Apothecary Jar Find

Apothecary jars seem to be all the rage now days, and I am sure that I'm one of the last people here in blog land to catch on!  But no more!  Just look at what I discovered a few weeks ago at a garage sale!  I really love the pedestal, and the long handle at the top.  This beauty is substantial!  She stands a foot and a half tall!

 I'm in love!  Actually, I spotted it at the same sale that I found my antique dining table at, but wouldn't you know, I didn't buy it that day!  I was so mad at myself for not scooping it up and bringing it home!  Have you ever done that before? Anyway, I went to the sale again the next day, hoping that it was still there.  Thinking that surely some other lucky person had snatched it up!  I could hardly wait to get there and see! As luck would have it, she still was there, just waiting for me!  I could hardly contain my excitement!  $7 and she was mine!

 Right now I've got her on my dining table, filled with sea shells, coral, and sand.  I've placed her on my favorite vintage silver tray along with a couple of sand dollars.  Oh, love how the tray is developing the perfect patina!

 I'm so happy with the result!  I picked up a bag of decorative sand at Jo Ann fabrics the other day.  And the shells and coral were collected on beach vacations, so they hold lots of special memories!

 I wanted to add a little something extra, so I made this cute vintage looking card using a graphic from the Graphics Fairy.  Just look at this bathing beauty!  Can you imagine wearing so many clothes just to go swimming?  I sure can't!  And I imagine that her "suit" is of wool, how itchy that must have been!

Anyway, I cut her out with scalloped scissors, and mounted her to scrap booking paper with photo corners.  Of course I had to add lots of glitter while I was at it!

 I know that I'll be getting a ton of use from this jar!  Wouldn't it be gorgeous filled with vintage ornaments at Christmas time?  Or used as a terrarium, or even as a pretty punch bowl!

 I had so much fun putting this all together.  You can be sure that if I find another beauty like this at a sale I'll grab it as soon as possible!

 Here is one last look! 

What treasures have you found lately?

Hope you all have a good weekend!
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