So I love blue and silver. This love comes largely from my Mother who got it from her Father. I never knew my Grandpa so for the last few years I've liked to do something blue and silver for Christmas in memory of him. These are just a couple of decorations that I was able to put together after Christmas. I know I know. Kind of crazy. But they make for very beautiful winter themes. The bucket is a sap bucket my Mom got from a trip (I think) and the snowflakes were crocheted by my wonderful Mother.
A little fun fact about this piece is the electrical insulators. My other Grandpa (My Dad's Dad) used to collect these. About two or three years ago I came across a decorating idea that incorporated them and I have been using them ever since. One unfortunate thing is my Dad was cleaning out his work building where my Grandpa had kept a lot of these insulators. He told us all to take what we wanted and then the rest got thrown away. This was all before I even thought about really using them so I just got a couple to have as a memory of my Grandpa (who I didn't know either because he died when I was two). So anyway most of these ones I actually bought at an antique shop and I've started my own little collection to use in decorating and to keep as memories.
