A Three-Part Post

{One} I've been hearing about mason jars more than usual lately. First, from the Wells Gallery in downtown Charleston when I stopped in to see Sally Tharp's work...

Sally Tharp's work was on display during April's artwalk and her work is delightfully captivating and refreshing. She uses mason jars and all things retro as inspiration for her paintings... What's not to love.  Here are photos of two of my favorites, and here is the link to the rest of her work if you'd like to check it out.

I love the colors, the preciseness of strokes, but I also love this for a personal reason. It is called "Three of Us", and I am one of three girls in my family. An older sister, myself, and then a younger sister -- so this is special to me :)

This is my other favorite... I love the color palette and the subject of this painting. It reminds of being a kid and unwrapping those candy Lifesaver packages. The wrapper did always curl like that!

{Two} The other time I heard about mason jars recently, was from my architect-friend who has seen them used in an amazing unconventional way.  She's seen them wired, hanging from a ceiling, and used as a light.  A hanging mason jar light!  When I heard about it I had to look it up online... I came across this beautiful photograph from PoshPosh.

{Three} And now you must check out PoshPosh.com.  It features a whole pageful of unique chandeliers/lights made from everyday objects. They're beautiful! Besides the mason jar light, here are my other favorites from PoshPosh's site:

I love this because it was made from bits of "garbage," and recycled into this gorgeous chandelier!  This is by Stuart Haygarth.

This is made by Wisteria. Unfortunately,  I don't think this is for sale anymore, but they have some other unique items on their site too!

Oh how I love beer -- and using beer bottles to make something pretty! This is from Tabby, Inc.

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That's it for the three-part post :)  I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Have a great day!