Mundane Magic

Illuminated FragmentsTM


"As much of Heaven is visible...


as we have eyes to see."



~~William Winter

Bloggers to Watch in 2010 List!!

A warm thank~you to ..




WE Magazine for Women

...for their kind inclusion of

Frugal Luxuries


on their list of


101 Women Bloggers to Watch in 2010!!


We appreciate the kind honor and good thoughts!


Warmly,


Tracey and Family

Kindling More Light and New Ideas...

"Truths kindle light for truths."


~~Lucretious





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While I had the candles and putty out ...

I decided to use them to kindle a bit of light and romance...

by using them inside tiny glasses from our collection.

As with the teacups...

I used earthquake putty to hold the candle upright inside the glass.

Winter Luxuries...Candlelight Graces

"Candles...

like angels,

have the oddest disguises."

~~Rumor Godden

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To See How I Put These Little Luxuries Together...

from Inspiration to Illumination...

just click HERE!

Stocking the Empty Gift Pantry™ & The Magic Mason Jar Filled With (Potential) Lights

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The energy of this new year has

ignited my enthusiasm

to get things in order.

As of late,

I've been organizing and

restocking our Gift PantryTM.

It's looking a bit bare

after the busy

holidays.

One of our the girls' good friends kindly polished these
vintage pieces of silver to add to our Gift Pantry...

& I found the classic glass candlesticks at an after Christmas sale.

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Were you wondering...


how I put together the



Magic Mason Jars


Filled with (potential) light??


I gathered a few mason jars and washed & dried them well... ...gathered rusted lids that were no longer usable for canning & painted them silver... After they had thoroughly dried,I brought them into the kitchen. When rummaging through the pantry I came across these old tart pans. I played with the tart pans and ended up gluing them atop the Mason jar lids to add a bit of charm.
I filled a few jars with these candles (below).
The Asian candles were found at the local Dollar store...
the Chanukah candles were found at the grocery store,they were on sale after the holidays, I paid only one dollar per box.Here they are (below)... waiting for me to add them to our Gift Pantry!
Want to know more?

Click HERE to read more about the Gift Pantry concept.

New Year's Day 2010: Wishing Every Kind & Kindred Soul a New Year Filled With Love and Light

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New Year's Day:

Old Threads, Long Tangled,

Become Straight.


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Excerpt above taken from "Frugal Luxuries by the Seasons, " 2000, Bantam Books, NY, NY.
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