Pottery Barn Craziness

Oh Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn . . . why do you do it to me?

In case you're not sure which object in these photos I adore, let me show you a close up view.

Yes . . . the bird's nest chargers which are selling for $16 each.

Six chargers = $96.

So, I called my friend Lori to have her ask her husband Kelby (who knows everything), where I could get some grapevines.

One week later, these were in my living room.

Last night, I had trouble getting them all to fit in my bathtub to soak (not to mention I was making a big mess).  I kept going into the bathroom every half hour and rearranging them so that every inch of them would get wet.  I took one out and tried to bend it, but it broke.  It was clear to me that these were going to need to soak much longer than I had originally thought . . .

and people need to take showers in my house . . .

and my upstairs shower isn't complete yet.

 Jason, who hates messes, came up with the genius idea of putting them in a garbage can and filling it with water.  This way, they could soak for an extended period of time.  God, I love that man.

So there I was, standing in my kitchen at 11 o'clock at night with a big garbage can full of grapevines.

I got to thinking . . .  maybe $96 isn't so much to pay after all.