Recycling ...

We all know recycling is necessary and now it's sooo in-Vogue to recycle household accessories - also - it's free! So, you can be seen doing the right thing without spending a penny. Take a peek inside your parents' cupboards. Then close the doors. Take another look. Rummage around. Lift out some of the contents. Look at the back where lesser-used stuff is bound to have been stashed for some considerable time. Especially ~ check out the drinks cabinet. There will be one of some-sort ~ unless your parents are exceptionally young. What's quite sad is that 'we' used to collect this stuff and never use it. Such a crime! Most parents would have some pieces of 'cut-glass' glass stored away [it was a strong contender on the wedding present list along with floral dinner services ~ also now in-Vogue] along with the usual useless gadgets, dishes, cake-stands, random things with bits missing; your school-day attempts at pottery. All really happening at the mo - the cut-glass and cake-stands, not your school attempt at pottery. You could make that long overdue visit to your grandparents home. Check out their cupboards [good idea to ask their permission first though]. One thing for sure, when you see it, you'll know ... It could be a fruit bowl, a vase, unsual ornament to adorn your ivory, beige, buff decor [if you've already left Uni and living the honeymoon period with your boyfriend [even though you didn't get married first] or it could be this ... A fine cut-glass decanter. It's actually for sherry but would still look cool pouring out rose wine for the girlies ... So go on ... liberate the contents of your parents' bottom drawer, withdraw hidden items from the side-board, exhume stuff from under the stairs, retrieve stuff from the loft ... release it back into the world for everyone to see, use and enjoy.

Jill