Whimsical ways to use vintage silver, china and other items.

PamfromTx

PamfromTx

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As I frequent Goodwill (mostly to donate), yard and estate sales, I see a lot of the same types of items. Two of these are old silver (silverplate or sterling) and china or ironstone. v[1].jpg

Sometimes when I am standing in someone's garage sorting through their former belongings and I spot an ironstone plate stand, soup tureen, or silver tray that I like, it's hard to think of where I am going to use it, at that moment.greenandtoile4[1].jpg

But, I buy it anyway, knowing that I'll find a spot for it. Half the fun in the finding, is inventing ways to render it useful, don't you think?vintageplantersholders[1].jpg

After last week's trip to a estate sale that was over-loaded with china and silver, I remembered the idea file I have had on my hard drive (for years!) and found a plethora (word of the day) of ideas for how to add charm to your home with these finds.bathtray[1].jpg

Can you give us any pointers or ideas on what to do with our finds? Can you imagine the fun I'd have at @debodun home?!? :);)
 

hollydolly said:
Pam are those china cups in your home on the wall?...if they are, they are then I've never seen anything like that, what a designer brain you have.. I wouldn't have thought in a million years to do anything like that..fantastic (y)
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No, none of these photos are from my collections. I just save the ideas.
 

A friend of mine used to frequent thrift shop and yard sales throughout the year and when she saw a pretty china or porcelain plate (either dinner or salad size)--and you know how no matter how expensive the set it came from might have been, if there's only one it's usually a reasonable price--she'd buy it. Then when the winter holidays came, she'd bake cookies, arrange them on the pretty plate, cover with clear plastic wrap and a pretty bow and voila, a nice gift to give someone. She found some of the most beautiful plates.
 
officerripley said:
A friend of mine used to frequent thrift shop and yard sales throughout the year and when she saw a pretty china or porcelain plate (either dinner or salad size)--and you know how no matter how expensive the set it came from might have been, if there's only one it's usually a reasonable price--she'd buy it. Then when the winter holidays came, she'd bake cookies, arrange them on the pretty plate, cover with clear plastic wrap and a pretty bow and voila, a nice gift to give someone. She found some of the most beautiful plates.
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Excellent idea!
 
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