Big Words: 06.11

Jun 17, 2011

Succulents and Milk Glass

I have become a total plant convert. Once upon a time, I would have filled a garden with flowers and vines and such. But after many years, and many dead plants, I have decided that succulents are the way to go. There is a sticker right on it that says "Drought Resistant (Once Established)" Which works really well for me because "drought resistant" = I don't have to remember to water them.

So for my birthday last year, I got myself a succulent garden. And after a year of pretty much totally ignoring it (except to occasionally admire its awesomeness), it has grown from this:

To this:

I lost the smaller plants, and the bean-shaped one was "pruned" by a two year old, but the parts that are left are huge!

Amazing, no? Did I mention that I didn't do anything to it? Love.

In addition to my new-found love of succulents, I have another new found love. It developed during my wedding planning stages, amidst my multitude of trips to Goodwill: Milk Glass. What is milk glass? It is basically just a milky white glass used to make things like vases and compotes. Something about its crisp whiteness just appeals to me.

For those who don't live with me (a number I estimate to be equal to: the worlds current population - 1), you may not realize just how much milk glass I purchased in the days leading up to the wedding. I was planning on centerpieces that looked something like this:

But as plentiful as milk glass is at Goodwill, it was not plentiful enough to guarantee me enough tabletop decor, so I switched gears. I kept the milk glass though, which is now spread around the house performing various duties: soap holder, dried flower vase, dust catcher, etc.

I kept this beauty, too:

My Fenton hobnail cake stand. I drooled over this puppy for months, and finally purchased it off of ebay for way more than I paid for any other decorative item for the wedding. I didn't even end up using it because the cake wasn't going to fit on it!

Anyway, I recently saw a project on Casa Sugar that melded my love of succulents with my love of milk glass:

Milk glass! Succulents! Milk glass! Succulents!

So when my birthday came around again this year (as it seems to do every year), I decided it was time for more succulents! And more milk glass!