Vintage cups Archives - athomeincornwall

Tea cup from Deb in Michigan, US

14/05/2018 ♦

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My surprise tea cup parcel came a fair few miles - from Deb in her Michigan farm house to my little cottage in Cornwall. As well as my cute tea cup, Deb found some lovely old treasures for me, including an old Singer sewing booklet, doily, vintage buttons (some bought…

Work in progress…

08/05/2018 ♦

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I've managed to complete a few bits and pieces this week, which is quite nice. A few cases from some lovely doilies. Someone asked me if I had any more on Etsy, so I had the perfect excuse for buying more fabric and buttons. Thank you Celia! I've also…

Tea, anyone? Tea cup exchange

28/03/2017 ♦

All Projects, Cornwall, Tea cups, vintage china

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"Have you seen your parcel? It's on the table". What?! No, I hadn't - I wasn't even expecting it so soon, so it was a lovely surprise. It came from Adaline in Lincolnshire, here in the UK. Here it is - the star of the show - complete with a…

Vintage china Teacup Exchange – It’s Tea Party Time Again!

01/11/2016 ♦

All Projects, England, Uncategorized, Vintage

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Surprise parcels in the post – aren’t they just great? And when it includes vintage china - what can I say? Well... Before delving inside the plain brown box I received as part of the Vintage china Teacup Exchange, I looked for a postal mark or return address… Brady, Texas…

Old Tea Cups and a tea cup exchange – how could I resist?

15/03/2016 ♦

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Today, while roaming in Looe with family, I came across these - a small (and odd!) number of cups, saucers and tea plates. They have such a lovely pastel colour and they whispered to me that they really, really wanted to come home with me. Actually, I was pretty clumsy…

Easter cups – shabby chic home made Easter gifts

25/03/2015 ♦

All Projects, Gifts, Projects with Children, Spring

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These look so lovely as gifts, don't you think? Fill an extra one with spring flowers for your own windowsill or line a few up on your kitchen shelf. To me, they are shabby chic because they are simple, using old faded cups - add a little chocolate if you…