Monday, June 9, 2014

rose dishes

remember me vaguely mentioning my growing collection of rose dishes? well, i found two more this past weekend while antique shopping with my mom.

how fabulous are these?!




while the smaller plate is a little too small for my incomplete dinner set, who doesn't want a fancy lunch plate? and the platter is the perfect size.



the platter was a mere $3 and the plate was $1. both 15% off, so i spent less that $4 on both. serious shopping usually yields seriously awesome. 



Monday, June 2, 2014

thrifting treasures



as i mentioned in my last post, it is the season for finding great treasures. this past weekend i found tons of great stuff!

i bought two pretty rose plates and a fabulous vintage mirror for only $10 the first day of an estate sale in town. the rose plates I've been collecting for the past 8 years in lieu of us having any formal china, so i was happy to add those to my growing collection. and the mirror i have big plans for when we finally get around to doing our downstairs bathroom.

so my mom and i decided to scout out the estate sale on it's last day to see if there were any bargains (amidst ballet recital weekend)

sure enough we got to fill a box for only $1. AWESOME

here's what i came home with...




this sweet little tea/espresso cup. it's in such a vibrant yellow and the handle painting resembles some sort of bird. i love it! it will be perfect to serve some mustard or jam or honey in.




i found two of these little rose bowls. the pattern was pretty and i always love the gold rim. great to serve a side of olives or lemon wedges or something.


and here's a picture of the china loot. 


i love that i can layer some of them too. they all kind of coordinated. 

i also found a vintage mint green zipper for who knows what project, but hey, it was in the $1 box. and...


these beautiful gold-tipped needles. 



and this old calendar page from May 1982. i just really loved the moon images.