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Decorating with Milk Glass Vases – Thrifty Style Team

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Decorating with milk glass vases is a thrifty way to display flowers and greenery.

Welcome to the first Thrifty Style Team post of 2022! This is the place where we get together with our talented and creative blogger friends every month. We each display, makeover, repurpose or transform something from our homes or thrift stores. This month you are in for a treat, as we each share thrifty our ideas! A giant thank you to our friend Julie of Redhead Can Decorate . Let me share with you how decorating with milk glass vases is super thrifty and fun!

First, I would like to say a giant “thank you “for all of your support from yesterday’s post. This has been a rollercoaster to navigate…and I appreciate you so much!

What is milk glass?

Milk glass is an opaque or translucent, milk white colored glass that can be blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. Made into decorative dinnerware, lamps, vases, and costume jewelry, milk glass was highly popular during the Gilded Age, 1870’s to 1900. These pieces were made for the wealthy and are known for their delicacy and beauty in color and design, while Depression glass pieces of the 1930s and 1940s are less so. The Depression glass pieces were created as an affordable option for the masses.

When I see milk glass, I instantly think of my grandma’s house. She and grandpa didn’t have a lot, but grandma proudly displayed her milk glass pieces. I was especially drawn to the hobnail vases. Decades later I was surprised to discover that a lot of this glass was made by Fenton – which is my last name.

Sadly, milk glass has no real value anymore, except for the sentimentality aspect. My collection pieces were all purchased for .50 cents to $4.00 each.

Each vase is unique in size, design and style. This is a large hobnail piece that cost just $2.00.

Pressed glass pieces are beautiful too. This was a .50 cent score!

It’s fun to create different floral arrangements and centerpieces. I hope that you have been inspired in some small way today!

Don’t forget to Pin this to your favorite Pinterest Board!

Now lets see what all of our thrifty friends have been up to!

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The How To Home – Antique Dresser Makeover with Removeable Wallpaper

The Cottage on Bunker Hill – Textured Heart Wall Art

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Vinyet Etc – DIY Baby’s Breath Wreath

Lora Bloomquist – Elegant Valentine’s Dessert Charcuterie How To

Sweet Pea – DIY Pom Pom Valentines Day Pillow

Amy Sadler Designs – How to Make Leather Napkin Rings

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