As promised, I'm showing off the beginnings of my ironstone collection today. My mom has some pieces that I'll inherit someday and she was commenting on how pretty mine looks in my $30 cabinet and I have to agree. It does look nice and I'm glad I didn't paint the cabinet white like I originally planned, otherwise my ironstone wouldn't stand out the way it does.
I love these pitchers and bowls. I mostly collect small pitchers and creamers - there's something about their dainty, curvy handles and spouts that I just can't resist.
The two floral pieces aren't ironstone of course, but they belonged to my grandmother.
She didn't have a lot of fancy or beautiful things, so I'm thankful to have gotten these.
This platter with the lacy edges is a favorite of mine.
This small tureen is also a favorite - I love the detail on the lid.
Dried hydrangeas and ironstone are so classic together.
Here are a few of my other pieces. Some aren't real ironstone, but they'll do until I
find more of the real thing to replace them!
My collection is small and nothing fancy, but I love it. What treasures do you collect? Tell me in the comments - I love to hear from you and read every one!
Hi Marie, I too am a huge fan of ironstone and love to hunt for it at thrift shops. I have quite a collection and love the sugars, creamers and pitchers the best. I haven't found a tureen yet. There is something about the creamy white glaze, and the crazing that makes me a little bit crazy, lol! You have a great collection :) You can come check out part of my collection here: http://www.diybeautify.com/2013/09/ironstone-tiffany-blue.html#axzz2tvjOn4CK
ReplyDeleteHi Cindy, thanks so much for visiting my blog! I love connecting with people who collect the same things I do :). I just love the simplicity of ironstone. No fancy colors or flashiness about it - just pure creaminess and dainty designs. I just bought a new little creamer at Goodwill on Saturday and I can't wait for yard sale season - I always find a few goodies at those. Can't wait to check out your collection today!
DeleteHi Marie, I love white dishware of any kind and you have a beautiful collection. It's good that you didn't paint your cabinet to better show them off. I have dark kitchen cabinets and I took off a few cabinet doors to better display the white dishes I use. If you're interested, you can see a picture of them in this post. http://www.normaleverydaylife.com/2014/03/lighter-brighter-kitchen.html. Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier today and of course, I love your name! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all of your sweet comments and for checking out my blog! I love white dishware too - it doesn't have to be real ironstone for me to love it. Pretty is all I care about :) and it's so versatile. I will definitely check out your post to see what you did with yours!
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