Using Pretty Saucers

Finding pretty saucers at the thrift store

 for 10¢ to 25¢ is easy. 

There are so many ways to use them. 

1. A Catch-all plate for jewelry.
2. A small plate for snacks or cocktail party
    plates...so much better than paper.
3. A coaster for drinks.
4. Use them with mismatched cups.
5. A row of them down the center of a table
    topped with jars filled with flowers or
    votive candles.
6. A base for a fat candle.
7. A base for a chandelier's lights (you'll need
    to drill a hole in the center for this project).
8. A soap dish
9. A saucer for a small potted plant.
10. Add a little seasonal color to a candle
     stand, as I've done here.

The red Spode saucers from my dish set

look pretty for Valentine's Day or Christmas. 

 The Longaberger wrought iron candle stand

 without the colorful saucers.

Three mix-match saucers trio in red, white, 

and blue for summer.  

You may already have a random collection 

of saucers. Enjoy using them.  

Cheers!

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3-Tier Galvanized Tray w Blue Cups

This 3-tier galvanized tray has become

a harbinger of the coming seasons. 

 

It needed a quick change after I removed the 

Valentine mugs last month. A new vignette 

before I decorated for the Spring holidays; 

St. Patrick's Day and Easter.

 I gathered lots of my blue and white tea 

cups in assorted patterns and piled them on.

 My thrifted set of espresso cups fit on top.

Quick change!

Cheers!

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My $3.00 Garage Sale Finds

How $3.00 can make you happy.
The annual Cooper City Neighborhood 

Garage Sale was on last weekend's 

list of activities and places to go.

A beautiful day to walk the grounds and see 

what might need a new home with moi'. I

found this cranberry red tea pot for $1.00!!

It's also a cute coffee pot.

I can make coffee using a filter cone

 top and the drip method. I don't have to 

tell you how many holidays this little 

ceramic pot will see. 

 The same vendor also had this stack of 8 

dishes for $2.00!! Because he was a man he

 neglected to point out how perfectly they 

matched my newly purchased tea pot and 

what a lovely table setting they would make

 for lunch, brunch or tea...but

I figured that out right away. 

 Now in the back of my mind I thought the 

color would match a set of Longaberger

 mugs I have and I was right.

 You can just imagine the joy!

 The ivory background on the plates works

with my Longaberger ivory pottery. 

So it keeps getting better.

 Now for that mix-and-match look, 

I used my red transferware. Better still!

 So these 8 plates for $2.00 have 

completely expanded my plate "wardrobe". 

 I have 4 of these mugs and one or two 

red Longaberger plates to mix in.

 You'll be seeing them again in July when  

I do the Americana color scheme. 

 But I just had to play with them a bit before

putting them in my dish cupboard 

HERE and HERE.

This is the brand on the bottom of the dishes.

I haven't Googled it yet, but I like that it's 

an American company in Beaver Falls, PA. 

Sounds like a nice town. I'm sure someone

enjoyed a nice piece of homemade apple pie

 on one of these plates. :)

Cheers!

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Confessions Of A Plate Addict

All Set For Valentine's

First let me say how much I love my 

Emma Bridgewater pink hearts tea pot.

Love. 

I'm also using my red/pink transfer ware.

Sometimes I use this set or this way. 

 No more "Please pass the salt and pepper" 

when everyone has their own at each place.

 I made them re-using those mini jam jars

you get in restaurants with your breakfast.

Doesn't everyone save those? 

 Table for the two of us.

 I added the framed printable plus more

 red accessories and plates.

 Now the yellow and blue seat cushions 

would't do, so I covered them with a red

checked pillowcase and white matlesse'
pillow shams. It's a quick fix for me
(sewing challenged).

I do this at Christmas and 4th of July too.

You can see the before (no tea set) and after

(with tea set). I love tea sets. 

 I love to use a different tea pot and mugs.

It keeps afternoon tea fun and happy. 

This little trio heart basket

was a rescue.

 I can either hang it on a wall or just

pop it on a shelf or table. 

This set always puts a smile on my face. 

It's a gift that keeps on giving.

Looking for a yummy dinner?
Try Chicken in Lemon Cream Sauce.

Love!

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Thrifting at Faith Farm Ministries

I was a day late for the latest sale at my

 favorite thrift store, but how could I 

resist such a lovely email invitation.

Dear Rita, Thank you for being a valued VIP and for supporting our ministry.  Your support saves lives!

I usually go first thing on Friday morning
when they are fully loaded. Moseying in
late Saturday morning I hoped I'd still
find a few things on my "Thrifting List". 

Let's see....the usual suspects: dishes, mugs,

 bowls, oh, and maybe a couple of pieces of 

flatware I could leave in our van for our

Amefa Stainless Flatware from Holland-Vintage. 12¢ each

 road trips and new adventure - 

beach camping. 

Handmade pottery mug- 50¢

Crazy blue pottery mug to add to my

miss-matched blue and white mugs when

displayed on the mug rack. 

Valentine's Day mug- 50¢

Another Valentine's mug to add to the

 V collection. I gave a few to my daughter

 Kim...so I needed more. 

38pc set vintage English Churchill china- $17.50

 Blue and white English Churchill
Staffordshire China in the vintage
Finlandia pattern.

It's 6 place settings plus a few extras.
Everything was half price for the sale.

Pfaltzgraff Sommersby Salad Plates

8 salad/dessert plates for 50¢ with
 a cheery strawberry pattern and a
blue edge to perfectly coordinate with
  all my blue dishes.

It's like a scarf but for dishes~
a nice seasonal accent.

Saucers 25¢

Misc saucers, 2 white ones for cups I have
and 2 just because they are pretty.

I'll use the pretty ones for fat candles,

 or jewelry plates, or a soap dish, or...

Cast Iron pan $4, Pastry Cutter 25¢ 

An oval cast iron pan. I can see a steak

 sizzling on it now, or a grilled sandwich. 

Two rattan trays I'll use as placemats or 

in the van for beach camping.

I took a close up of the flatware 

pattern to keep on my phone. I liked

them more when I got home. Doesn't

that happen often? I'll add those to 

the Thrifting List on my phone.

(5 Tips For Shopping Thrift Stores)

The dishes were unpacked and loaded 

into the dishwasher, the cast iron 

was scrubbed and oiled, the trays were

 scrubbed, and all was right in my world. 

Grand total $30. 

When you feel good about every penny
 you spend. 

Cheers!

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