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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 8:49 am
My everyday dishes are garage sale materials, well they are my entertaining dishes too but as long as I make up a good spread of food no one really looks at the dishes. LOL
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 8:50 am
I have my great-grandmother's china cup and saucer collection. Sometime, I'll get them all out and get a picture because they are so beautiful - all different shapes and styles. Her husband would buy her one for every birthday, Christmas, or whatever. I've got about forty of them stored away. I was afraid to display them in case they'd get broken. My mother has the original display case which she said I could have, but I just don't have any space to put it.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 8:59 am
Let me make ya'll feel better about your dishware, lol. Last time we had people over for dinner (just sis, bil and their two kids) we ran out of plates and ended up feeding the kids off of gladware (ya know those cheap use a few times then throw away bowls) lids!
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 9:35 am
LOL Wargod, we use paper plates when ever possible around my place. I use to use the plastic plates that you could wash and reuse, than it dawned on me that the reason to use them was so I didn't have to do dishes.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 10:22 am
LMAO, wargod, that is the best story I have heard in a long time. I love it!!! Oh and my "china" is dishware I got from Sears in 1972, I thought it was so pretty. Don't think it is actually china, but it is nice-- white plates with a blue banding.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 10:56 am
LOL we never eat off the china. My everyday dishes are plain white. This china set has a serving for 12. Through the years some pieces have been broken. Vee, the china cabinet held up fine. That was lucky so many people's fell over. The wood it splitting at the bottom where it got wet but no damage to the plates. I have considered donating the pieces. I thought I might pack up one complete set for both my boys then donate the rest to one of the historical homes in Biloxi that lost everything but is building back. I will keep the celery dishes. I also have 3 of my grandmas vases that also are over 100 years old and her punch bowl that I can hardly pick up myself. I still use the punch bowl from time to time. Scout, I would love to see you pictures if you are able to post them. Jagger, I left you a message in the marketplace.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 11:10 am
I don't pick out patterns, or particularly care how cute or pretty plates are cuz I won't have them long. Can't tell you how many different sets I've had over ten years, I break them seperately, once I stacked 8 plates on the counter and knocked them off, breaking most of them. I'm a kitchen klutz, lol. Right now I have five plates in the house. One is a plastic one that sis sent something home with us and I just never gave back to her. Everytime she complains I ask how many plates she has and when she tells me I let her know I won and I'm keeping it, lol. Another is one of those that has the little compartments to keep your food seperated. I have started keeping paper plates for when company comes, but it is truly pathetic, lol.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 11:59 am
Scout - My son's kindergarten teacher last year has a collection of her grandmother's cups and saucers as well. Her view is that they should be used. That is why, every year, she brings them to her class for a Mother's Day tea. I have never seen a bunch of five year olds behave as impressively as my DS's class did when they were allowed to participate in such a grown-up ritual. Their cups were filled with iced tea, and the mothers had hot tea. According to the teacher, not one cup or saucer has been broken in all the years she has been doing this. I think her bravery is outstanding! War - I too am a kitchen klutz! In the last year I have broken at least a half dozen plates/bowls and a few glasses. We have no dishwasher and the dishes keep slipping out of my hands when I wash them (even with rubber gloves on!). That is why DH and I decided that all our plates should be cream coloured. Now we just have cheap replacements from Ikea and the clearance center in town. All our plates are different in form, but are the same color! LOL.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 2:54 pm
Here are some of the cups and saucers from my great-grandmother's collection. I couldn't get them all in, so I just picked out some of my favorites:

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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 3:04 pm
Scout, those pictures bring tears to my eyes. My grandmother, a pure scotswomen, had quite the collection of tea cups and saucers. She died when I was like seven or so, those the saucers weren't passed. They were show peices to my grandmother, and she had them displayed in a beautiful mohogany curio for several years. However, when my grandfather remarried after her death, his new wife gave them all to her daughters, and saved one each for me and my sister. We were heartbroken. She then told us she was going to sell them, but figured her daughters would like them more. We were shocked, but greatful that we were at least allowed one.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 3:11 pm
Those things are great Scout, it isn't something I would collect but they are so full of color and design a person can't help but to like them. I really like the one on the picture that only has 5 cups on it, the one in the lower left side.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 3:14 pm
Those cups and saucers are lovely, Scout. What a joy to have so many of your great-grandmother's things. How do you display them? A friend of my mother's ran a Bed&Breakfast up Mak's way for years. I remember going there for breakfasts and we would select a cup and saucer for our morning cup of coffee from her considerable collection. It was always such fun. I very much admire women who share their bounty as Serenity's son's kindergarten teacher did. Escapee, you must treasure your cup and saucer very much.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 3:27 pm
Escapee, I was afraid that some of my cousins would decide they wanted them, even though I was the one who took care of her. But she made sure that it was written down that they would go as a collection to me. She used to display them in a curio, too, which my mother has at her house. I think I mentioned that she said I could have it, but I just don't have any space for it, so my mom put her own china collection in it, and I've just kept my grandmother's in storage. Vee - I love that idea of getting to pick your cup/saucer for breakfast at that inn. We never actually used these, but I think sometime I'm going to try to make scones and serve tea and try them out. Jagger - I've always like that one, too. My favorite on the pic of five is the one on the top right hand side. You can't really see it all that well, but I just love the shape.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 3:35 pm
They are beautiful displayed in shadow boxes and placed as wall hangings
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 3:52 pm
when i get home, i'll try and see if i can do the same with my cup collection.
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Biloxibelle
Member
12-21-2001
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 4:08 pm
Scout, how beautiful. I hope someday you will be able to display them. Landi, I look forward to seeing your collection.
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 4:22 pm
Serenity, I forgot to mention how cool I thought it was that your son's teacher used her cups like that. I love the way little kids will be so careful when they know it's something old and to be respected. But she's braver than I am. I'll have to start with adults first! Thanks, Biloxi! I hope so, too. Landi - looking forward to seeing yours, too. Escapee- I've seen some people on tv displaying them in the shadow boxes, and you're right, they are beautiful that way. I'm so sorry you couldn't have had more of your grandmother's collection. My grandmother was German.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Friday, January 13, 2006 - 5:56 pm
Thank you for sharing pictures Scout. It is a beautiful collection.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 8:04 am
These photos aren't nearly as pretty as the beautiful china. Perhaps landi will come along and remedy that. I organized a small utility closet about a year ago using baskets as "kits." We needed one for candles, lightbulbs, glue, tape, placemats, etc. The only problem was that the baskets were getting mixed up so yesterday's project was to create labels for them. I like the look and wanted to share. Taking the first photo, I hated the look of the door. I'm all about a quick fix...didn't want to paint so I used an old calendar (I save old calendars...a hold-out from teaching days.) to plaster the door. I kinda like the bulletin board look for the inside of the closet door. I'm thinking that it would be a good place for kids to have a spot to decorate, too. Anyway, here's hoping that this will spark Lum's memory...

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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 10:20 am
...and Lum still thinks it's a good idea. My family shakes their heads at all the baskets in this house. But they are so handy. You can have the cleaned-up look using these things, and I just love the basket look. Sue me! Are Vee and I the only ones? Or are there more "closet (not in the closet like Vee's) basket lovers" out there. Around here there is a basket for just about anything. Maybe I should take the camera around.LOL
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 2:48 pm
I have baskets everywhere. I like the homey look, the quick clean-up and being able to get to everything quickly. I use them to store books, files, candles, wine bottles, odds and ends of office supplies, etc. Vee - your closet looks great. I really like what you did with the door, too. Very original!
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Saturday, January 14, 2006 - 4:35 pm
Vee would you come over and organize my closet, better yet my entire basement. I have so much stuff piled up I can't find anything. I also like the idea of decorating with the calendars.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 9:24 am
Jagger, I actually love to organize. And I vastly prefer to organize other people's things because then I don't go back and forth about whether to save something...your stuff just gets chucked! Still want me to come over? LOL! I have spent some time this morning checking out the following website for Frugal Tips. There are quite a few articles that I think some may find helpful or interesting.
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 10:16 am
LOL Vee, I think I would be the one doing most of the tossing though. I've been known to toss stuff and than a couple of days later go looking for it. The one time when I was getting ready to move from an apartment into another apartment my sister came over to help me pack stuff, almost everything she would pick up I'd end up telling her to throw on the garbage pile. Than she reminded me I wasn't moving into a furnished apartment.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 10:34 am
Wow, it really is quiet in here. Does anyone know how to get those flylady reminders off the Yahoo calender? There is so much on there, I can't see the forest for the trees.
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