a sweet stock take. Op-Shop Show-Off Feb 19th 2013

mmm. couldn't you just eat all that lolly coloured crockery?! i've been spotting and stashing the odd cup here, the occasional saucer there for a couple of years now. whilst i regularly pull some out at the whiff of cake, and always for tea parties and posy-holding,  it was only unpacking on moving back in after earthquake repairs on the house that allowed me pause to appraise my crown lynn colour glaze collection properly.

summary
severely lacking in the pink and orange department. overstocked in the brown or army green department. must seek more teal tea cups asap as these are my favourite. cake plates, dinner plates and bowls remain hard to come by in any colour. unclear as to what the 'official' colour glaze jugs shape(s) are. there are colour glaze espresso cups and saucers! unclear as to how one safely stores/stacks this many tea cups in a small cupboard space.
verdict.
overall excellent progress given refusal to pay more than a dollar per item (have you seen the prices people pay for this stuff on trademe?)

i like the slow-burn of collecting. a saucer one month. a cup the next. nothing for ages, then all of a sudden a rash of it. in time a bright and beautiful, practical and cheap, matching set.

ps do you like the new wall colour (replacing the mustard). it's resene waterloo. a darkish grey with a lavender base. its done wonders de-oranging all the wooden features and furniture in the dining room and i'm loving the dark, cosy-fying effect.



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it’s charitable, green, cheap, exciting, fun, nostalgia inducing, potentially lucrative and often just plain necessary. whatever your reason for second hand shopping we’d love it if you joined us on Tuesdays here at blackbirdhasspoken.blogspot.com for Op-Shop Show-Off, a linky open to all, all week, to link up a blog post about any aspect of your second-hand shopping life. tell us your op-shopping philosophy, or divulge your secret hunting techniques. let us know about your wants, or skite (English translation= “show-off “) about your amazing finds. review the best op-shopping spots in your town, or request or give information on your fascinating finds, you’ll always be talking to an appreciative audience here.

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