No clover in bloom at Faithfulness Farm today. In fact they are calling for 10+ inches of snow. You have to love January! In the Victorian language of flowers, clover blossoms mean Be Mine....isn't that just perfect for this time of year?!
Last summer I found 4 place settings of Federal's Clover Blossom dishes. I was in love. They were still in the boxes they came in and in pristine condition (you can see them here). They instantly became a favorite. Everytime I opened my dish closet, I would think, *I wish I had more of those*. My thought was I'd use them for my everyday breakfast dishes. I did find a piece here and there at the thrifty stores but they were always in very worn shape and I passed on them. Early in the fall I took the leap and put the dishes in my kitchen cupboard and started using them as our breakfast set.
As part of my New Year organizing blitz, I have been avoiding shopping at the thrifty shops. I did have a box to drop off there this week and decided to go ahead and take a quick stroll through. I was pretty proud when I found myself heading for the exit with NOTHING. Then my eye spied a box......I peek in and saw a complete set for 8 of my Clover Blossom dishes. Asking price only $5.00 so they were going home with me although I couldn't see much of their condition.
The condition was as pristine as my little set that has lived life in the original boxes.
Now I have breakfast dishes for 12 ....anyone want to come to breakfast?
Sharing at Pink Saturday, Favorite Things and Suzanne's Vintage Thingie Thursday!
Don't you just love when that happens? If you were searching for this you would not have found it..How good your coffee or tea looks in the pretty cup....