Some of my favorite pieces are vintage. Do you set your tea table with things you have found while wandering around a thrift store or antique mall? Tell me about your prize discoveries in the comments below!
Antique stores are a weakness of mine, especially for china finds. I love seeing the beautiful pieces you have and learning everything I can. Thank You!
I love going through antique shops. One thing I always remember is leave the American Express card at home that way I won’t come home with way too much stuff.
Thank you for the fabulous antique shop tour! We have The Brass Armadillo here in Denver and wow! It’s a treasure trove of stuff like this. Aisles and aisles of antiques. And tea settings and linens are my favorite hunts. ❤
People have been eating off of crazed dishes for centuries without experiencing negative health issues (to quote a pottery supply site). My personal opinion-for whatever it's worth- is that there's other greater issues to be concerned about (like salmonella, hand hygiene in public, etc.) than a small potential for bacteria in old dishes. If you want to be extra careful, maybe don't use them at a public venue, but by all means, enjoy Grandma's crazed china/pottery at your next Thanksgiving dinner with family!
Of course, you do you! But countless articles on pottery expert websites say crazing renders a dish no longer food safe. I know it’s disappointing. We all want to continue to use Grandma’s things! ✨😉
I have probably 18-20 really nice teapots I've accumulated over the past 30 years, mostly from 1800-1900. I probably use about half of them. A great teapot that you love really does add to the enjoyment. Another thing I enjoy is having a nice collection of about 11-12 antique porcelain tea caddies that hold my loose teas.
I love markets. There's one every Saturday at a Metro station not far from me. They usually have plenty of tea services there. I saw some beautiful 3 tier cake stands that I would love to have but I don't have the room. Did you know that Staffordshire is known as The Potteries, for obvious reasons. Stoke on Trent being the main centre. It's a place I'm sure you would love.
I have six “bone dishes”, half moon shape for probably chicken bones. I use them for lemon slices on my table, they have been crazed. I acquired two place setting for 12 silver flatware from estate sales. I clean my teapots with Polident denture cleaning tablets. I have about 35 assorted embroidered white napkins….they get bleached in hot water after each party.
There sure is some BEAUTIFUL china in that there shop! We do not have anything like it where I live, although I have managed to buy a few new pretty bone china coffee mugs at second hand stores for very reasonable prices. I think that the pretty patterns are not popular or they don't know the value of bone china, which I love mainly because it does not chip.
Some of my favorite pieces are vintage. Do you set your tea table with things you have found while wandering around a thrift store or antique mall? Tell me about your prize discoveries in the comments below!
i never knew about the danger of crazing. Thank you for the warning.
Antique stores are a weakness of mine, especially for china finds.
I love seeing the beautiful pieces you have and learning everything I can.
Thank You!
I love going through antique shops. One thing I always remember is leave the American Express card at home that way I won’t come home with way too much stuff.
Yes, great idea. So much can be tempting!
Thank you for the fabulous antique shop tour! We have The Brass Armadillo here in Denver and wow! It’s a treasure trove of stuff like this. Aisles and aisles of antiques. And tea settings and linens are my favorite hunts. ❤
People have been eating off of crazed dishes for centuries without experiencing negative health issues (to quote a pottery supply site). My personal opinion-for whatever it's worth- is that there's other greater issues to be concerned about (like salmonella, hand hygiene in public, etc.) than a small potential for bacteria in old dishes. If you want to be extra careful, maybe don't use them at a public venue, but by all means, enjoy Grandma's crazed china/pottery at your next Thanksgiving dinner with family!
Of course, you do you! But countless articles on pottery expert websites say crazing renders a dish no longer food safe. I know it’s disappointing. We all want to continue to use Grandma’s things! ✨😉
I have probably 18-20 really nice teapots I've accumulated over the past 30 years, mostly from 1800-1900. I probably use about half of them. A great teapot that you love really does add to the enjoyment.
Another thing I enjoy is having a nice collection of about 11-12 antique porcelain tea caddies that hold my loose teas.
I love markets. There's one every Saturday at a Metro station not far from me. They usually have plenty of tea services there. I saw some beautiful 3 tier cake stands that I would love to have but I don't have the room.
Did you know that Staffordshire is known as The Potteries, for obvious reasons. Stoke on Trent being the main centre. It's a place I'm sure you would love.
Oh I do so wish I could visit there! Markets are hard to just ‘visit,’ aren’t they? I find there is always something I want to need!
I have six “bone dishes”, half moon shape for probably chicken bones. I use them for lemon slices on my table, they have been crazed. I acquired two place setting for 12 silver flatware from estate sales. I clean my teapots with Polident denture cleaning tablets. I have about 35 assorted embroidered white napkins….they get bleached in hot water after each party.
There sure is some BEAUTIFUL china in that there shop! We do not have anything like it where I live, although I have managed to buy a few new pretty bone china coffee mugs at second hand stores for very reasonable prices. I think that the pretty patterns are not popular or they don't know the value of bone china, which I love mainly because it does not chip.
There is an Irving Thrift Store on Rock Island at Story Rd that has an amazing selection of fine china at thrift prices, some antique Limoges china.
@@nancydunks9095 ooh, I might have to check that out! 😉✨