
Fifteeen years ago today,
my mom died of pancreatic cancer. Her favorite color was blue, so this has become my annual tribute to her.
Let’s start with this adorable ceramic piggy bank from Golden Pigs — made in Europe, but the company ships worldwide. It’s got a blackboard body so you can write on it if you so choose, it comes in multiple sizes, and the cork snout makes it easy to remove money when you’re ready. In the meantime, a piggy bank is a great way to store all those spare coins that so many people accumulate.
Alewine Pottery has some lovely utenstil holders. The color on
this one is called blueberry.

And
this one is called The Blues.

The
baskets from Mia Mélange look lovely, and baskets have a bunch of uses.

This cool
fish tray from Sarah Fitz is made from birch wood coated with melamine; it comes from Finland.

Staying on the aquatic theme: Wonderwall has this
whale magnetic board.

Brabantia has come out with new colors for their
waste bins, which come in multiple sizes. The color on this one is called
Dreamy Blue.

And this one is
Mineral Powerful Blue.

The clever Nest Hangers from
Northern, also sold by
Nordic Nest, come in various colors — including blue.

And finally: Levenger has some pretty
floral file folders.