Demijohns and wine bottles for Summer mantel.Question

I have not posted in so long, I just about forgot how to. 

I have a real good excuse for my absence that will be posted later. 

I know you all missed me ... well, maybe two of you did ... 
and maybe not.

Anyway, I am taking time to do a quick post because I need some advise ... and what better place to get it than from bloggers. 
Right !!!

I was inspired by Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage and her part two of One Room, Three Ways, and her beautiful Demijohn bottle collection on her mantel.

 
I only have a few green wine bottles, maybe two or three, but not real big, beautiful, fat Demijohns.


Some have wicker and two are painted. 
 

 I knew I needed more bottles for my collection to display for a fresh Summer mantel ... so I went to the Thrift and bought the one I had been looking at for two weeks.  

 

This is the one ... big, fat, old and green or blue-green. 

 

Now here is where I need help ... It is encased in it's original wicker basket and I want to remove it to display the bottle ... but will I ruin the value of it by doing so?  Do I care about the value or do I want to see and enjoy that beautiful green bottle? 

Wicker is in good condition ... only dry and bottle is dirty.
 
If it was Fall, wicker would be nice ... but for Summer, a pretty green bottle would be fresh. 

 
 
What would you do  ... 

display it as is 

or 

remove the wicker and enjoy a beautiful bottle?

 

Thanks or your visit ...

I appreciate your comment and suggestions.

Blessings,

Audrey Z. 

Linking to:  

Ivy and Elephants What's it Wednesday

At The Picket Fence  Fun in the Sun

Knick of Time Tuesday

Fall Mantel ... Wicker basket, bottles, Pumpkins, Crock

Featured by: Mrs. Hines Class. 

thanks Sharon

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Not yet November and I have changed my mantel three times. 

Farmer's Harvest Mantel can be seen here.

  

I love to display this lovely picture for the Fall season. I picked objects with the colors that are in the picture to decorate our Mantel.

 

   

Grapevine pumpkins ... wicker woven bottles and vintage splint oak market basket.

I decided the mantel needed a little more so I swiped the grapevine and my garland of painter's dropcloth leaves from my Fall table and used it here. Tutorial can be seen HERE 

(Now I have an excuse to do another table decoration).

 

Sitting atop my little red wagon, is the lighted Palm tree leaf pumpkin that I made ... see the inspiration tutorial here, Karah is one crafty lady. Check her out. The Space Between

 

I did make another Palm leaf pumpkin and my tutorial can be seen here ...  

Palm Leaf Pumpkin Tutorial.  

  The large vintage splint oak basket on the left was recently purchased at Find's Thrift Store for $5.00 ... a very good buy. I have several of these and was happy to add it to my collection. 

The yellow painted crock on the right was purchased off eBay years ago for $12.00 ... unbelievable good deal. 

It is one of my favorite crocks.

This little guy is always happy to be part of the hearth decoration.

Linking to: 
Mrs. Hines Class: Thanksgiving Traditions 
and Mantel Decorations.