Recently Linda http://une-petite-folie.blogspot.com/ sent me several beautiful pieces of Stokesay Ware to add to my collection. It was a thank you gift for something I made for her. I was thrilled! I love their new "Chelsea Plates". They blend so nicely with my mismatched blue & white collection. She also sent me the blue willow tureen and the little leaf dish. Thank you so much Linda!!!
I bought the Guinness stone bottle by Terry Curran from Peeps by Post.
Elaine wrote and said she was moving house and she had just found a brand new
Jane Newman dresser she forgot she had. Right before Jane retired she came to
visit her for tea and brought a few of her last pieces. How lucky because it is
a bigger hutch and I obviously am out growing the one I have. It is unfinished
so I can choose what sort of stain or paint I want on it. I will be very glad to
have all the cup hooks it has too.
OOOOH Catherine, how Beautiful! What an amazing gift! I LOVE your dresser and can't imagine thinking there would be a better one.... but I admit my first thought was "oh dear, she is running out of room!" LOL!
ReplyDeleteI think you have such beautiful pieces already... the new ones are icing on the cake!
Beautiful! You lucky thing. I love how you have accessorised the shelves. Genius!
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You have an amazing collection and I love how you have put it together on the dresser! That is a beautiful dresser!
ReplyDeleteYour collection is just gorgeous. The way you've arranged everything, yeah, I agree with Simon, genius! Thank you for posting this, I loved looking :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome collection! Thank you for sharing photos of so many beautiful pieces arranged so delightfully.
ReplyDeleteCatherine, simply stunning and so so real. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAll the best
Vivian
Hello Catherine,
ReplyDeleteThe hutch is incredible. what an amazing collection of porcelain. It is so beautiful and the non porcelain items add a really nice touch to bring it all together. It is scary how realistic it looks.
Big hug,
Giac
Your hutch is wonderful. I really like your collection of porcelain
ReplyDeleteWow ...wat een prachtig servies en etenswaren. Mijn complimenten voor je kast met inhoud.
ReplyDeleteGroetjes Xandra
It all looks so nice together. I love it.
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wow, I love your collection it's stunning and Linda is a very special blog friend :)
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Marisa
She is indeed!! She is a very good friend. It is funny how close you can feel to someone you have never met in person.
DeleteAhhh Blue and White miniature china! What can be better than needing a bigger hutch to showcase it? :D I love the arrangement of it all in the photos and I love the fact that it is mis-matched. I love that kind of look Catherine, and your collection is SUPERB!
ReplyDeleteelizabeth
Thank you Elizabeth. I really questioned my choice of mismatched for a while. Now I think it makes the hutch rather interesting.
DeleteYour china collection is wonderful and perfectly realistic looking!
ReplyDeleteRiitta
Wow .. what a beautiful cabinet with very beautiful tableware, love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Everyone!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely collection Catherine. You have some really beautiful pieces.
ReplyDelete"I find it harder and harder every day to live up to my blue china." --Oscar Wilde
ReplyDeleteHe was such an interesting man. I watched a movie where Stephen Fry plays Oscar Wilde (Wilde (1997) . It was great.
ReplyDeleteWe really looks beautiful! Thanks Catherine :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful gift! You can never have too much blue and white china so yes you really need a bigger hutch ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love the mismatched lookand the way you have displayed it with different accessories. And oh! that tea kettle....