Vintage dishes

As a huge collector of dinner plates, I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorite china, melamine, and ceramic plates.

Vintage Mismatched China Dinnerware Plates 9 3/4- 10 1/2 inch dinner plates perfect for a gift, dream wedding, special event, tea party or mismatched collection of china. Excellent condition no chips, cracks, crazing or repairs. You may receive more than 2 of the "same pattern" in a BATCH OF 6 or more. "Plates vary from 1900- 1990's I will hand select your vintage china dinner 10-11 inch Plates. If you wish to purchase more than 4 plates select the number 5,6,7 etc. the price of $18.00 will…

Vintage plate with flowers

For my scroll stoppers blog post today I want to explore one of my favorite antique items to collect. Take a step into our cozy kitchen and you'll notice within the build in cabinets on our wall my antique collection of transferware. However, what is this antique piece that we're going to be exploring today? Transferware is the term given to pottery that has had a pattern applied by transferring the print from a copper plate to a specially sized paper and finally to the pottery body. While…

Have you wondered what to do with old dishes? Here are several creative crafts made from dishes that are super easy DIYs!

Decorative plate in extra fine Limoges porcelain with the green Lily of the Valley motif revisited for the occasion of May 1. Lily of the valley was a lucky charm for Mr. Dior, who always carried a sprig in his pocket during fashion shows.

Use mix-and-match china at your wedding for a fun shabby-chic vibe

Vintage silver plate has a way of adding up at thrift stores. Stacks of trays, platters, serving dishes, and even silverware can usually be found at most secondhand shops. Thankfully, there are plenty of fun ways to repurpose all those silver-plated items, and not all of them involve paint!