One of the many “unique” garage sale finds peppered throughout our apartment is a plant pot that we creatively call our “German pot”, probably because it has a “Made in Germany” sticker on it (yes, our creative genius never ceases to amaze me). When my little Book of Inspiration failed me while I was trying to dream up a design for one of the many acacia charger plates I had waiting in the wings, our trusty German pot stepped up to the plate (so to speak) and served as my inspiration. Though the pot itself is white with green swirls, I chose purple and clear glass for this project because, well, because it was what I had in stock! Actually though, I think it does look nice against the colour of the wood.
Because the German pot-inspired plate came together fairly quickly, I decided to move on to another plate right away. Just a simple green flower (I can’t tell you how much I adore that green glass) set in a black background – not much to comment on, but I will say that the green ‘pops’ a lot more in person.
And then, because I was on a roll, I did this third plate. I really drew my inspiration from the grain of the wood. And I am happy to report that my stockpile of red glass is finally down to a manageable size. Actually, my entire glass supply is starting to run a bit low – I think a trip to the glass store may be in order soon, especially now that it’s nice out and I can bike over (which is much better than traipsing through a blizzard, but not quite as stereotypically Canadian).