here's ANOTHER update! I'm hoping this makes up for my slacking this last weekend...which became a bit embarassing when my aunt highlighted us on her blog-of-awesome
That Old House. If you need some inspiration for beautiful table settings check out
That Old House....and then check back here for vintage ceramics and linens ;)
this is what i was hoping to enjoy this last weekend:
(btw, this is the best picture my iphone has ever taken!)
INSTEAD, it rained all weekend...but at least that meant some time for spiffing up some treasures and taking them to the booth...
Nippon handpainted dishes, embroidered tea towels, a birdseed tin, and a fabulous large cookie cutter: bunnies, chicks and eggs all at once!
...yes, that's my kitchen counter again in the background...all the finds are safely (as in I won't be tempted to keep any of them) in the booth now...
close-up of birdseed tin...look at that happy guy singing his heart out!
a 14 pc set of ARABIA "green thistle" china...this hand-painted mid-century china would look sweet in an IKEA style kitchen or apartment: perfect set for two includes: a platter, a serving bowl, and two each of: cup and saucer, dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl, and roll plate.
this primitive 19thc desk has 4 drawers with folk carving and brass pulls. The slant top opens on hinges. The desk is barn fresh from an old estate in Powhatan, VA.
Interesting bits of history found when cleaning this piece!
This 19thc (Quaker?) oats advertising crate was reused as the base for the desk.
This is the bottom of one of the drawers. The older painted label says "A.C. Bartlett Skyland" and the stenciled label over the older letters reads "C.W L CO KNOXVILLE".
Happy Hunting,
Penny!