Pedestal Bowl, Take Two

So, I've been wracking my brain trying to think of more things to put in my pedestal bowl. I kept waiting for your awesome ideas, but I'm guessing you've all had a busy week. Anyway, I really wanted two specific things, so I headed off to Goodwill to see if I could find either dice (preferably black) or Scrabble games.

Do you know that it is a law, seriously, that when you want to buy something you won't be able to find it? Take for instance, a shopping trip dedicated to the purpose of finding the perfect white button-up shirt. You've got the money. You've got the time. You need that shirt. There won't be one. I promise.

But if you have 10 seconds to get 108 items at Target (none of which is a white shirt), your three little boys are crying, tired, grubby, and hungry, and your checking account has only $57 (to cover the 108 items), you will suddenly spot a display with multiple styles of the greatest white button-up shirts you've ever seen. On sale, no less.

Wait, it seems I've gotten off track. Let's get to the point, shall we. I was unable to add to my sad little Scrabble tile collection. (Wouldn't it be fun to fill a huge bowl with them and put them in the center of the dining table? Imagine the letter and word games you could invent at meal time!)

I found white dice at the dollar store, but no black. And definitely not 'vintage.' (Birthday wish list?) I did, however, find these cool children's chairs (because I wasn't looking for them, and I was trying not to spend money on things that weren't on my list). You'll see them in another post after they are painted:

Of course, I would love to have 2-4 more chairs, but there is no hope of finding them now that I'm actually looking. (Birthday wish list?)


Sorry, where were we? Oh, yes, the pedestal bowl. I was in the mood for black and white. Black and white vintage dice were out. Then, in the middle of the night it came to me. Sara had mentioned that she would put her crafting stuff in pedestal bowls (if she had a bunch). (Wouldn't spools of brightly colored thread, or little bottles of paint be fun?) I thought, what about my foam letter and number stamps? They're black and white! Oh, the thinks you can think in the middle of the night. What do you think? I'm off my rocker?

Supposing we decided against the foam stamps, how about silver napkin rings? I would love to have a large collection of mis-matched silver napkin rings. (Birthday wish list?)
By the way, do you know what I did find while shopping? A white pedestal bowl. Martha Stewart, vintage inspired compote bowl. On clearance. Regularly 29.99. Now, just 12.99. I didn't buy it. Should have.

So, if you head to K-Mart and there are no pedestal bowls on clearance (although MS also has an inexpensive clear glass trifle bowl which would look nice), and you don't know what to do... head over to Nesting Place. Scroll down a bit and check out how to make a pedestal plate (or bowl) using a cheap plate (or bowl), an old candle stick, and a hot glue gun. Brilliant, no?

Finally, (you thought I would never stop talking, didn't you?) reader Shelly sent me a picture. She decided to use this gorgeous blue-green bowl and the Raggedy Ann dolls she made (talented!) for her decorative focal point:

What's in your bowl?