Get tea in your favorite cup and come on back and click here for musica! It’s Dishes Day! But first . . . say Hello Kitty. ♥
I promised Em, one of our girlfriends, who’s doing some redecorating, that I would show another photo of my chair . . . she’s looking for this fabric, or something like it, and I don’t remember where I got this. If any of you decorators out there know what pattern this is, please leave a comment here for Em!
I had several requests, so I thought I’d show you my dishes today! We have to start with my kitchen cupboard because it’s like a toy for grownups! My dad drove out from Arizona with his tool box and his dog, to help us move into our house. The first thing I asked him to do was to take off the cupboard doors so I could see my dishes. This is how it’s arranged today, but it’s gone through many changes: When I find yellow glasses, out goes the clear ones; I find pink dishes, out go the purple ones. Pretty much everything came from yard sales and antique stores. (You notice there’s a bowl full of kitty toys there. They’re everywhere.) ♥
That’s a Johnson Brothers “Rose Chintz” teapot, a Martha’s Vineyard decorative plate, some of my Beatrix Potter people, an antique no-name brown transferware cup (with a singing bird on it!), my purple Windsor Ware china, some of my preferred fake fruit, topped off with my pink “Two Fond Hearts” plate!
These Minton cups belong to one of the girlfriends now . . . when my cupboards were full, I donated these to the Vintage section in our web store–I know they went to a good home! I hope she’s having lots of tea parties to show them off! ♥
More cups, most of them have no manufacturer or pattern names on the bottom; great shelf for display, useful too, not deep so it doesn’t take up too much space.
Salt and pepper shakers, perfect for every occasion! 
Very old Minton creamers and teapot (no pattern name is on the bottom of this set of dishes!).
I love to mix old and new for informal tea parties. My Emma cups mix so well with antique dishes!
This little gem was all alone on an antique-store shelf when I found it; no name on bottom, no saucer, but look at it! Abigail Adams probably drank out of it! It should not be living alone!
You can mix your eras too . . . This yellow earthenware Oven Ware bowl perks up the Johnson Brothers Rose Chintz.
Love to mix and match dishes, some are one of a kind, but fit right in. This sauce bowl is English, Myott Son & Co “Swing Time” — and it’s the only piece of it I have.
Copeland Spode and Emma Bridgewater — those English people really know what they’re doing!
A little mish-mash of small cups, flower salt and peppers, and one of my pride and joys, a tiny Japanese tea-for-one set.
This china has nothing on the bottom! I think it should be famous! So pretty on a summer table outside under the arbor! ♥ Makes you want to have a dinner party!
Adorable green bird salt and peppers which were a give-away here a while back. The bottoms twist off!
Gold-trimmed acorn plates make cake and ice cream positively elegant!
Just a little bit of everything in this old hutch. With colors and patterns like these, how can anyone not fall in love with dishes?
Some of you probably recognize this cup; it’s part of a tea set I designed for Lenox. They’re not being made anymore, which seems to be the same thing you can say about everything these days! One of the fall-outs from the economy, at least as far as I’m concerned, are all the products I designed that never got made. Especially dishes! ♥ I’ve never been able to show these designs before . . . another good reason to love the computer and blog world! This domed cake plate was the one I loved the most . . . one of the victims of the changing economy, but now, blog worthy!
I designed lots of things for the wonderful 250+ year-old China maker, Wedgwood that, unfortunately, never saw the light of day, until today!! Back around 2002, Wedgwood asked for a complete collection of everything! Sugars, creamers, cake plates, butter dishes, dinner plates, mugs, tea pots, vases, jars, dresser trays, ice cream bowls, baby dishes, hanging plaques, glasses and accessories too, and pitchers . . . I love dishes so much, this was a dream job!!!
I drew and painted lots of ideas; here’s an earthenware milk pitcher and a hand-painted glass lemonade pitcher with a bird on the lid!
The economy started changing around the time I was painting these and, unfortunately, Wedgwood never made them (heart breaker — but I worked with really nice people at Wedgwood–it wasn’t their fault, just a sign of the times!). I designed clear-glass formal candlesticks, and these green casual candlesticks. Many things had back, side and top views; this candlestick came with my removable crystal bird bobêche. I wanted everything to feel a little bit vintage and have wonderful details.
I designed lots of glasses, all kinds: etched, hand-painted with little flowers, cut and colored; and I named them; this champagne glass was “Sabrina.” You have to use your imagination to hear the clear bell ring they make when you click them together — to see the sparkle they would have made when held up to the light! My ice tea glass was thin, tall, etched, and green; I called it “Katherine” — there was also “Ingrid,” and “Audrey.” I named them after old movies and movie stars.
This is a whistling tea cup. When it’s filled with liquid, you can blow the bird whistle; it gurgles and sounds like chirping.
Of course, I had to make a red-lidded jar! I had a whole line of these jars in all sizes, for cookies and sugar — the tall one for pasta had a red-striped lid.
I used lots of words; for example, there was a set of eight cups, each one was a different shape and size, and each had different quote on them; I called them “conversation cups” because I thought they would get people talking around the table.
I guess I should stop! I could do this all day, but you get the idea! It was a very fun job, and now that I can finally show them to you, it was all worth it! We can pretend! But onward and upward, it’s another day!
(P.S. If you liked the music today, it’s from the Movie Midnight in Paris, which, if you haven’t seen it, I think you would love!) Hope you enjoyed Dishland! Byeeeee! ♥
Hello I just wanted to thank you for such a charming blog and website it is my shot of comfort and joy daily! Your kitten Jack is adorable, i was watching David Suchet in Hercule Poirot yesterday , and his moustache is the same as Jacks!!
Quite amusing, check it out
Cheers Denise from wintry Winnipeg!
I will!
These pictures were like looking into my soul, my own china hutches and kitchen…I couldn’t believe it! ( I still have doors on my cabinets though its pretty dusty here.. in central Washington) I had to repent, because I actually loved dishes too much and collected far too many, but adopting our 2 children has since slowed my collecting….. yes,oh yes, Old Country Roses, Johnson brothers, Rose Chintz, Lady Carlysle ( Royal Albert ) Blue & Red spode…my heart is already palpitating!
I love your ideas for dishes…I too, have a fetish for beautiful dishes! When the economy picks back up, please re-consider trying again with your wonderful designs and let us know…thank you SB!!
Oh My Goodness! What a delight to find that I share a “dish fetish” as my daughters call it, with such a delightful and talented soul! I, too, have dishes for every season. I keep promising to STOP looking at the magically delicious shelves of china in stores and flea markets, but somehow they simply call out to me. And it WOULD be rude to NOT stop by and take an appreciative peak, don’t you think?
I agree with the others – love your inspiration! Would love to look at (translates to ‘have’) some of these beautiful pieces that never made it to market! But let’s keep that our secret…
How did I miss this little bit of heaven – a blog about dishes!! Two of my daughters inherited the love of dishes from me. By the time they are my age, they won’t be able to close their cabinet doors — another good reason to take the doors off completely, I’d say. I also love the music with your “visits.”
Oh my gosh! The domed cake plate is enough to make me lose my breath!!!
Would have loved to have it!
Oh my gosh, Susan, I noticed your little plate hanging that says “When two fond heart as one unite, the yoke is easy and the burden light”…………well, I have the exact same one in the same colors. I remember buying it in a little shop that was underground where I worked on 6th Avenue in NYC and I would walk through there to get to my train for home. I also bought another one with it that has a white background and on the front in brown is a cottage with a castle far away in the distance and a path and trees and it says “As I was wandering oer the green, Not knowing where I went, By chance I saw a pleasant scene, The cottage of content.” I remember I bought them together just before I got married in August of 1968…..almost 44 years ago and they have moved everywhere with me since I treasure them. Wish we lived closer and could share things like ideas and recipes!
Gail & Joe Buss, Beverly Hills, Florida
I have the cottage of content too! Love those little things.
I adore vintage dishes! Especially when they are mix and match! Oh how I wish those dishes and cups you designed had been made! They are so charming. I would have bought them! I’ve been a fan of your work for a long time, but just now found your blog and so happy that I have!
Hugs,
Michelle
Good morning Susan,
– East Longmeadow, Ma.
I don’t know why but I just keep coming back to this page, I just love looking at your china, I have such a love and passion for it. I’ve been collecting china for years, mostly English china, but if something very pretty comes along and catches my eye, home it comes with me. I need my husband to build me a large hutch as yours, or go to Brimfield to find one, I have so much to display and when its out in view it tends to get used more. I’ve been slowly picking up Rose Chintz and Winchester by Johnson Bros. the pieces blend so nicely together. I also recently picked up one of your teapots, which is just the most adorable little thing ever! I really hope someday, someone starts making your designs in china again….those would certainly be in the heart of my home.
I think I know why you go to the china page …. I go there too, there is some sort of unwritten inspiration in the colors and the beauty, don’t you think? Just looking at these old things makes me feel better!
Oh yes, you are so right! It’s so hard to explain the feelings that I get when I see that special little teacup, the shape, the colors, the pattern and just wondering who owned it and what conversations were had when it was being used. A hutch full of beautiful dishes is like a garden of flowers, I could just stare at them and “drink” in the beauty.
I’m the exact same way with old quilts . . . drinking in the beauty!
Susan, I have a question for you about Johnson Brothers Rose Chintz. I was at a T.J. Maxx store the other day and they had some pieces there (cups, luncheon plates and bowls). On the bottom it said “England Made” not “Made in England.” Do you think these would be the ones made in China? It didn’t say “Made in China” anywhere on the bottom. Just curious. It’s the same pattern and I was thinking of picking up a few pieces but not sure if maybe I should hold out for older pieces from an antique store.
Wow, if they’re at a TJ Maxx, they aren’t old. But what I would do is this: if you like them, it really doesn’t matter what it says on the bottom. You made me curious so I went to Wikipedia to read about modern Johnson Brothers.
Sneaky! I knew that they were new pieces at TJ Maxx but wondered if there are certain lines still made in England. Thanks for the link! The link states that English production ended in 2003. I wonder how they can get away with saying “England Made” and not stating “Made in China?” Well, I think I’ll be patient and keep my eyes open for older pieces. LOVE the pattern!
I don’t know! I didn’t make sense to me either. It’s fun hunting for the older pieces, and every once in a while you might walk into a store and find a whole set at a reasonable price. Mine was only $250 — and was a full set for ten. It can be done, and on the day it happens, your feet don’t touch the ground!
That was a good question Karen, as I’ve seen pieces at T.J. Maxx myself, I actually have picked up some of those because I love the pattern and the price was so good. I mix them with the old pieces that I have found at tag sales or even on ebay. I don’t mind, as long as I love them and they look beautiful thats all that matters. I even mix other patterns with them.
Thanks Susan for the info on the dishes…very informative. East Longmeadow, Ma
Hi Susan,
I have always loved all your artwork, printing and darling pictures of flowers, birds, hearts and general other items. I have purchased almost all your calendars you ever created, when I could find them! I have almost all your books you have published, including address books and yearly date books. I have bought over the years all your stickers you created. It is becoming increasingly hard to find your stickers, except on your website! You are, in my estimation one of the very best artist’s there is today, and I want to thank you for your continued contributions to us who Love you so much. I really enjoyed reading through the segment on Old China Dishes and How to clean Silver, and all of the other drop-downs. When I need a quick pick-me-up, I turn to your website. I keep all your Willard’s to re-read. I really loved viewing all your china pieces in a close up fashion, and seeing all your other do dads. Just wonderful, love it, love it, so thanks again, Susan!
Sandi from Las Vegas, Nevada
Hi Sandi, that was so nice to hear. Thank you!!! Glad you’re here!
Hi Susan, I have been a fan of yours since the first book and over the years (18) have carried your paper products in my little store, Mary, Mary… I am wondering how to buy your stickers wholesale, so I may carry them again. A whole new generation of women now enjoy you and your incredible art. Thanks so much for being there.
No one is making my stickers at this time Lee, sorry!
Good morning Sue,
I’m back here again! Just love this page. Might you have any suggestions for getting tea stains out of tea cups? I remember something about cream of tartar being boiled for a minute in the cup but I think thats more for mugs not delicate tea cups. I drink my tea out of Rose Chintz cups like yours so I thought as a seasoned tea drinker yourself you might have some great ideas. Thanks for the carrot cupcake recipe too, I’ll be making those for Easter. Have a beautiful, warm, sunny New England day! It certainly is a gift. -East Longmeadow, Ma.
I have made a paste of cleanser and water and rubbed stains out with it — it works. Just the way I do it, not sure if it’s the “right” way.
Thankyou!
Ladies, have you tried Bon Ami? A very gentle powder ["guaranteed not to scratch"] for precious items. Been around over 150 years, I think. Our great-great grandmas used it, I’m sure – just be sure to rinse all items very well – but you will be amazed at how much improvement you’ll see. Glass – especially – will be sparkly shiny!
I wanted to just say that your images are amazing. Sadly I agree with you that this economy has sadly changed so many things. I came across your site while researching some old dishes I have. I didn’t find my answers on your site, but I enjoyed it very much. I love old dishes and vintage looking kitchen things. My daughter Olivia (age
is here with me and she loves your artwork. She’s a beginning artist herself. She’s taking pottery classes.
I have had success using baking soda to get stains out of cups and mugs.
Good to know.
Oh my goodness! My heart skipped a beat when I saw the Shawnee elephant pitcher sitting contentedly on your shelf. My mother had one and always used it for milk at the breakfast table when she served bananas, milk and sugar. (Did anyone besides our family ever enjoy this decadent treat?)
I was at an antique store with a dear girlfriend one day and lo and behold I saw the very same elephant and told my girlfriend the same tale I’ve told you. And don’t you know what I unwrapped at my next birthday? There were squeals and hugs and tears of joy! So now I have a sweet elephant pitcher of my own and a little piece of Mom to go with the sweet memories…and bananas, milk and sugar.
Thanks for the memories, Susan. Your blog (and products) are a joy and bring a bit of sunshine, relaxation and happiness to every one of my days.
Christy E in south Texas
What a wonderful surprise!
Susan,
I would have been first in line for your Wedgwood dishes! I hope you get a chance to do this again!
Dear Susan,
You have created the blog of my dreams….what an incredibly talented lady you are.
Dishes are my emotional obsession…I have no idea why but as far back as I can remember I have simply adored vintage dishes. This page of your dishes is completely enchanting. Your creations intended for Wedgewood are so beautiful!!
I am thrilled to have stumbled upon your space here , it is like taking a vacation to Utopia for part of my day. I am looking so forward to my next visit. Thank you for every page, every word, every image.
You’re a doll Shirlee, so happy to have you here!
oh oh my just gorgeous designs, I want one of each……….:(
Hi, Susan — Your website brightens my day! I love your Old China Dishes photos and thoughts… I am so curious about the blue-rimmed Minton cups and saucers with the multi-colored blossoms. I read that you don’t have them anymore, but do you know the name of the pattern? I would love to search for some of these… they are exquisite!
No, so sorry, I don’t remember the name, only that they were Minton! I still have some plates at home, and could look if I was there! Maybe if you look around on Replacements.com you will spot it! Sorry.
Bridal Registry Girl here again. If you know the manufacturer and pattern name – OR if you take a picture of the pattern you are looking for and send it to Replacements, they will gladly search for items for you. If you fall in love with a pattern at a flea market or tag sale for example, send photos and you might be surprised at how much of it they may already have. Depending on the age of course. When my Irish immigrant great-grandmother died, I was gifted with her 1906 wedding china – believe it or not she still had most of the 12 place settings [after 4 children of her own and bunches of grands and greats]. We were able to fill in some missing pieces [several saucers, a bread plate I think, a sugar bowl and lid] do through Replacements. I also copied and saved photos of all the individual pieces I have for my own pattern – Royal Worcester Evesham Vale – for insurance purposes. They are a really wonderful service for china addicts like me. Hope this is helpful…
It is, thank you Janet!
I found it — Queen Anne! I emailed Replacements.com just after asking about it here last week, and I received an answer within a day. I, too, have purchased from them in the past — quite a few years ago. They do have a number of Queen Anne pieces available. Too FUN! Thanks for all of the suggestions!
That’s it! Good for you for finding it!
I just want you to know that you are a “kindred spirit.” I love the fact that you are not afraid to “rescue” a single, beautiful dish and bring it home to love. I too have a sweet little cottage that is often lovingly called a “dish orphanage”. I see one lonely, sweet little cup and know that I will find just the right spot in one of my many china cabinets. Luckily for me, I have a very understanding husband and two beautiful granddaughters who also love dishes…May they inherit and enjoy Grandma’s treasures! I almost cried when I saw your designs for Wedgewood. How beautifully detailed and authentically you. I love, love, love the whistling teacup. My heart is broken. My only prayer is that someday your designs will be realized. They speak volumes about your heart and your work.
You doll! Thank you Debra!
Love, love the dishes and all that goes with them. I remember the whistling cup from my childhood. My mother loved dishes and collected some from everywhere she went. My siblings and I have all her dishes now to share with our children. Such memories are ties to the patterns and celebrations in our lives. Thanks for sharing your love of fine and ordinary objects in your life. You enrich mine and cause me to pause and be grateful.
I had to write since I just got back from England and Paris and found you’d been in Enlgand when I was. Instead of going to the Lake District again as we’d originally planned (loved, loved it years ago) we stayed in London for the Diamond Jubilee (briefly saw the entire royal family on the barge in the Thames Flotilla! )To hear the London Symphony playing Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks on a barge preceding the Queen’s was one of my most thrilling moments. While we missed the Lake District I loved reading your blog about it and you were there when we would have been had we not changed plans. As a dish fiend myself I did manage to safely pack a stunning antique cup, saucer, and cake plate in my carry-on only luggage.
Though I didn’t hear the music on this blog for some reason I laughed when I read it was from Midnight in Paris. Though we only spent 2 days in Paris I dragged my husband and his sister five miles through the student quarter to the steps of St. Etienne-du-Mont where Owen Wilson starts his magical journey in that film! The church bells even chimed, and though we waited and waited no vintage car drove up the charming Rue de la Madeleine. The film is a must-see. My girlfriends and I dressed in 20′s style to see it (my second viewing in the theater-a 1920′s movie palace in Hawaii)
I think I might have just stumbled on to a little bit of heaven! I can’t stop looking at this blog of old china dishes. It looks as those my cabinets have been pasted onto your page! I have so many of the same dishes, lots of red transferware, anything with a little bird on it or a saying and if it’s blue and white, I’m sold on it! A closet of shoes does not excite me like vintage, old china. Thank you so much for your beautiful pictures. Wish you were the girl next door, I’d have you over for tea with my favorite Burleighware tea cups. Thanks! By the way, my son’s name is Willard named after my dad and my grandfather…..small world.
Small world. And love your dishes already!!
Ahhhhh, still love this blog… and I am dreaming of some hutches to collect dishes in. I had to give away most of mine due to moving and not wanting to break them etc. So I shared the joy and gave to others. Now I am in one place, for the time being and can start the hunt again! This blog reminds me we can start anytime and it can be mismatched with beautiful pieces we love… Ahhhhhh again! LOL!!!
The hunt is so much fun!!
I want to tell you THANK YOU for this amazing and beautiful blog that makes me happy; there is all i love in it.
God bless you
Love from Spain
XX
So nice to hear, thank you!! Say hello to beautiful Spain for us!
Ms. Susan, I have been looking all evening for the name of your Johnson Brothers purple(ish) (maybe more burgandy?) china…I love the Rose Chintz, but I have an obsession with the purple ones! I LOVE the creamer with the little apples’s on the lid. I cannot find it on Replacements, etc. b/c I can’t find the name of it
I have a sugar bowl with an apple on the top . . . it’s the only piece of it I own, and all it says on the bottom is “Copeland Spode, England” — no pattern name. Odd! The purple is Windsor Ware by Johnson Brothers, England.
I just LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! I am now on a quest to find it…I won’t stop till’ I do! (Or, at the very least find a new china pattern to start collecting
)
Hi Susan, I had to tell you how much I enjoyed your dishes. May I come live with you? Your house seems exactly as my sister and I would decorate ours. My husband is an out of sight person and could never handle the collections so I must live vicariously through you, but that is throughly enjoyable.
Maybe you could have just one cupboard. He could have the whole house and you could have one cupboard? A hutch!
I would LOVE to find a piece of china with the saying “Stay is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary.” by Louisa May Alcott
Have you ever found any that you could place in your online store?
I designed a cup for Lenox that had that very quote on it. Maybe you can find one on Ebay?
Hi Susan,
I love your Johnson Rose Chintz collection. Can you tell me if they are
new or vintage.
I’m currently starting to collection Johnson Yeovil and have a few pieces
but love your Rose Chintz.
Rosemary
I found a set of the old stuff in corner of an antique store in CT — wasn’t even looking, but the price was so right I had to get it!
I love your whole collection! It is too bad your collection wasn’t made. The drawings are amazing.
I know, some of them I really wish I had!
How have I lived this long and not know about this blog. I have just spent the most delightful afternoon with you. It is so good to know that I am not the only one with a dish addiction. I just pulled out my Johnson Brother’s Autumn’s Delight. I rotate dishes by the season and it is like having a whole new set as the season’s come and go. I love doing tea parties for young and old, boys and girls. Recently a friend’s 14-year-old son said we needed to have “a proper tea, but not fancy.” (I have done a “pull out all the stops” Butterfly Birthday Tea for his younger sister earlier this summer. He was the waiter. Something less fancy suits him. Again, what a delight to find this on such a gloomy day!
I already love that boy! Nice to meet you Cyndee!
Your Minton creamer looks like Royal Doulton’s Lady Carlyle pattern.
I purchased a set of tea cups with tray at a discount shop in San Marcus, Texas for a friend’s birthday long ago. The teapot is gorgeous also.
Blessings,
Sherrie B
Your Wedgwood designs are wonderful….hope they will call you back and put them in production. Well deserving of it!
Sincerely,
wsmith
You are sweet to say so! Thank you Wanda!
hi Susan i cant stop to see the wonderful stories and amazings drawings that you have.. hope some day you do it, and i will buy some wonderful dishes from you. i love to buy old dishes and use too. i have a collection tea cards from you. and i just love your draws. thanks again for all your eye tresures. huges matty.
You are so welcome Matty, thanks for your sweet comments!
My friend Joyce just told me about your blog. Of course, since I love dishes so much, I started here and what a pleasure going through these beautiful pictures! Can’t wait to look at your other posts. Thanks for sharing them, Susan; I love your creative designs and heart-warming thoughts!
Nice to meet you Ann! Tell Joyce thank you!
Adorável este site ! Maravilhoso ! Parabéns !
xoxoxo!
Oh, I’m in heaven with all of those wonderful dishes! About 6 months ago, I cleaned out all of my wonderful hodge-podged plates, dishes, cups, etc, in favor of plain white ones from JCPenney! Now — I’m going back to collecting! Thank you, thank you!! And, I could sit and look at your blog ALL DAY long!
I also love the whole gardening section! Wish I had room to plant a white picket fence, but I’m making all kinds of plans for my back yard, now!
The collecting is so much fun!
Loved this blog when it came out, still love it! What is it about old dishes? Loud sighing looking at your pretty dishes! xoxo
The color, the gleam, the softness of the edges, the noise they make when they click together, the scraping sound the fork makes when scooping up the gravy, the cup sound, going into the saucer, the hand-paintedness, that they come from many countries, that we have to search them out and they become our own discoveries, to name a few…. dishes, most beautiful things!
OMG! We are such kindred spirits; I am a “dishaholic/china fiend” also! We even have the same ” Two-fond hearts” plate but mine is white and brown. On the back it has printed “Crownford China Co., Inc. Straffordshire, England”, does yours? I enjoy your wonderful quotes; you give me daily inspiration. God bless you in 2013. -A. McD
Yes, mine’s made by the same company! Thank you Annette.
I have spent the last two nights reading your blog archive. I still can’t believe that I didn’t know about you. I have ordered a calendar online and I’m going to carry them in my store for next year. I don’t seem to be able to see anything else available to Canadian retailers.
I digress.
I LOVE your art, your sentiments and recipes. I am also a huge Beatrix Potter fan. I really wish they had manufactured your beautiful dishes. Wow. I would own the whole set. Maybe someday they will.
You newest fan.
Erin
So nice to hear Erin! Pretty soon I’ll have a brand new book for your store!
Hi Susan,
I love Emma Bridgewater too,and Laura Ashley dishes and Brambly Hedge(that is dishes from England with little mice,so lovely).So shame Wedgwood never made this collection of your beautiful designs ! You’re a wonderful artist and your designs make me happy 
Thank you for that 
I love seeing all these beautiful dishes and reading all the comments from women with the same love for Chinaware. Every space in my house is filled with cupboards full of Chinaware,old and new,it’s an addiction.My family say ‘don’t you have enough already’ when I see again some plates or teacups I would really love to have
And I say ‘no,I don’t’
Marion
Thank you Marion! I’m laughing “no, I don’t.” Me too.
Dear Susan–I am a quilter, I’ve taught piecing for 25 yrs. It is a “sickness” for me I just dream about what I’m going to do next while working on the current quilt. Now I am piecing a blue and yellow basket quilt and dreaming about a red and white one.
Thank you for your blog, I check it out every day or two. Pam
I understand the sickness perfectly, my life-sentence is tiny little watercolors!
And LOVING quilts!
Dear Susan,
I have followed you for years and years! I “lost” you for a while and then just found your 2013 calendar and could not resist picking up one (well, really 3 – one for me, my sister and my best friend). I realized you have a blog and when I looked at it, it felt like reuniting with a long lost friend.
I LOVE the dish designs you had planned. Thank you for sharing them. If ever you could make the bird whistle tea cup, please let me know-I would like a dozen!
You are an inspiration in more ways than you can imagine. Edie
Happy to see you Edie! I know, that bird whistle cup, it’s pretty darn wonderful . . . oh well, where is Stoke on Trent when we need it!?
Your Minton cream and sugar pattern is Pink Cockatrice. Lovely.
Dear Susan,
I am enjoying your lovely website…thank you for it! In some of the photos here, I see a lone, (Japanese-style?) blue and white teacup. Can you tell me about it? Who makes it? It is one you have painted before and is so pretty. Thank you for your time! Katalin
There’s nothing on the bottom of it! It’s tiny, bigger than a doll’s teacup, must be from a child’s set. Precious thing. They say you can’t take it with you, but I’m going to have to take that cup!
Thank you!
Susan,
One more thing! In the fifth photo from top, there is a sweet pink-and-white pitcher to the left of the elephant pitcher. As well two pink-and-white teacups sitting on top of each other, in the far right of photo. Can you please tell me about these three pieces? Many thanks, Katalin
I can but everything is in the kitchen — I will have to bring up that posting to see which things you’re speaking of — then go write things down and come back, please remind me — as soon as the book is done I’ll do that for you!
Hello,
Your website is lovely! I have one of the same old mixing bowls you do… the big one with the pink stripe!
I recently came to acquire a lot of Johnson Brothers Game Birds china. This pattern was discontinues in 1976.
All of it is a cream colour. There are oval dinner plates, side plates, bowls, and mugs (45 pieces). I also have a gravy boat and a sugar bowl with a lid. And, I have two large covered casseroles, one round and one oval.
I am having a hard time determining what this may be worth.
Everything is in excellent condition, in fact the casseroles have never been used.
Any help would be very gratefully appreciated.
Selling dishes second-hand is really all over the place price-wise. Take a look at replacement.com and you’ll see the higher end of the pricing. In a nice antique store you might see them for maybe (and this is without really seeing them) around $500 or $600. But in a flea market situation, you might find the whole set for maybe $125. That’s not to say their actual “worth” — they’re worth however much you love them!
Kate, you said you acquired Johnston Brothers game bird china. Is this by any chance the Pheasant china? I am in desperate need of the covered casserole…would you be able to help? Thanks, Helena
my husband and i have recently started collecting old china, we have found some very nice sets, as well as single pieces. when i saw thought you collected English china i got excited i was hoping you could help me identify a tea cup saucer that i found. on the back it has a crown emblem and says crown staffordshire made in England. the date on the piece is ’50. the saucer it self is green with a gold trim, lined with white flowers and green leaves. the centers of the flowers have a yellow and orange color to them. any help you could give me would be great!
Here is where you can start looking … you’ll probably find your pattern name. You can also look at photos here . . . There are so many places to look on the Internet, makes it so easy!