Bet you thought C would be for Cats, right?
It would have been, if I could get the two of them in the same frame!
It would have been, if I could get the two of them in the same frame!
C could be for a lot of things, since I am something of a Collector. One of my Collections is of Cake plates. It began with the one at the bottom of the picture above, which belonged to my Grandma. Shortly after I received it, I found the top one in an antique shop in Lebanon, Illinois. The two are exactly alike, except that Grandma's doesn't have the gilt edge. I don't know if it ever did, or if it wore off from use.
Now I have a small Collection of Cake plates lined up on my sideboard, which was also Grandma's. Behind them are some colored glass Candlesticks, which I found in a dusty box in a little shop in Boerne, Texas. I think I paid $5 for the group of 7. I don't know anything about them, except that a couple of them have a "made in China" sticker on the bottom. So they aren't old, but they're pretty!
The four Cake plates on the right are old, although not antique. The two on the left are new. I like them all!
C could have also been for Candles, since I almost always have candles lit while I'm at home, especially in the winter. I'm particularly partial to warm scents like Cinnamon, Cloves, ginger, and vanilla.
I guess it also could be for Cascade 220, since some followed me home this morning. It's all destined to be Bird in Hand mittens -- a white pair with the design in raspberry for me and a pink pair with white design for my niece.
I've resisted winding up the hanks, because I've got a bad case of startitis, and I really need to finish Honeybee. I'm so close!!!
6 comments:
Mmmm...I've always wanted a cake plate, but you gotta have a good way to store/display them. You seem to have that nailed.
The cats never jump up there?
That's a very interesting collection!
Ahhh ... candles (which were my C for last year).
I have a Wasabi Ginger one that I particularly like.....
What a neat collection! My candle scents (like my perfumes) vary with the seasons for Fall/Winter I like the evergreen or spice scents but for Spring/Summer I like the flowery (especially lilacs) or fruity scents. If I was doing the ABC along I guess my "C" would be for the bazillion cookbooks I have.
Love the cake plates! And as you know, YOUR collection spurred MY collection!
Also, go finish Honeybee then make me a pair of Bird in Hand mittens. I know I'll wear them maybe three days a year (and not until next winter, probably!) but they're so pretty and I want to match you and Sarah. :(
I love your cake plates. However, there is a noticeable lack of cake in
these pictures.
I have on the used to be my mother's. It has little lyres on it, too. What is it with lyre motifs and cake plates?
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