bargain

I bought two wall plates like the ones below at an antique fair in a mall over the weekend. R50 each! I've seen ones on the Internet that sell for up to $100 each!

Bjorn Wiinblad designed this series for the Danish ceramics company Nymolle circa the 1970s. Featuring whimsical illustrations, the series depicts the twelve months of the year and tells the story of a young couple meeting, falling in love, courting, marrying, and the birth of their child. I have January and December.

old plate, old feeling brain

I struggled to find anything to blog about yesterday. Hmmm...maybe my 27-year-old brain is starting to let me down?! It still seems a bit slow and sluggish (and maybe a bit grumpy) today, but I thought I should at least blog about this awesome plate I found on Bid or Buy. Still deciding whether I should bid on it or not. It might take me a while to decide though...

"A Homemaker breakfast plate designed by Enid Seeney for Ridgway Potteries in 1956 and sold exclusively through Woolworth stores in the UK. An iconic design of the period, it is decorated with images of furniture (like the boomerang table) and other household items that were fashionable in the 1950s. The Homemaker range is now one of the most sought-after tableware designs from the mid-20th century."

Images: Bid or Buy

mouse for dinner

Or is it a rat? Anyway, how cute is this ceramic picnic set by Sootcookie Ceramic? The words in the banner read "magie vol, ogies toe." Translated it means "tummy full, eyes closed".

Images: Sootcookie

here kitty kitty

Sorry for not posting yesterday. My laptop charger decided to give off a rotten artichoke smell and die. True story.

Anyhoo, check out these super cute Jonathan Adler salt and pepper shakers. They look kinda like my kitties. Love the humour in Adler's ceramics.

Image: Jonathan Adler

oh, donna

Yes, I know we all know of and love Donna Wilson. But let's love her a bit more, shall we?

Images: SCP

leaping deer

My mom bought me this Crown Devon bowl at the Bloem Show. Now I want the whole Stockholm range.