Karen's Cottage and Castle

Friday, October 9, 2015

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

Hello My Favourite Friends

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

I've finally decorated my shabby shelf and sideboard for Autumn.

I'm always partial to pink/red transferware but it's time to get with the fall season.

I will likely bring back my red transferware closer to Christmas and then put back the brown in January.

Isn't Friendly Village really the perfect winter china? But I'm finding that it also blends nicely with fall colours and my Thanksgiving pieces too.

Did you know that Johnson Brothers made two different Friendly Village The Ice House teacup shapes?

Sorry about the sideways pic again. Lol.

I love how all Transferware seems to go to together.

Canadian Thanksgiving is October the 12th.

Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Friends!

See you next week!

Karen

This week I will be joining these beautiful blogspots:

Bernideen's ~http://blog.bernideens.com/

Friends Sharing Tea

Beverly ~http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

Pink Saturday

Martha ~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com

Tea on Tuesday

Ruth~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Sandi~http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.ca

Hope to see you there!

Sunday, October 4, 2015

A Sweet Violet Tea

Hello My Dear Teacup Friends

Welcome to

"A Sweet Violet Tea Time."

I hope that you are enjoying this first week of October my dear friends.

Usually I want to share my pretty pink china with you but did you know that I also love purple and mint green together?

This pretty Royal Stafford Made in England teacup is entitled "Sweet Violets".

I have two identical Sweet Violets teacups. They were once my dear mother's.

Such a pretty scalloped rim

and footed base.

This is one of my most treasured Sadler teapots. I believe it is from the 1930's? I found it at a church sale 20 years ago for $8.00.

This minty green colour blends so nicely with my favourite pink teacups too.

I have actually been searching on e-bay for this pink/rose cubed Sadler teapot.

(internet pic)

Last week I bidded on one that was similar to this and it eventually sold on e-bay auction $510 U.S. Do you believe it? (No cream and sugar was included)

Isn't it pretty?

Friends, we don't know how much our pretties are worth! Did you know that's nearly $700 in Canadian dollars? At that price, I suppose I will just have to keep treasure hunting at my favourite thrift stores and hope that someday I will find a rose one. Lol!