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camellia bowls

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Posted by camellia-john florida (My Page) on
Wed, Dec 24, 08 at 20:30

My mother has always loved camellia flowers and she has quite a few plants herself. I'm trying to find a good vase for her to use with the flowers. She's mentioned having a "circular?" shallow vase or bowl that they used when she was a child. Does anybody know what these are called and where I can find one? I greatly appreciate any leads.

Thanks,
John

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have never seen such sold as "camellia bowls" but we simply use any glass container that is appealing. a floral "frog" can be placed in the bottom of a bowl that is too deep to elevate the flowers. a shallow candy dish or decorative ashtray works just fine, too.

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John, my advice would be to look for something clear or white. I've used shallow serving bowls or even cake plates ( with a small rim), both of which can hold more than one camellia. Look at some footed compotes to see what you think.

For a single display, soup or salad bowls can be added to Jeff's suggestion, as can pretty dessert bowls. A trip to an antique store, or flea market would be in order!

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I love how camellia blooms look floating in shallow glass bowls. I JUST bought (today, literally) a shallow round clear glass bowl, about 7" in diameter, from Pier 1 Imports, to use as a bloom vase to float mine in (yay, finally blooming!). I think it was intended as a bowl to float small votive candles in b/c I found it in the candle section. If you have a Pier 1 near you, give it a try. I searched briefly online, typing in "floating votive holders," which yielded some promising results. Enjoy your blooms!

Here is a link that might be useful: Discount Candle Shop

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John, I think the bowls that you are looking for are sometimes found in antiques stores. I see them, but not very often.
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