My newest pitcher (that's not really a pitcher)

[thriftymama]

I found this at the new thrift store the other day for $2.99. I thought it was a pitcher (which I've started collecting), but it's not really. I couldn't place it until I found it on ebay, listed as a "coffee server." Either way, it's still cool looking.

[MrsGoodwill]

Oooh. That's a nice color! Is that dark blue or black?

Is it made of ceramic or metal?

[thriftymama]

It is black ceramic.

Has some nicks and whatnot, but that just adds character, right?

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Nicks are only what you really need to worry about if you were gifting or reselling, I think.

It does have a ton of character. How do you plan to use it/decorate with it? I was wondering whether flowers might go into it, or if it was going to be Art, or what the plan was?

[thriftymama]

hmm, I'm terrible with decorating. for now it's just sitting on top of my kitchen cabinets with the other pitchers (that are actually pitchers), a teapot, and a dead plant (i should water that thing more often than every other month).

i was thinking it would look cool as a centerpiece on the table with some flowers or something. they'd have to be fake though, as you see, i have bad luck with live plants.

[thriftymama]

Pretty maids all in a row. My pitcher, etc. collection:



All thrifted except for the one on the right end, which I painted at one of those paint your own art places.

[Sprocket]

I like your collection =)

-Sprock

[SecondhandSophisticate]

Hey Thriftymama!

Your collection is beautiful...you have a great "eye"

I was thinking about how you could use your latest find, which has such versatile lines, for the holidays:  For a Harvest/Thanksgiving theme, you could place sheaves of wheat in it, or dried grasses, with pumpkin "picks".

 For Christmas, you can place some of those faux pinky-white poinsiettas or stack
 gold or color-mixture ornaments.  Right around this time, thrifts are putting out their holiday goodies (at least in my area), and I'm seeing bags of ornmanents and "picks" for a dollar. Or maybe find some of those long Christmas tree beads and drape them over the sides...looks like jewels and treasures. This would work for Madi Gras, too.

SeSo

[Other People s Junk]

Nice!  It looks versatile- you can display is as-is, or jazz it up with other stuff.

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

I rather like it up there with all the other different colored yet similarly shaped objects. It doesn't look like it needs a thing, maybe just a garland of greenery to go on top of the cabinets behind the vases.