Plates!

Happy Birthday Julie!

I didn't realize how many plates I had collected until I started looking around at the walls in every room. I have most of them hanging around my house. I am a dish-a-holic anyway so I guess plates on the walls seems natural to me! I have more - I just have to find a place to hang them! Visit Kelli's page to see a list of all the Friday Show & Tell posts!

I bought these plates this Spring at an antique mall just because I thought there were so pretty!

I bought these two lavender plates at an antique store with the artists name on the back, with the intention of hanging them in my newly decorated guest room. When I got them home I was stunned at how close the painted flowers are to the ones in the antique hand painted silk shades in the same room. They really look like they were painted at the same time by the same artist.

Alice in Wonderland - cute, huh?

The back of this little Victorian plate says "Hand Painted in Japan"

This plate has an interesting history. We own 160 acres and a small cottage in northern Michigan. When my husband and I were newlyweds we loved taking trips up there and spending our days walking in the woods exploring. We came upon a homestead area with remnants left behind by the pioneer homesteaders many years before. Most of the items were in poor condition and nothing we wanted. However, I found this plate lying just under the soil when my husband lifted an old bed frame. It has one small chip and of course it is covered with egg shell like cracks, but otherwise it's in good condition. I simply washed the plate, so as not to change the appearance too much, and hung it.

These pink plates and the little bird plate hang in my work/art room.

This is a collector plate from the Seattle Worlds Fair. Made in Japan.

This little Tennessee plate is actually a saucer - no cup. I found it in Michigan but Tennessee is my "home"state - I was excited when I saw it! Made in Japan.

These pink and white plates hang in my kitchen.