Thrift store finds

Finally, I have scored a winner at the thrift store!! I admire all the wonderful finds other bloggers share from their trips to the trift store and I never seem to find anything much (sob, sob!) but this week I did. I walked in and right in front of me was this gorgeous soup tureen complete with a matching white plate underneath.

It was just perfect to add to my collection of white dinnerware.

I tried not to grab it with both hands and run... I just love it. I'm sure it has never been used.

I can just picture it now - full of yummy chowder on a cold winter's day.

I also came home with the oval platter. It is a Franco Giorgi by Quadrifoglio platter - just $5 what a bargain!

Just look at that gorgeous rim with fruit on it!

I set my $8 soup tureen and my $5 platter up on my little kitchen cupboard. I have them sitting on a beautiful rose teatowel I purchased from my sister's shop. (That cost more than my 2 pieces together!!). Thank goodness for family discount!

Suzy

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Animal Tablescape

As we are coming into winter here in Australia the animal prints are everywhere so I was thrilled to see these tablemats for a couple of dollars each. I have used my black dinnerset (something I never dreamt I would own!!) with some great taupe coloured plates which have a fabulous circle pattern on them  (they were only a couple of dollars each at the supermarket) to set this wintery table. Today I used my mats across the table for a change and I really like the look. Simple candles, striped napkins and clear glassware all finish the table. I have set up a bottle of port and glasses in a simple black trug for an after dinner drink!

Enjoy!

Suzy

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A teacup or two....

I have been working on my first photography project - we need to submit about 6 - 10 photos we have taken and fiddled around with just a little. They have to follow a theme so the thing I love and have more than anything is china so that was a pretty easy decision for me. These photos of my Royal Albert china are just a few of the ones I took now I need to present them ready to print.

Suzy

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Photography Classes!

I'm still doing my photography classes and each week I need to take photos to edit so this week I took along these photos I had taken of a tablescape (no-one else had photos like this, I think they all thought I was mad!).

I seem to be leaning towards red lately - maybe beacause I'm decorating with red at my beach house but this week I bought this gorgeous bunch of red roses for $5.00 (late on a Saturday afternoon just before the shop closed) so that was the start of my table.

I love this gorgeous blue and white china (it's called Calico). I had been collecting it for a while when a lady who owns a local giftware shop was selling all her china at a reduced rate so I was able to buy heaps more - how lucky was that!

This is another of my cloths I use at the giftshop. As white china is so fashionable at the moment I need lovely cloths to build up the displays. 

I just love flowers in a teapot. I have a couple of old enamel ones which look great with daisies in them.

This gorgeous cheese dome was one of the pieces I bought for 50% off - what a bargain.

Mr FH and I had a quick trip to the city this week. We went to see Neil Diamond (yes, I know I'm showing my age!), got the car serviced, had a facial and a haircut and had luch with the kids all in 24 hours. How's that for a rushed trip!!

Have a lovely week!

Suzy 

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Noodle Boxes

I recently found these gorgeous pink and brown noodle boxes (or party favour boxes) and straight away I thought they would make a very pretty table.

My arrangement of pretty pink flowers that sit on the book shelf in my family room which you can see here were just perfect for the table centrepiece.

I have used one of the tablecloths I have for my table displays at my sister's shop.

The brown dinnerset was our wedding dinnerset and it has been sitting in  the cupboard for the last few years when brown was not 'in'! I love to use it now matched with different colours.

Pink candles in the little bird cage are one end and the other end has two pretty lacy tealight candle holders ready to use.

I used my faithful old pink napkins but I have placed them in the napkin rings with a caramel coloured one as well. I'm really liking two napkins together lately!

Gorgeous pink sundae cups are waiting to be filled with Eaton Mess - the yummiest dessert ever. Layers of meringue, cream and berries - just devine!

I love this flat with the pink spots - I would love it in other colours - maybe red or yellow...

I can't remember where it purchased the pink salad plates or even when - I don't like this getting old very much!!

I'm not sute how the flatware came to look two different colours in this picture - it must have been the light somehow.

These little boxes are just so pretty - how nice to use them to leave a little gift for your dinner guests.

            

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Suzy

Breakfast table in red!

I thought it was time to make a little breakfast table. This week I decided to share this pretty china mug with you so the tray table was set around that.

Lovely white china with a red rim was set up on a pretty white scalloped doiley.

I took the pretty pink quilts off my bed to reveal the lovely white spread and used that as a backdrop for my tray table.

I made a cute little tag for my teabag - I dislike the ones that come in the pack. I don't know why they aren't made out of pretty papers.

I had these cushions on another chair and 'borrowed' them for my tablescape. This lovely strawberry napkin is really fine - just like tissue paper and I received them from a friend for my birthday a couple of years ago. 

Yum, hot buttered toast!

I know this beautiful pearl handled knife is not really for buttering toast but it was too pretty not to use.

Apple and strawberry jam in a small bowl and the only flower I could find in the garden sitting in a little port glass.

 

Don't you love a simple little breakfast.

Suzy

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