Comments on: Knee Deep http://www.evidently.org/2007/thrifting/knee-deep/ this is my life... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:07:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Cottage Magpie http://www.evidently.org/2007/thrifting/knee-deep/#comment-28137 Cottage Magpie Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:08:43 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/knee-deep/#comment-28137 I love the yellow flowers! We must be hard on dishes because I paid too much for a set of handmade Italian dishes from Crate & Barrel and they're all chipping like crazy. It's either that or price quality. I suspect the latter. So I'm currently using a mix of Dollar Store and vintage. ~A :-) ____________________________________ <em>You know, I've oogled several bowls at a friend's house only to be told they're dollar store! You can find some fun stuff there. ~W</em> I love the yellow flowers! We must be hard on dishes because I paid too much for a set of handmade Italian dishes from Crate & Barrel and they’re all chipping like crazy. It’s either that or price quality. I suspect the latter. So I’m currently using a mix of Dollar Store and vintage. ~A :-)

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You know, I’ve oogled several bowls at a friend’s house only to be told they’re dollar store! You can find some fun stuff there. ~W

]]> By: Dacia http://www.evidently.org/2007/thrifting/knee-deep/#comment-26347 Dacia Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:52:57 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/knee-deep/#comment-26347 love the yellow china! so pretty. I have a set of blue dishes from the 50s that was collected by sending in drive-in tickets! isn't that amazing? I have a set for 12 and dinner plates for 18! The glasses that match the set have not held up well at all, though. I do love using it every day, and the fact that I have so much helps me to keep using it, even when it breaks here or there (the price to pay for having such a large, awkward husband). :) ____________________________________ <em>That is the upside of finding a big set! Because I foresee a few "accidents" in our house too! :D ~W</em> love the yellow china! so pretty. I have a set of blue dishes from the 50s that was collected by sending in drive-in tickets! isn’t that amazing? I have a set for 12 and dinner plates for 18! The glasses that match the set have not held up well at all, though. I do love using it every day, and the fact that I have so much helps me to keep using it, even when it breaks here or there (the price to pay for having such a large, awkward husband). :)

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That is the upside of finding a big set! Because I foresee a few “accidents” in our house too! :D ~W

]]> By: saidra http://www.evidently.org/2007/thrifting/knee-deep/#comment-26252 saidra Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:33:23 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/knee-deep/#comment-26252 Wonderful...I actually use 2 sets of dishes for everyday myself...Johnson's Bros. Friendly Village, and some kind of floral milk glass...I'll have to post about them...I just love dishes (I used to have 4 sets, but after the divorce I got rid of the one we used as every day's but didn't like, but had to use because of my clumsy dishwasher husband...now I can eat on whatever I love...tee-hee) ___________________________________ <em>I love them too---lately, I've been seeing tons of complete sets of this mid-century stuff and have to giggle. I've been considering just photographing them, because yesterday I counted 4 different sets! Fortunately, I'm out of room to store them, so I don't need to "collect" any more. :D ~W</em> Wonderful…I actually use 2 sets of dishes for everyday myself…Johnson’s Bros. Friendly Village, and some kind of floral milk glass…I’ll have to post about them…I just love dishes (I used to have 4 sets, but after the divorce I got rid of the one we used as every day’s but didn’t like, but had to use because of my clumsy dishwasher husband…now I can eat on whatever I love…tee-hee)

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I love them too—lately, I’ve been seeing tons of complete sets of this mid-century stuff and have to giggle. I’ve been considering just photographing them, because yesterday I counted 4 different sets! Fortunately, I’m out of room to store them, so I don’t need to “collect” any more. :D ~W

]]> By: Capricorn Cringe http://www.evidently.org/2007/thrifting/knee-deep/#comment-26239 Capricorn Cringe Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:12:49 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/knee-deep/#comment-26239 "I picked up the set for a song three years ago." If the song was "Unbreak my heart" you might be in trouble. Just sayin' :D ___________________________________ <em>LOL, you crack me up, Cap! ~W </em> “I picked up the set for a song three years ago.”

If the song was “Unbreak my heart” you might be in trouble. Just sayin’ :D

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LOL, you crack me up, Cap! ~W 

]]> By: kat http://www.evidently.org/2007/thrifting/knee-deep/#comment-26199 kat Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:18:10 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/knee-deep/#comment-26199 enjoy all your beautiful china... that's what it's all about :) ___________________________________ <em>It is, it is. ~W</em> enjoy all your beautiful china… that’s what it’s all about :)

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It is, it is. ~W

]]> By: babette http://www.evidently.org/2007/thrifting/knee-deep/#comment-26195 babette Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:59:15 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/knee-deep/#comment-26195 Variety is the spice of life! We mix it up here, as well. My daughters and I delight upon finding one beautiful thrift store plate or teacup to add to our collection. I hate to brag, but I own 130 mismatched cloth napkins, too. I wouldn't trade you for all the tea in China! ____________________________________ <em>Oh! I can't tell you how many single napkins I find out there that are absolutely wonderful but all alone! It's good to know some of them are getting snatched up and USED.  As for china, collecting is part of the fun. I don't mind the mix and match---to a point. But, sometimes I crave having ENOUGH to go around. I can only imagine that would be exponentially more problematic if I had more children!  ~W</em> Variety is the spice of life!

We mix it up here, as well. My daughters and I delight upon finding one beautiful thrift store plate or teacup to add to our collection. I hate to brag, but I own 130 mismatched cloth napkins, too.

I wouldn’t trade you for all the tea in China!

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Oh! I can’t tell you how many single napkins I find out there that are absolutely wonderful but all alone! It’s good to know some of them are getting snatched up and USED.  As for china, collecting is part of the fun. I don’t mind the mix and match—to a point. But, sometimes I crave having ENOUGH to go around. I can only imagine that would be exponentially more problematic if I had more children!  ~W

]]> By: HG http://www.evidently.org/2007/thrifting/knee-deep/#comment-26189 HG Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:25:51 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/knee-deep/#comment-26189 I quite adore those two sets. I also like mix and match china in general. My everyday (which are increasingly broken) are plain white, which just happens to be the background of my fine china. Luckily this allows me to mix and match when I have more people than china and I actually really like it like that. ___________________________________ <em>Our original everyday china was great, but sadly it chipped so readily and broke so easily, that within 5 years we were faced with needing to replace a ton of it. At the time, we were just struggling through school and didn't have money to even consider it---and it's been Thrift Stores and bargain basements ever since. Now, I find there are other places I'd rather put the money. It just doesn't mean that much to me. There isn't a pattern out there singing to me, I guess. ~W</em> I quite adore those two sets. I also like mix and match china in general. My everyday (which are increasingly broken) are plain white, which just happens to be the background of my fine china. Luckily this allows me to mix and match when I have more people than china and I actually really like it like that.

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Our original everyday china was great, but sadly it chipped so readily and broke so easily, that within 5 years we were faced with needing to replace a ton of it. At the time, we were just struggling through school and didn’t have money to even consider it—and it’s been Thrift Stores and bargain basements ever since. Now, I find there are other places I’d rather put the money. It just doesn’t mean that much to me. There isn’t a pattern out there singing to me, I guess. ~W

]]> By: Margaret http://www.evidently.org/2007/thrifting/knee-deep/#comment-26169 Margaret Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:22:49 +0000 http://www.evidently.org/2007/this-life/knee-deep/#comment-26169 They might have planted plants in them. Or one of their children broke them. I like your attitude to china. We don't have any fine stuff--we had no desire for any. I got one of our sets through stamps at a store; it is now mixed in with lots of other styles and patterns. (but I'm not very fancy, so I don't care!) ____________________________________ <em>I admire lovely china, I truly do. And I wouldn't mind nicer stuff---but not at the expense of making my friends uncomfortable or needing to obsess over it. I'd rather sit back and enjoy. :D ~W</em> They might have planted plants in them. Or one of their children broke them. I like your attitude to china. We don’t have any fine stuff–we had no desire for any. I got one of our sets through stamps at a store; it is now mixed in with lots of other styles and patterns. (but I’m not very fancy, so I don’t care!)

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I admire lovely china, I truly do. And I wouldn’t mind nicer stuff—but not at the expense of making my friends uncomfortable or needing to obsess over it. I’d rather sit back and enjoy. :D ~W

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