Thursday, March 5, 2015

Every home needs bunny plates

Living in two places means two sets of dishes... so I dusted off the box that contained the remains of our old set of dishes to move downtown.  And then I bought bunny plates.


Guess which ones we use the most?


I love the bunny plates so much.  I bought four bowls first... and then I picked up four sandwich plates... and then I could not rest till I sourced and brought home four dinner plates.  If mugs were available I would be all over them... and I hope what we do have never breaks because the bunny in the middle never stops making me smile.

(the plates are designed by the very clever and talented Carly Dodsley, who has done soooo many wonderful dishes!)

Other good finds for the new digs:

These supercheap, completely undamaged white FireKing milk glass bowls from the antique shop next door...


We've been using the little bowls for ice cream and the larger one for salad or chips or for whatever you need a medium-sized bowl.  Eventually I will mix dry ingredients in it for baking, but for now I'm just cheered up to see this bowl in the cupboard when I reach for a glass.


(I must say, I'm really enjoying the light and shadow offered by the living room window at the condo too.  It's not the porch, but it's pretty cool.)

At the same shop I found this bit of embroidered linen on clearance:


I loved the colour combination.  I need an iron, though.  That's one thing I was not buying two of, so the pressing will have to wait.

(and anyway, when you've got ice cream that isn't going to eat itself, and cute bowls for serving it, who wants to iron linens?)


10 comments:

Su said...

If I had an antique shop next door, I'd be bankrupt! I admire your restraint! The bunny crockery is lovely too.

Barb Fullerton said...

Love your bunny plates!

Mary Keenan said...

Bunny plates are tops!

Mary Keenan said...

Good news Su: the antique shop is only open weekends :^)

Su said...

I got bunny plates! !!

Mary Keenan said...

Omigosh Su! Same kind, or a different bunny! I am still loving mine: they are the best plates I've ever had :^)

Su said...

The same! I bought some with a blue background and some pink. The shop are expecting another delivery next week and may get other stuff. They have taken my telephone number and will put stuff aside. I am so excited.

Mary Keenan said...

You are so lucky! All the bunnies near me are sold out now. You're not in Toronto by any chance are you? I did buy an extra 4 lunch plates, but I would totally get more dinner plates if I could get my hands on them :^)

Su said...

No, I'm in England! Apparently it's made here for export, so I was very lucky to get any. It was pure chance that I found it at all, but I am very happy to have got some.

Mary Keenan said...

It's so sad to think of English shops not all getting access to the bunny plates - bad enough that we don't get all the cute English stuff in North America! Anyway: so glad you have some bunnies on their way and when I'm using mine I'll remember my twin in England enjoying the same ones :^)