Blue China

So today I’m feeling a little blue, china blue that is. This first set of tea cups and saucers was given to me by my mother. She acquired a box which was tattered and torn. The marking on the box shows it was shipped from china. As we opened the box we were pleasantly surprised to find these small treasures lying in a Chinese newspaper shred. SCORE!!!!

Milk Glass

I absolutely love this pattern of milk glass. I found the big platter in a second hand store. The dessert plates I purchased on EBay. LOVE IT!!!!!!!

Milk Glass

Milk glass got its name from its milky white color. Milk Glass was created to look like porcelain only not so expensive to produce. Some pieces have been traced as far back as the 1500’s but the most commonly collected Milk Glass is from the 1700’s. There are newer reproductions which can be determined by its color. The older pieces of Milk Glass have an almost translucent appearance on the edges where as the newer pieces are white opaque.

I’ve been collecting Milk Glass for almost 2 years. I’d like to share with you just a few pieces from my growing collection. I enjoy the newer reproductions as well as the older pieces.

Red vintage

I call this vignette “Vintage Red Café”. I love the retro feel this has. I purchased these items at various discount stores. Shopping at discount stores is fun and inexpensive. It’s also hit or miss and very “piecey”. With this in mind, think of a theme you would like and when you find a piece you think might work, purchase it right away because it will not be there when you go back.

How can I forget this table. My parents found this table in the basement of a house they purchased in 1975. It’s from the 1920’s era. The top is enamel and the base and wheels are wood. Wooden wheels, how awesome is that!

This vignette is called “Red Cherries”. I purchased the dishes at a department store, the chicken at a flea market and the really cute tea pot lamp was a given to me as a gift.