The dishes are tempered, translucent and a lot thinner than a regular dinner plate. From what little I have gathered, the dishes are made by ARC International, a French based company, which is also the maker of Cristal d'Arques (crystal). Just because it has France on the back of the dishes, does that mean they are made in France, or in one of their many other world-wide facilities?
Yes, I am very aware of the fact that some of these dishes were used in a previous Tablescape Thursday, but I will be using them again in the future...
I also found a couple of handpainted wood trays for $2.98; not sure if I will spray paint them or leave as is. What do you think? What color, white, black, aqua, green?
There is a new indoor flea market here in town. I only had a few minutes to look the other day...found a silverplate sauce ladle that was completely black with tarnish for $3. It seemed like I worked on it for hours and hours, but finally got it so it looks pretty good.
Hope you all have a great week and thanks for dropping by.
15 comments:
Oh Mimi! What wonderful finds! I LOVE your dishes! And I like the trays "as is"...handpainted. I have found quite a few good pieces of silver that are tarnished and polished up great. I think most people don't want to bother! Happy New Year!...hugs...Debbie
Oh! Old Colony! I love your ladle!
Awesome find there! But you're soo good at finding just the right things too. Whenever I head over to GW I end up finding things that I've donated.. heehee..which isn't a good thing.
with love,
~Olivia
Mimi, you did great. Again :) The dishes are beautiful! Where are you putting it all? Larry rolls his eyes every time I come back with something!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting on my tablescape! I'm a thrift store attic, too. I stopped by on the day after New Years and COULD NOT BELIEVE the amazing stuff they had. Ironstone planters, transferware platters-- if I had more room in my house, I would have walked away with a bundle! I love your finds!
What a pretty ladle, Mimi.And what a deal on the plates! They are lovely. Why can't I ever be that lucky? LOL. ...Christine
Good work, Dish Sleuth! That's a beautiful pattern on the dishes and the soup ladle looks lovely.
Mimi,
Thanks for stopping by and visiting. Love your new treasures!!
Those dishes are just beautiful, you will be seeing allot of my same old dishes this year in tablescapes as well. I don't think anyone could ever see those beauties of yours to much. Thanks for sharing.
Sandy
What wonderful finds. I love those.
Paint the trays, paint the trays!!!
Sorry I get carried away, but really, paint the trays! :)
Living it up at Lakewood,
Cindy
It is hard to stay out of those thrift stores, isn't it? Love the ladle!
Mimi, I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you for your inspiring words left about my son’s autism video. It really means a lot to me and I greatly appreciate it. I could not find an email so I hope it is ok that I posted here. Sincerely, Stephanie Lynn
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P.S. You found some amazing finds! I enjoyed taking a look at your table scapes too. Hope you are enjoying your New Year. Blessings
mimi, thanks for the sweet comment. i think everyone agrees that the price was a little steep! lol. happy thrifting!
Oh, I like those!
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