#china patterns

[theresmorethanmeetstheye]

[abybweisse]

I’m having an afternoon tea party at work just because I bought pretty dishes and want to use them. And also because some coworkers keep bugging me about wanting another tea party. 😂

Pics to come later. There will also be a couple hats. 🎩 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😆

[hyydraworks]

And finally a couple close ups of the Ming Dragon Red cow with their shiny hooves. The giveaway ends tonight! Thank you so much everyone! I’ll also be doing an Etsy update featuring the other cows and a few other farm critters this Saturday at 11 am EST.

[wehadariverboatinourlivingroom]

Another recipe from Grandma’s sister Oral that I found in Grandma’s recipe file. I love oatmeal myself do so I already had that, but I had to buy the Wheaties. I was worried about the coconut flavor being too strong, but it blends right in.

Since these are “Ranger Cookies,” I thought they would go well with the Ranger Joe mugs. I had a memory that Grandma D had somehow used boxtops to get these mugs for my older brother and me. His was the blue, mine was the red. And I have found that my memory was right. Apparently Ranger Joe Cereal was the first pre-sweetened cereal on the market and the company did offer product giveaways when people sent in boxtops as proof of purchase.

The plate pictured was our everyday china when I was very little. It is by W.S. George which was a pottery that manufactured products both in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The pattern of tiny red flowers is very faded on the plates that I have, but I probably rescued them from being used as liners under Daddy’s plants, so they had some hard use and not just in the kitchen. The pattern is Dalrympole, more commonly called Blushing Rose. It was first sold in 1940. Since our parents married in 1941, it may have been a wedding present.

[wehadariverboatinourlivingroom]

My great grandparents were married in 1876. The family story was that their children clubbed together on their 50th wedding anniversary to give them table china for 12. When it came time to divide their parents' possessions, my grandmother and her brothers and sisters each kept one place setting. This is what remains of the china that came to my mother's mother. It is a Homer Laughlin pottery pattern from their Empress line. If I have decoded the markings on the back, it was made in 1926, so from that aspect, the story rings true. When we were children, a cup was still paired with the saucer, but it seems to have disappeared. I am guilty of having broken the sauce bowl myself, but am reluctant to part with the pieces! The 50th anniversary gift also included stemware, which fittingly had a gold ring around the rim. One of my brothers now keeps that goblet in a china cupboard.

[dazfashionz]

Here are some samples based on Chinese traditional patterns they have on their clothing. I wanted to present some and think of many different ways to construct each pattern to show experimentation.

[gothicvalentine]

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I think it's so weird that this is what they went with for Diasomnia's teacup and saucer set when they could have actually sold Diasomnia's pattern.

Maybe they'll release that later. I'm sure Heartslabyul has their own as well but I've never really paid attention to their china.

Sadly, if Disney does release Diasomnia's pattern I'm sure it will be limited release and very expensive and I won't be able to afford it. Plus, I usually miss out on Twst stuff since it's in Japan, so the first I know about it, they're usually no longer available or sold out.

I really want this irl though because it's so gorgeous and elegant-perfect Diasomnia pattern.

[mskristenmarie]