Welcome, Everyone, I’m so glad you stopped by. I can’t wait to share some recent finds with you starting with this very jolly Santa teapot from Fitz & Floyd. You can usually tell Fitz & Floyd without looking at the maker’s mark because of the fine craftsmanship and attention to detail. Santa’s hat is the teapot lid and he is ready to join you for a “Spot of Tea”. He was one of the finds at the Estate sale.
Another estate sale item was this collection of long Japanese forks in two different patterns. If you have suggestions for how to use these forks, I would really appreciate you mentioning them in the comments below. I would love to have these out for company through the holidays. I’m just not exactly sure of the best use. LOL
This Nutcracker tin was another great find. He seems like such a happy fellow. I can just picture him filled with cookies, tipping his hat when someone reaches in to enjoy a treat. He is very colorful and well made.
The best find at the Estate Sale was a set of 11 Fitz & Floyd plates in the Christmas Holly pattern. After the pattern came out fitz & Floyd added this Christmas Dove as a special image to go with the regular Christmas pattern. I have a set of “Christmas Holly” dishes so these will make a lovely addition. The plates sell for $30 each and these plates were a total of $20 for all 11. I normally don’t like to pay that much but this pattern is not easy to find so when I saw it I snatched it up.
I found this great tray at a local thrift Store on the same day. It’s in great shape and a good size. It was under $2. Certainly can’t beat that price for a very nice tin tray. Love the words from the popular carol.
At the same shop this very interesting carousel tin was just waiting to jump into my cart. It was quite dirty and I think we’ll replace the knob on top but it is in great shape and cleaned up really well. It’s quite a fun piece.
The last item I found was this great crate filled with three chunky and quite heavy individual bottles. I had just seen one of these at an upscale market priced at $40. This one was $4 so quite the find.
I’m planning to style some of these into vignettes which I hope to show you later in the week. Thanks for visiting today and joining me in this pre-Christmas shop.
What fun finds! I can’t wait to see how you style them. As for the forks, I would use them on a cheese board or a charcuterie tray. Thanks for sharing your awesome finds 🙂
Thanks, J, and thanks for the great suggestion. We love cheese boards and charcuterie trays. A fun way to use the forks. Have a wonderful week.
Lynne
Those are great finds. I recently got a F&F candy dish for free from our FB Buy Nothing group and did I need it? No, but its is so well made and painted! The forks look like they would be great for fondue. Thrifting around Christmastime is so much fun!
Couldn’t agree with you more, Gina. I love finding great things around the holidays. Super idea for using the forks for fondue and you can’t go wrong with F&F. Have a lovely week.
Lynne
I would use those forks for serving fruit salad, chunky seafood salad, or Eton mess, but, in a tall narrow cylinder. Think a water glass, or flower vase, so one can dig to the bottom easily, an iced tea spoon or drink mixing spoon on the side for sauce too.
Your finds charge my creative batteries, well done.
Kim
Thanks, Kimberly, and thanks for the creative suggestions. Great idea to serve in a tall vessel and use the forks to reach the bottom. It would be fun and a definite conversation starter. Have a wonderful week.
Lynne
Love the vintage tin finds! The forks would be perfect for fondue or for appetizers.
The tins were really colorful and different. I loved them. Great suggestions for the forks. I can’t wait to try them out. Have a wonderful week.
Lynne
Those dishes are so pretty! Your holiday table will definitely be quite festive! The Santa Claus teapot is fun, too! Have a wonderful weekend, Lynne!
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Thanks, Marsha, I do have a weakness for a pretty dish. Hope you enjoy your weekend and all the festive activities.
Lynne
The dove plates are a perfect bit of bling to accent a simple plate stack, Lynne. Agree with the others about the forks. How about Christmas nonpareil pretzel rods to serve in the nutcracker tin? Love the F/F teapot. I thrifted the F/F Christmas Lodge canapé plate which isn’t too Christmasy.
Great idea for the Nutcracker tin, Robin. Fitz & Floyd is great year round. I really like their bunnies, too, although I don’t have any yet. Still looking. Have a wonderful week and thanks for being a part of the Blog.
Lynne
Fitz and Floyd for the win!!
Yay! Fitz & Floyd.
Lynne
I had a great time looking at your fun finds. I am 1/2 Japanese and have been to Japan many times but have never used the forks like those. Mostly we use chopsticks to eat and if we used silverware, it was so tiny, about 1/2 the size of American silverware so it’s really funny to me that those long forks come from Japan. I am so curious to find out what they are used for!
That makes two of us, Catherine. I double-checked the maker on the forks after your comment and sure enough it is Japanese. Thanks for the info on Japanese cutlery. I’ll see what I can find out over the holidays. Have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by.
Lynne