Sunday, July 1, 2012

Ball Jar Love

I think I paid $5.50 for this blue ball jar that I bought at an antique store a couple of weeks ago.  I have looked for one for awhile now at other antique stores and at the flea market and I was almost ready to buy when something stopped me.  I have no idea what or why....I have wanted one for just ages.  I guess this one was waiting for me and so far it has given me such pleasure.  There seems to be something quite magical that happens when flowers are placed in a blue ball jar and especially when that jar is filled with home-grown hydrangeas sitting on the screen porch.  There is an aura of happiness that surrounds it. Photographing it and capturing the light that shines through its soft blue tint for me is pure bliss.   






This week was cup week at Kim Klassen's Beyond Layers class.  She encouraged us to take a pic a day of a cup or a mug and since I have such a collection this was not a problem for me.

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I think Kim and I are definitely on the same wave length....she did an earlier color week, which ofcourse I love, and this week with cups.  Oh my, I am in heaven between my blue ball jar and a cup a day, what could be better.

Linking to Nancy's Sunday Best and The Simple Things




Happy 4th of July week everybody....!!!

"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive."   - Eleonora Duse 


Until next time.....

20 comments:

  1. There is definitely something about the blue ball canning jars! I have about 20 of them in different places all through my house! :)

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  2. I LOVE these pretty flowers and I also love flowers in jars.

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  3. gorgeous. i'm loving the pink hydrangeas ... you pick the greatest quotes. they make me smile each time. thanks!! enjoy your day. (:

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  4. Love, love the jar with the pink hydrangeas. No better combination in my opinion! :)

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  5. i have been longing for a blue ball jar for some time too, and your lovely photos of your jar just makes me want it more. i may have to buy one off the internet as i don't seem to run across them : ) the cup photos are lovely too : )

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  6. all of these images are so very beautiful! love the mason jar!

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  7. These shots are gorgeous!
    I have a few Ball jars handed down from my family. I must get them
    out for some photo ops. :)
    Love the cup a day idea and the chocolate quote!

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  8. oh wow!!! what a beautiful set of photos Deanna. What I really like is how the screen in the back make a natural texture for you. And that last cup photo is to die for!

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  9. Oh, beautiful, Deanna. That jar is happy to be in your house. Wonderful.

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  10. Love that blue jar with the pink flowers, such gorgeous color combinations!

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  11. Oh my these are so lovely. The soft pink color of the Hydrangea paired with the muted blue tones of your glass jar are just heavenly.
    Also loved all your cup/mug photo's. You have a wonderful eye for capturing them so perfectly.

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  12. There's nothing like an old jar and hydrangeas to make a beautiful image! I better be amassing a cup collection before I get to that lesson!

    I have a blue jar that I paid $3 for and thought it was highway robbery! It also had the old solid top.

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  13. Your hydrangea and ball jar photos are gorgeous! Sometime the most simple things are the most beautiful. I am going to have to keep my eyes open for a blue ball jar now.

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  14. I have to agree w/ you about blue ball jars w/ fresh flowers, simply beautiful! =)

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  15. I love that quote. Guess I must still be alive. Good to know. Heh. :)

    Deanna, your photography is something special. I am a bit jealous of your hydrangea though. Mine went from a beautiful specimen to looking like a drug addled street walker. Ahem. Anyway, you've made me want to go buy myself a blue ball jar! Your photos of it are just delightful. You should photograph more of your cups and make a 12 month calendar. They're that good.

    Wishing you a great week ahead!

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  16. Beautiful picture! I want to go and but a Blue Ball jar now too - such lovely pictures - thanks for sharing :)

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  17. what a beautiful week is must have been in your home!

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  18. A mason jar is my favorite way to display flowers. The blue tint is quite beautiful.

    Jamie @ www.mamamommymom.com

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  19. your photos are simply stunning Deanna! thank you for linking up with the simple things! :)

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  20. gorgeous photos! I'm a sucker for hydrangeas and ball jars too.

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