How do they make those lavish flower arrangements?
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How do they make those lavish flower arrangements?

Do you see those amazing flower arrangements and wonder how they did that? This is the same arrangement, looking down into it. See how densely packed the flowers are? I bought a book on flower arranging. It gives instructions to create an arrangement like this. First tape across the top of your container so you…

Lilly Pulitzer Totes and Shopper Bags

Lilly Pulitzer Totes and Shopper Bags

Have you seen Lilly Pulitzer Totes and Shopper Bags? The Reusable Grocery Totes and Shopper Bags are made of lightweight heavy duty water and tear-resistant all-weather woven polypropylene. They have wide handles that are long enough to go over your shoulder. Lilly Pulitzer Reusable Grocery Totes The Reusable Grocery Totes are a really practical size…

Blue and White Porcelain Flatware Sets
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Blue and White Porcelain Flatware Sets

Chopsticks are a very traditional Chinese gift. They are appropriate housewarming gifts or to give to family members, clients and business associates, even government officials. In Chinese, the word Chopsticks sounds very similar to the word Happiness. So giving chopsticks is like giving happiness. A lot of sets include spoons, the other common Chinese eating…

Two’s Company Staffordshire Dogs
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Two’s Company Staffordshire Dogs

Since the 1720s, Staffordshire Dogs have been displayed on fireplace mantels and window sills. Victorians loved their knickknacks and these little dog pairs might be the most typical Victorian ornament ever. Pottery factories in Staffordshire, England started making these pairs of little dogs, facing each other in the early 1700s. Soon potteries all over England…

Shannon Crystal Godinger Crystal Pagoda Salt and Pepper Shakers and Box with Lid
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Shannon Crystal Godinger Crystal Pagoda Salt and Pepper Shakers and Box with Lid

These little salt and pepper shakers are shaped like little pagodas. They are hand crafted of crystal. They are each 3.82″ wide x 2.8″ high. Like a lot of other crystal salt and pepper shakers, the little plastic stoppers that hold the salt and pepper in don’t work well. You can find replacement corks, use…

Two’s Company Chinoiserie Chic Blue and White Melamine Dinnerware
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Two’s Company Chinoiserie Chic Blue and White Melamine Dinnerware

Chinoiserie Touch melamine plates and platter combine the blue bamboo border of the Blue Bamboo Touch set from Two’s Company with the Blue and White Chinoiserie Floral, Blue and White Chinoiserie, Blue Willow, and Canton Collections. Set your table with these dinner plates to add style and color to your meal. Designed with a blue…

Two’s Company Blue and White Chinoiserie Chic Napkins and Placemats
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Two’s Company Blue and White Chinoiserie Chic Napkins and Placemats

Two’s Company Blue Willow and Blue and White Chinoiserie Floral are classic cobalt blue and white. You can get machine washable cotton placemats with a dark blue scalloped edge and thick paper single use placemats. The coordinating napkins are thick absorbent cotton that could be used as a quick dry dish towel. You might find…

Johnson Brothers Willow Blue and Spode Blue Italian Glassware
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Johnson Brothers Willow Blue and Spode Blue Italian Glassware

Johnson Brothers makes glasses and stemware with the Blue Willow motif printed onto clear glass. The Blue Italian glasses have the Imari Oriental border that coordinates with many cobalt blue under-glaze ceramics. Johnson Brothers Willow Blue Glasses Johnson Brothers has made a lot of different sizes and shapes of Blue Willow (which they call Willow…

More Juliska Country Estate Delft Blue, Flint Grey and Petal Pink China
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More Juliska Country Estate Delft Blue, Flint Grey and Petal Pink China

The teapot has a detailed view of the Main House with workers and animals busy on the estate as a balloon soars overhead. The shape of the teapot is traditional. The sugar bowl and cream pitcher are sold individually. Both have the dairy barn on one side and the Main House on the other side….

Juliska Country Estate Delft Blue China
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Juliska Country Estate Delft Blue China

Juliska Country Estate china are illustrated with toile landscape scenes of a farm in France. It is available in pink and grey, but of course I like the delft blue pieces best. Cobalt blue scenes that tell a different story on each piece. They have a feel of Blue Willow, but with a very fresh…