Plate Dress Up

I am watching my plate collection start to dwindle. My mom has taken on the job of hand-washing every single plate and packaging them nicely in plastic tubs. She has spent the last few weeks taking a few stacks at a time to her house. The good news...I ONLY have about 250 dessert, salad, and dinner plates left, waiting to get their turn in the bubble bath. No big deal, right Mom? 

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China Collection Part V

This weekend was quite successful. Jess and Lindsey were in town from State College and helped with some wedding planning and wedding crafts. We also managed to get to the Williams Grove Flea Market to pick up more plates!!

The search continues...I think I am at 141 dinner plates.

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China Collection Part IV

A lot of browns added to the collection this week.

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China Collection Part III

Damon's aunt continues to contribute to the search.  She generously spent time looking in thrift stores while at the river and found these!

This one might be my favorite thus far. 

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Damon's Mommy and Aunt Join the Search Party...

Day's mom and aunt have joined in on the search.  They were in Raystown over the weekend and managed to rummage through some hole in the wall on Route 26. They have yet to see the wedding room, so they weren't completely informed on what to look for but managed to surprise me with some fantastic finds. They of course found some plates, an EXTREMELY old book titled "The Wedding Ring," doilys, milk glass bowls, and even more surprisingly found four skeleton keys. I really didn't think it would be so hard to find skeleton keys, but I manage to turn up empty handed most weekends so I was SUPER excited about their find. KEEP THE GOODIES COMING!

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China Collection Part II

The china plate count has risen to almost 100, which, to my calculations, puts us right on track.

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The China Collection

As I scour the thrift shops, yard sales, and flea markets, I continue to look for more vintage china. Here is a sneak peak into the collection.

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