunch cloths. I have quite a few lunch cloths that I picked up for the beautiful designs but I don't use them much. I hate ironing. When lunch cloths were in style, women definitely did a lot of ironing.


This lunch cloth is a beauty, poppies, daisies and bachelor button or cornflowers. Not sure what the yellow flowers are.



I had a little wooden shadow box with a bead board bottom that I just re-painted a creamy white and added handles to the sides. I distressed it a bit. I think it will make a great vignette box.

Here my white box full of cobalt blue vases.














These vases aren't especially expensive or rare but displayed all together, the cobalt blue color is quite beautiful! I hope you enjoyed my little vase collection!






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19 comments:

Elizabeth and Gary said...

Hi Carlene,
Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving such a sweet note, its a pleasure meeting you!
I really have enjoyed reading your posts you have a wonderful blog!
I love the colbalt blue too the color is so pretty!
Your home is lovely and so warm and inviteing.
I have become your newest follower and look forward to visiting you again.
Have a sweet day, Elizabeth

~Tablescapes By Diane~ said...

Hi lovely lady.
I love your Colbalt Blue so Beautiful and the way you have put them all together on your table. Thanks so much for your sweet comments on my new Tablescape.
I hope you will come over and follow my Linky and I will follow you back.
I also hope you have a wonderful week with you family.
XXOO Diane

chateau chic said...

Your cobalt collection makes quite a lovely statement grouped together. Thanks for stopping by.
Mary Alice

SwedishCorner-DownUnder...Pernilla said...

Beautiful blues!
... if you want to see more blue glass, please stop by my blog. Just recently I posted a few entries about my collection :)

Greetings from Australia♥

D said...

What beautiful colors. I love the lunch cloth, and the cobalt blue.
D

MeMeSue said...

I to love cobalt blue anything...lol I have a small collection of bottles that I keep on my kitchen window sill and in the afternoon when the sun shines in they are so beautiful! Love you box too! May have to copy that one!

Mary said...

Loving the blue all bound together in one box. Like a family. A really gorgeous family.

Thanks for the peek ~
Mary @ Sea Quilts

Marigene said...

Your cobalt glass shines on that gorgeous tablecloth!

Pat@Life At Lydias House said...

Love your collection. I, too, have a weakness for coblat blue.

Alsan said...

the yellow flowers might be forsythia - they grow on a stalk like that. Nice blog!

Alsan said...

the yellow flowers might be forsythia nice blog

Adventures of a DIY Dork said...

Hey! Found you blog through the shabby chic link-up party. Love your house and your blog! I am your newest follower! :)

Chatty Chics said...

Oh my gosh! They look beautiful together! Wow! Who knew!? Thanks for linking up!
Melody
ChattyChics.com

Julie said...

Cobalt blue is a favorite color of mine. What a fun collection. Where did you find them all?

Bumblebee and Sophie said...

I really love all the blue you have!! I have a very few pieces and a wine bottle that has a band around the top that says "Relax" They are in my kitchen window! Thanks for sharing!
Cindy

Michele @ The Nest at Finch Rest said...

WOW!!!

That color really pops! I love them all grouped together like that.

I used to collect my mom's old Noxema glass jars because I loved that cobalt blue so much.

Sure wish I would have kept them now!

Have a wonderful weekend. Great post!

AllyJo said...

Gorgeous. What a great idea. I have tons of ruby glass. I will have to borrow your idea.

Ann @ makethebestofthings said...

I am also in love with cobalt blue glass. You should check out my blog header, you'd be in heaven! I love the way you grouped them in that drawer and with that vintage cloth, just gorgeous!

Sewconsult said...

Love your cobalts! I too love them and have several like yours. I don't worry about the monetary value, I just LOVE the color.
Beckie in Brentwood, TN

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