One of the things I loved about having a tea room was arranging the tea foods on vintage tiered plates.  When the business folded we had to sell all of the beautiful antiques that I I loved, vintage plates among them.

So today, I am shopping for tiered plates.  They are great for setting up a tea, for serving snacks, and for displaying small things. Every once in awhile I find one in a thrift shop…My favorites are the china tiered plates with floral motifs. Read more

As I said in the blog roundup post I am having some trouble staying cheerful today. I am generally pretty good about it for the most part but for some reason the day seems to be blanketed with a cloud of liverwurst…and as Anne would say, “Oh Marilla, I am in the depths of despair!” Read more

O.k..we have a great sunny day and alot of window shopping to do.

One of my favorite things about the Internet is the ability to window shop with out spending a dime, any time I want night or day.  There are antique stores, auctions sites, and craft malls all available at my fingertips. YAY!  No driving, no parking, no crowds!

I was at the thrift store yesterday.  This has to be my favorite place to pick up props for my blog images. Read more

I really need to shop. I am planning on picking up a few items to help set up my photos. As long as I call them props and use them in my blog my tax person says I can write them off. YAY. Anyway..let’s see what is interesting out there! Read more

One thing I really like doing, and I  know some of you do too, is checking out some of the cottage industries on Etsy and other places.  Well I thought I would start doing links to the coolest stuff I saw as I monitor-shopped. I mean, this is the equivalent of window shopping, right?  Now, I am not making anything off this stuff…just so you know..I only think it is cool! Read more