Last week, I found this vintage aluminum and glass serving piece. It's a Lazy Susan from the 1950s that will be making an appearance in my Etsy shop soon. She spins and can hold a variety of nuts or dips in her divided glass bowl, with plenty of room around the outside for chips or crudités.
But before she gets discovered on Etsy, I had fun playing around with others ways Lazy Susan could be useful. Shown below, an old tea kettle-turned-planter is happy to employ her as a pedestal.
Miss Susan would also come in handy in a home studio or craft area. Her divided dish, and the addition of a few glass ramekins, can hold buttons, beads, or other small supplies within easy reach while working on a crafty project.
Or how about transforming her into a beach-inspired centerpiece? Arrange some sea shells around a vintage sand pail and you can almost hear the ocean.
Well then . . . I guess this Susan isn't so lazy after all.
Susan
This has cleared up a mystery for me. I found the lazy Susan part but without the dish insert. These are all intriguing ideas -- thanks!
Posted by: Isabelle | May 10, 2012 at 11:41 AM
I have one like this and I LOVE using it! ( I'm pretty sure I have a picture of it on my blog, from a Christmas food post.) I really love the way you have shown it with the flowers in the tea kettle.
Posted by: GardenOfDaisies | May 02, 2012 at 10:51 PM
El nombre de mi querido amigo es Susan, por lo que en su casa, lo llaman el Dustin perezoso, el nombre de su marido! Tal vez usted debería hacer lo mismo!
Posted by: abercrombie tienda | May 02, 2012 at 05:14 AM
Me thinks you had so much fun making those vignettes that you might need to keep her!
Tammy
Posted by: Tammy | April 30, 2012 at 09:09 PM
My dear friend's name is Susan, so at their house, they call it the Lazy Dustin, named after her husband!! Maybe you should do the same!:)
Fun finds!!
Kristy
Posted by: Kristy L. | April 30, 2012 at 07:38 PM
I think I have that same piece in my collection. I'd never be that creative in what to do with it. I may pull it out and give it a makeover. Thanks for some great ideas!
Posted by: Leslie | April 30, 2012 at 01:17 PM
Ever wonder how it got it's name?
I googled it and got all kinds of answers, not sure which one is true. I have several of the aluminum serving pieces from the fifty's. I have never seen the one you have. I love that one, so versatile. It would also be good beside your coffeepot holding all of the sugar, sweeteners, cream etc. That is good Susan found a
Susan. :0)
Posted by: Elsie | April 30, 2012 at 10:12 AM
What great ideas you came up with for re-purposing the lazy Susan!!
Posted by: Black Eyed Susans Kitchen | April 30, 2012 at 10:07 AM