WooHoo! It's Friday again everyone! Where did this week go, right? Maybe it is just Me, but the week kind of got by Me this time. I got things done around the house mostly, a lot of laundry with everyone here, dishes, and the usual things. No time for creating this week, but hopefully that will come.
Been kind of cold here. Trying to be warmer, it's spring, and I am anxious for it to get nice out. Actually really nice would be great! Hope the weather has been good to you where you are at.
Here we go into the weekend again everyone. Any big plans? Not much for Me this weekend. Just day by day, and see where it all leads Me. Thanks for visiting with LilacsNDreams today everyone. Take care, have fun, enjoy your Friday, and have a super weekend!
Google Reader Will Shut Down, Now What?
It's all over the internet, and if you have not already heard this Google Reader is going to be shutting down by July 1st, 2013. Reading other blogs, and some searching of things this appears to be the original post from Google. There is also another post with Google Reader Blog that covers this as well too. There are more on the list shutting down, and it is being announced as their spring cleaning.
Not to panic everyone. There are many alternatives out there to consider. Many of them are being over loaded right now with the rush of everyone trying to download, and transfer things. You still have time before the Google Reader shuts down to look around, research some of them, and see what others are sharing about their experiences too. There are many places out there similar to the Google Reader that are also RSS Feed readers too. One of those is BlogLovin. When you search the internet, do google searches for "rss feed readers" you will gain new hope.
I am already on BlogLovin myself, and have had an account with them for quite a while. So, with this news of Google Reader it is to my advantage that I already have a place for this. BlogLovin has had good feed back, and is pretty user friendly to work with also. If you click here you can visit Me over at BlogLovin too.
The process is not hard to do all of this. Just take your time with it all, and things will work out smoothly for you.
• Your 1st step is to go to BlogLovin, and get signed up there.
• Your 2nd step will be your sign up information which is self explanatory too.
• Step 3 will be your email verification, and the address to be verified with it
• By this 4th step you should see the Blue Button that reads "import from google reader" which you will click to bring your blogs over that you are following
• Step 5 don't forget to click the blue button to allow access for your blog import
Once you have that done you can then claim your own blog, choose your BlogLovin follow button you wish to use. Mine is on the right side bar that I have added to my blog here that will stay, and then of course above with this posting you can click that one too.
Sorry if I am repeating what you already know. Some do not hear of things, have busy schedules to catch things, and some sign in at different times missing announcements too. Whatever it is that you happen to have missed this announcement I hope it catches up to you now with this posting.
As always thanks for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams everyone, and happy to have you visiting with Me. Take care, and see you all again soon.
Vintage Green Brooch
Vintage Green Gold Tone Beaded Necklace Earring Set
Vintage Brooch Bridal Bouquet
Vintage Rhinestone Tree
Vintage Necklace Curtain Tie Backs
Bejeweled Picture Frame
Vintage Necklace Brooch Bridal Bouquet Some Repurposed pieces too.
Hi! Welcome to LilacsNDreams. Vintage jewelry, vintage necklaces, vintage brooches, vintage earrings, and Bling...who doesn't like this, right? I like to roam the internet like many others do, look at things, learn, read, imagine, and sometimes you notice quite a bit in doing this too. There are many people out there who sell vintage jewelry of all sorts. Their pieces being offered just "blings" the internet with all of it.
Not only do you get to see all kinds of vintage jewelry being offered, being displayed, people researching, but you also will see odds and ends of vintage jewelry pieces that are used in many different ways. Over time some people have enjoyed using their vintage jewelry that is maybe missing a stone, missing quite a few stones, and has been dismembered in some way. They do some amazing creative, repurposed, and upcycled pieces with these things.
Vintage jewelry has many times been displayed with different picture frames that were designed to hold several pieces. Some pieces have been used for picture frames, making vintage inspired bottle trees, using as curtain tie backs, and another popular one is for wedding bouquets too.
Vintage Jewelry can be found everywhere on the internet at venues such as Ecrater, Etsy, Artfire, Ruby Lane, Ebay, and so many more. Along with finding regular vintage jewelry you will also find those that have been repurposed too. Etsy is a popular place to find pieces for this, some can be found at Artfire, Ecrater, Ebay, through blogs, and websites too.
Above you will see pictures of some of the ideas showing Vintage Jewelry with necklaces, brooches, and earrings. You will also see some sharing of different ways to reuse such pieces too. I love the many ways you find the pieces being used, adore it, and of course I just plain like "bling"
Thanks so much for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams everyone. Hey, if you have some ideas of how to use vintage jewelry, or know of places selling some beautiful pieces make sure to share this with all of us. Would love to hear from you. #LilacsNDreams
Thanks again, and have a wonderful "blinging" day everyone! See Ya!
White Milk Glass Candy Dish Compote
found at my Ecrater Shop
Blue Milk Glass Pedestal Cake Stand
Lovely Pink Milk Glass Bowl found at Etsy
Jadeite Green Glass Pedestal Candy Dish and Candle Stick Holders
was found with another shop at Etsy too.
Milk Glass Collectibles of White Blue Pink Green are amazing vintage pieces that have become more beautiful over time. Milk Glass was first made, or originated in Venice in the 16th century. The Venetians made the glass opaque, or translucent in several different colors. Those consisted of white, blue, pink, green, and yellow. The white color can be achieved through the addition of a tin oxide, or a bone ash. The name milk glass is a relatively recent name for this glass which is blown, or also seen pressed into a wide variety of shapes too. Milk Glass is still considered a luxury item, and is such a sweet collectible to have too. One good thing is that it can be very easy to fit into any type of life style that you may have.
Sometimes you will see people using maybe some clear glass, and painting it into the colors of milk glass that they would like for their homes, and their decor. They do this to be creative, or maybe because they cannot find the shape that they are looking for too.
Milk Glass can be decorative, gorgeous with some flowers, and sometimes some of the pieces have a shape of their own that nothing else is needed to show with it. Above you will see pictures shown as examples of the different colors, and styled that can be seen on the internet with various shops and websites. Some of the pieces found can be vintage, unknown makers, and some come from such names as Fenton, Westmoreland, Fire King, Jeannette Glass Company, and many others too.
Doesn't milk glass just have some wonderful styles, shapes, and some yummy colors? How festive it can be for different celebrations, using in your home decor, sometimes some of the pieces are repurposed and upcycled as I have done with some, and versatile pieces to adorn many rooms in the home.
Hey, I hope ya'll enjoyed this little bit of information shared about Milk Glass, and found it helpful for your needs. They make wonderful gifts too! Thanks so much for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams, and hope to see you all again soon. Take care everyone, and enjoy the day!
Happy St Patrick's Day Weekend to All!
Not sure how all of you celebrate, or if you celebrate this particular time, but am wishing all of you a Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend! May you have fun, enjoy, be safe, and be Green!! Take care everyone, and enjoy your weekend. See you all again soon.
Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend!!
Its Friday and Wishing Everyone a Fabulous Repurposing Collectibles Weekend!
Hey everyone, here it is Friday already! Where did this week go to, right? For me it was there, and then there it went...whew! Busy week, and not really a thing done around here. This is hoping you all had a wonderful week, and wishing you all a fabulous weekend! Time to get in some repurposing, upcycling, recycling, junking, treasure hunting, finding some vintage collectibles, and all of that fun stuff. Don't forget to relax too. Enjoy, have fun, and be safe everyone. Thanks for visiting with LilacsNDreams. See you all again soon!
Repurpose, Upcycle, Recycle, Reuse With Discarded Items
Hello everyone at LilacsNDreams! Glad you are stopping by. Like many others I like to roam the internet, read magazines, visit blogs and websites, and learn things along the way. With this, and so much more I see creations done by different people, what they have done, how they have done it, and am in aww over everything that I see all the time.
Definitions I found to words when they were googled is:
•Repurpose: take one thing, and use it for something else. For instance a shirt could be used to make a handbag, or some type of shopping bag. Dinner plates used to make cake pedestal stands, cups and saucers used for candy dishes, jewelry holders, candle holders, and the imagination is endless.
•Upcycle: is familiar to recycling in that you are taking something, and reworking it into a new form for continued use. Main difference is that you are not altering its form back into its components for reuse.
•Recycle: return to a previous stage of cyclic process; convert waste to a reusable material. Example would be a box being broke down into making new cardboard.
•Reuse: whatever the purpose you basically reuse the item for the same purpose more than one time.
Giving new life to items that you already own. There are so many things around the home that people can do this with. The possibilities are there by using maybe a little paint, some wax, varnish, glue, fabrics, lace, buttons, clothing, door knobs, hooks, pottery, glassware, dinnerware, silverware, vintage collectibles, and pretty much anything extra you having sitting around.
Coffee Tea Pots can be used for planters, holding your utensils in the kitchen, making some adorable coffee pot people that I have seen before. Use chairs, ladders, ironing boards to hold some books, hang on a wall, hold flower pots, and again endless possibilities.
I just adore bits, and pieces from the past being made into something new for us all to enjoy with our homes, yards, decor, and etc. Sometimes I hope with this being done that it too would help remind everyone of simpler times.
Wow! See how much fun junk can be? I hope everyone enjoyed this topic today, maybe get a smile about something remembered, see things in a different way, and of course to help you with some creative ideas. After all we are all collectors of a little bit of everything. If you don't reuse pieces as they are, why not consider repurposing them in ways that puts a smile on your face too.
Thanks so much for sharing your time with LilacsNDreams! Don't forget to share some of your ideas, or techniques with us too. Enjoy, have fun, and be safe everyone. See you again soon.
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