Even after thirty years of collecting and dealing in linens, I come across pieces that really fascinate me. When I first saw this I thought it was cutwork. Cutwork embroidery is a type of needlework where portions of the fabric are cut away and then the edges where the cuts were made are worked in [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Show and Tell Embroidered Tablecloth
Posted in vintage linens on September 29, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Christmas Traditions Coffee Has Arrived!
Posted in The Shop, tagged superior coffee on September 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It is that time of year again for the most blatant advertising that I do here. This coffee has been a dynamite seller for us for nearly twenty years now. It is just that delicious. Since first mentioning this coffee on this blog in October 2006, we have had a number of customers who have [...]
The Perfect Porcelain Plate for Show and Tell
Posted in The Shop on September 21, 2008 | 16 Comments »
There are certainly many types of porcelain more valuable than this humble plate. It is transfer printed, not hand painted. The Weimar German shield mark dates the plate between 1918 and 1945. So it isn’t even that old in terms of European porcelain.
But for me it is really an incredibly beautiful piece. I love to [...]
Cozy Comforts and the Dow Industrials
Posted in At Preserve Cottage on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, in the midst of the economic upheaval, Kraft Foods was put back into the Dow Industrials in place of AIG. Amusingly, the CNBC commentators pointed out that the DOW was replacing toxicity with macaroni and cheese, comfort food. This weeks Pink Friday theme is Cozy Comforts. Between the dire financial news and the the [...]
No Sun, No Pictures
Posted in At Preserve Cottage on September 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
With my last camera I could get some half decent photos of things even on a gray day. Now…struggle, struggle, struggle.
Vintage Fall and Harvest Home
Posted in The Shop on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The theme for this week’s Pink Friday is “Harvest Home.” Yes, September is here and as hard as it is to let go of summer, we know that fall is right around the corner. When I first saw what this week’s theme was I thought that this might be the first week that I wouldn’t [...]
Paint, Pottery and Potty Ideas
Posted in The Shop on September 8, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Over the weekend I took some time to remove some paint from a couple of things. The first is a fabulous pottery pitcher. It is unmarked. Being a stones throw from Ohio means I come across a good bit of this pottery. Recently someone in the shop mentioned that her mother had had a lot [...]
Pink Friday Musings on Dresser Tray
Posted in The Shop on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This dresser tray is gorgeous and I have been enjoying having here in the shop for awhile now. It is about thirty years old and came from an estate. It is in fabulous condition with just a little wear to the gold. It is actually a reproduction of a limoges porcelain. When French porcelain pieces [...]
I Love a Mystery
Posted in vintage cottage, tagged cottage, Fiesta, glassware, kitchenware, retro on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How super duper are these?
So far, though, I haven’t been able to identify them.
I’ve offered them up anyway because that might be my
best chance for discovering what they are.
They are listed on our Etsy shop because we seem
to get more retro buyers there, especially for kitchenware.
The quality of the glassware is very, very much the [...]
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