I’ve been really busy lately making a ton of new stuff! Last month I made new wallets, zip bags and then decided to make a big box full of new dishes. Free shipping to Ames and Des Moines and Christmas orders must be placed by December 20 to receive them on time.
Here’s a small taste of what I made (click the link to go to the etsy listing):
I made an executive decision.
Let me preface that: I’m moving in less than a week and I’m in purge mode.
Decision made. I’m going to paint up the set of dishes I’m currently using. They’re corelle from the mid to late 90s. Or early? I can’t remember when we got them. They’re the second set of dishes I grew up with. Regardless, they’re boring, but still in fabulous condition.
Moving has definitely spawned a lot of really creative ideas. I’m moving into part of an old Victorian house — so I’m in vintage mode. I want to find a ton of vintage or pre-owned things and fabulize them into my own pieces.
I’m also moving to the first place I’ve ever been allowed to paint. This. Is. Exciting.
That was a tangent, but nonetheless exciting.
Anywho — back to painting Mom’s old dishes.
I started with the teacups. Frankly, because I never use them, and nobody really used them at my house ever, so they’re like brand-new … and I was kind of thinking of just painting them all and selling them off. I don’t need a MATCHING set of dishes, and I have 12 spring blossom pyrex teacups (and dammit, if Shelly would give me her dishes, I would be in heaven. She has a whole set of spring blossom green pyrex dishes — silverware and all — I am SOO jealous).
Buuuuuut, this is freaking cute. So, I must keep it. And make more.
Hello! I’m a little Green Teacup.
I picked up this little dude during a girlie trip to the Ames Antique Store a few months ago and have finally spruced him up.
Let me just say, this is some gorgeous dinnerware. It’s Franciscan El Patio and I would LOVE to have a full set of these dishes. In any color. Preferably multiple colors, actually. The texture and detail of the teacup is just beautiful.
Judging by the color and the shape, I’m guessing this came out of the early to mid-seventies. Either way, they only had one piece at the antique store, so I snatched it up.
I thought it could use a really regal-looking tea bag. Maybe some Earl Grey, hot — ala Jean-Luc Picard.
