I encountered a real milk glass magic moment at the oppie the other day. When I walked in the crockery shelves seemed unusually empty, so after a brief glance I wandered around, checking the manchester, the box of fabric scraps and the childrens toys. Then lo and behold as I went back past the shelves, there was new stock, just placed that very moment, including these two glorious pieces of milk glass. Poof, like magic they just appeared, and poof, equally quickly there were snaffled up, paid for and stashed into my bag while I danced a little jig.
The vase on the right is a "Fenton" which is a much more opaque white than the more translucent dish on the left. I presume the Fenton is a much higher quality milkglass ( the same as this cake plate gifted from my MIL) than the more translucent dish. Does anyone know about this? I actually love the translucency of what I suspect is the inferior product, and love that light makes them glow on my windowsill..
Those vintage sheets are being ironed and sorted by colour with some spring blossom to distract me from my kitchen issues. Miss Liongirl and I had a pink princess party to attend. The degree of excitement for this event makes me concerned as to how she will get through her own birthday party without hyperventilating and passing out. (When the birthday girl was overwraught with emotion at NOT getting the pink necklace instead of the purple one, my girl was kind enough to swap her own pink necklace for the inferior purple one. She may have also been concerned that if the moment was not salvaged quickly we could have all been sent home without sampling the cake).
See the happy birthday girl, sporting her pink necklace, while miss Liongirl is happy sporting her favourite pink party frock, pink drink and pink straw. Plus who needs jewellery when you can park your pink caboose next to this table and just graze for a few hours.
Our mulberry tree appears to be ripe a month earlier than last year. How my little tree and little children have grown in 11 months. Peek here if you need proof of growth.
Would you believe, the milk glass has been topped by some pyrex? Back soon with more spring colour.
Your world sounds a bit like mine, the children have a better social life than their parents!
ReplyDeleteThe milk glass is delicious! Ada :)
Love the milk glass!
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
Love the pile of vintage sheets and the beautiful blossoms. :-)
ReplyDeleteI found the exact same little dish on the weekend too!! I love the lighter ones...how the light shines through them. And what a precious girl swapping her necklace. Hope you have a wonderful week :) x
ReplyDeleteJust imagine - if you'd arrived a few minutes earlier you may have missed out on your lovely treasures. And that birthday party - was that a shoot for LittleONE magazine? xx
ReplyDeleteBugger the milk glass, look at those mulberries!!! Totally fabulous. I remember having the best time as a youngster jumping from the top branches of our tree. And keeping silkworms in a shoe box and feeding them with the leaves. Here's to your tree growing big enough for you to make JAM from the proceeds! Love, M
ReplyDeleteCan you believe I have NEVER found milk glass in the oppies, yep never....it's a real mystery to me? The day I do will be post worthy I just know it.
ReplyDeleteYour little pink princess is so cute!
Allison
Pinktastic!! Loving pink at the moment. Particularly love the picture of the sheets and blooms! x
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous kids you have! The pink party food table looked amazing. The milk glass finds are great - and the sheets too. Love them. x
ReplyDeletei've been passing a lot of milk glass lately but may start to buy it now just in case. Our mulberry tree is so old it seems to have stopped flowering and growing many leaves much to the detriment of the last batch of chicken treat silk worms. I never thought go growing a new one. Thanks for the idea!
ReplyDeleteI love it when they re-stock during an op shop visit. Makes you think how many treasures are snapped up as soon as they hit the shelves doesn't it? I have a soft spot for milk glass but I haven't seen any in quite some time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous birthday party. Every little girls dream :)