Oh Luvs, those are really beautiful. And the history behind them makes them so special!

My grandma had a few dinner plates like the top photo, top plate. Brings back nice memories.

A gift like that is really priceless ... so nice of Karen. The gifts you gave her were so generous and interesting too!

Thanks for the photos ~tenderlee

I saw messages from several of you on the other forum. Glad you enjoyed seeing the pictures, I just love each item because it came from Karen and she is a special friend.

Tenderlee, I just love anything with roses on it. I've hung several plates on my walls and use some on easels to stand on my buffet or other countertops. I mostly look for them while out thrifting--and get so excited when I find a really pretty one. Many of mine are just the saucers, they are easier to find than the big plates.

I know I had so much fun collecting things that I thought Karen would like--got really excited when I found the frog fairy because Karen had just used a graphic like her in one of her posts. What worked out even better was when she realized she went perfectly with two other frogs she already had.

Now I need to figure out where to use each treasure, and to pack the Christmas ones away until next year.

Luvs

I get excited when I find my particular patterns too. I think I'll just start a new thread about it ... it'd be interesting to see what kind of china or other kitchenware that the GJers collect! ~tenderlee

Those are just great! LOVE the roses too! What a wonderful time you had and such a great memory!