Sunday, November 27, 2016

mystery vase

Wandering through small towns as we love to do,
small and large shops antique or junque shops draw us in.
We stop at a corner shop; it looks large, but old, old.
No pretty cracked plates or pitchers in the windows.
We walk the dusty aisles, floor boards creaking under our feet.
Lots of old equipment it looks to me through the dim light … maybe a farmer
would know it. Of course we make our way through it all to the back.
You just never know what you might find.
Something catches my eye in a dark corner table loaded with stuff.
No price of course. I offer 50 cents. Probably generous.
And I have used it over and over.
I call it my character vase. 
Squatty and a bit wide. Perfect.
I used it with a TJ's amazing 3.99 bouquet at our Thanksgiving 
table (with some of our own late garden gerber blooms added).
Can you guess what it is?

Joining with Mosaic Monday.

23 comments:

  1. Umm...not sure. Maybe an old tail light or glass light fixture? Not sure but a good vessel for your pretty flowers. ♥

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  2. It looks like a glass for a light fixture or an insulator for an electric pole.

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  3. My guess is a globe for over an outside light but maybe not quite big enough. Perfect for a vase.

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  4. Perfect vase. Not tippy, which is always what gets me!

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  5. I was thinking some kind of outdoor light cover.

    It looks great with flowers in it!

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  6. looks like a cover for a light bulb

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  7. Very colourful and pretty flowers.

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  8. I think your commenters have figured it out! Makes a good vase. And very pretty mosaics. BTW, does your grandmother's mincemeat recipe call for beef? I loved my grandma's mincemeat pies.

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  9. I too think it's an insulator from a power pole. No matter, it's serving a wonderful new purpose. Lovely bouquet!

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  10. Fun post and how pretty! A light globe? What a good find!

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  11. Sorry, but I haven't a clue what your vase was in a previous life. I just know that it looks lovely filled with seasonal flowers!
    Happy Mosaic Monday.

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  12. My first thought was something electic/power related, but I am really unsure. Whatever it is, I agree that it makes a wonderful vase!

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  13. I'm thinking it's a light cover for an outdoor light but could be very wrong. Whatever it is it makes a useful vase for your beautiful flowers. Have a good week!

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  14. It does make a good vase! You inspire me to go thrift shopping more.

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  15. Lovely as a vase for sure and I think as others have said already that it is a light cover of some sort.

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  16. I know what it is...I think! And I didn't look at the comments yet! haha! It looks like the cover for a light fixture...maybe one at the back door. And it makes a beautiful vase! Hugs!

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  17. Podso, I agree with those saying it's a light fixture cover. This is my reasoning: It has a lip at the top where the screws would hold it on and straight sides is not typical of a vase. The flowers are good looking with bright gerba daisies. Sylvia D.

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  18. Whatever the original use, you've repurposed it beautifully. A vase of character!

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  19. It looks pretty cool used that way. I think it is a porch light cover. This house used to have them.

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  20. I was also going to say your vase might be a porch light cover? It acts beautifully as a vase--and your Gerber daisy in it is so pretty! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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  21. I was going to say an old porch light globe because we had one similar but when I went back to look at it again, I am thinking no...it doesn't seem big enough. It is just darling, whatever it is!

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  22. What ever it is, it works and flowers are beautiful in it

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  23. Love that vase! Whatever it was in a previous life, it is surely a wonderful vase now. ;) I can't stop looking at your flower arrangement, too. Such vibrant and beautiful colors and love those Gerbera daisies! Pinks, oranges, and corals... lovely!!

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