I found this blue & white shoe at a thrift store. During a visit to an antique mall the same day, I found a similar vase which was identified as an ivy planter.
I am planning at to create a 2019 photo calendar with my blue and white collection. I have dishes and decorator items in blue, blue and white and white which will provide plenty of still lifes. Look for the calendar later this year.


I found this great bag at the thrift store which of course worked really well in my kitchen. It is about 6 inches wide and 12 inches tall. Since the update to the kitchen last summer I have not had a place to store medium sized plastic grocery bags. I have placed it on my stove handle.
I use the large plastic bags in my garbage and I have a drawer to store those.
I see during my visit to a large chain store this weekend that they are now charging for plastic bags. I have been using reusable bags for groceries for over 25 years.
A Christmas gift of yellow and navy blue & white tea towels. Love it!


I have been looking for a teapot to go with my true blue dishes. I found this one recently. Color wise it is perfect match. You will note that it has a matte finish where the dishes have a shiny finish but variety is the spice of life.
With 8 in my collection I am done buying teapots!
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You've had awfully good finds! Blue and yellow are my two favorites so I can't pick one!
ReplyDeleteLove all the blues - so many fun finds. I had to laugh just a tad when you said that you were through collecting teapots at six - as I probably have two dozen. I do like to use most of them that are usable - some are just so old they become only decorative - but I love them all. I like your idea of making a calendar for next year now - I make a calendar of my nature photos each year but never complete it until christmas time - I need to start earlier. Thanks for the good idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a unique boot! Your pretty blue tea canister and teapot are perfect additions to your kitchen.
ReplyDeleteYour collection of blue & white is growing in leaps and bounds, I like the splash of contrast colour from the yellow items, I have two teapots but never use either!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year & Happy MM from Normandy.
So many pretty blues - my favourite colour. I have four teapots and that's enough, I think. Sometimes I make both a pot of regular tea and a pot of herbal tea when we have guests.
ReplyDeleteSylvia - blues and yellows ... a gorgeous combination! And good for you for utilizing non-plastic grocery bags all these years! Sounds like the stores are finally catching up to you!
ReplyDeleteYour blue teapot is beautiful. I love how unique the matte finish is. Collecting teapots can be addicting. Thank you so much for your visit last week.
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