Cobalt Ceramics

Fig N°1: Traditional Mexican shot glass...which I plan to fill with flowers instead of Tequila
Fig N°2: Hand-painted Delft pill box from Holland
Fig N°3: Cobalt Fiestaware plate of my great grandma's wedding dish collection from 1938
Fig N°4: Folksy embellished octagonal container with lid made in Finland by Arabia--a $1 find

Tea Towels

I've been on a tea towel making rampage! I ordered a bunch of fat quarters from my shop in Linen Cotton Canvas Ultra and then sewed the edges with mitered corners. The designs pictured are Fresh Berry, Cobalt Craze, Delft Tea, Union, Cabbage, Turkish Tile, and Bubblegum Calico. How perfect with these dishes!

Cabbage

My Cabbage design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Farm to Tea Towel challenge!

Splatterware Pan

Take a look at the intricate swirls and spots on this Splatterware pan. It's hard to say how old this particular pan is, but I've seen very similar ones from the 1940s, so that's my estimate.

The pattern in the enamel is mesmerizing!

Cobalt Craze

My Cobalt Craze design is up for voting in Spoonflower's Mosaic challenge!

Blue and White Dishes

You may have noticed that I'm a fan of blue and white dishes...here are some stunners from the collection!

Delft Charms

Much to my delight I found these dainty little charms at Michael's and am turning them into jewellery! 

Delft Tile Tray

I found this mid-century cheese tray at a local thrift store for $1! Frankly, the tiles alone are worth more than that. It was originally medium brown wood, and those little right-hand circles were red magnets, but I covered the whole piece in some coats of Old White Chalk Paint. I might use it as a tray for craft projects, or I might hang it on a wall and secure some fancy knobs into those left-hand circles as hooks.

Either way, I'm in love with the painterly blue and white tiles!

Blue Willow Study

Several years ago my mom painted this study of Blue Willow dishes, the dishes we had when I was little. Shortly afterwards she was consolidating some of her test paintings, painting over them or cutting them up (!), but saved this one. I love the blues and simplified shapes. It looks so fresh and free.

Recent Thrift: Delft Blue Tin

This appears to have been a cookie tin. The bottom is stamped: Dirk Eden--Fabrikation feiner Teegebäcke--Jever, Friesland. I love the painterly scene and the scalloped band around the bottom and lid.

Storefront Potential

I snapped this photo of an empty boutique in Montréal a while ago. Notice the curious objects in the window--a wooden stepladder, two white boxes topped with a white ceramic cat, an aquamarine demijohn, and a cinderblock all against a kraft and newspaper backdrop. The striking blue and white makes me think of Greece. Who says empty storefronts have to be drab? Future shoppers delight in details that make them peek in.

Daydreamer Plate

I found this little wall plate at a thrift store for $3 and love it with all my heart. The blue and white, birds and flowers, sweetly scripted poem, and quirky off-center hanging hole are what make it charming perfection. I wonder, did someone receive this as a gift from a dear friend going away?