Blessed to be a Mom

Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday 

♥ 

It is such a blessing and so much

 FUN to be a Mom

{Love}

everything about it

and very grateful everyday 

for such a wonderful handsome husband

 and amazing children

This card says it all

it goes like this

little one yells

{while you are in the bathroom}

 knocking on the door

Mom...

Mommy.....

MOM.....

Mama......

M.O.M.

mooommmmiiieeeee.......

you answer 

trying to have the calmest voice possible

 while you are thinking

 the house is on fire or someone is running with scissors

or cutting the curtains or even worse cutting someones hair

yes sweetheart

and you hear 

♥

I Love you

{sigh} 

you answer

I Love you.... more

This always makes me smile

because it is so true
Has this happened to you too?

Thrilled we made it back home from Kauai for
 Mothers day 
best gift ever is being all together
with the ones that you Love

 Life is filled with magic moments 

I hope you all had a blessed  Mother's day filled with moments
 that will be etched in your heart forever

romantic saying for today

"I Loved you yesterday, I love you still,

 I always have and I always will"

unknown

♥

Pam

White Ironstone

Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

♥

Recently I have received several questions
 about vintage white ironstone

there are many misconceptions and untruths about

 White Ironstone

  Did you know that white ironstone

is not made of porcelain

it is actually a glazed earthenware clay

The glaze is what gives the white ironstone

 its beautiful lustre and shine and helps to identify it
as white ironstone

 Did you know that cleaning white ironstone is really simple

just use a mild dish soap and warm water

 Please Do Not
 use a bleach or a product that contains bleach

 this will remove the glaze 

Please do not put it in your dishwasher
 the water gets too hot and will also stripe the glaze
For tough stains you can use a 3% solution of hydrogen peroxide and water
 let it soak overnight
this is useful if you leave flowers in a vase too long
in addition you can use toothpaste to scrub tough stains

This is a brand new pitcher from Williams and Sonoma
can you see the difference in color
there is a subtle yellow tint
 This is not white ironstone

Another misconception is that all white ironstone
 has a hallmark on the bottom

The truth is the hallmark can slowly be removed
especially if you wash the ironstone with bleach
and unfortunately there are fake reproductions
 with the hallmark coming out of china now

Crazing is actually small tiny cracks in the white ironstone
some do not like crazing some do
 I personally
{love}
 all white ironstone

From chamber pots to pitchers, tureens,
 and plates and so much more
White Ironstone
 is  an affordable and timeless
treasure to collect

The best part about
 White Ironstone
besides its elegant beauty is
 White Ironstone really does go
with every decor and if you take good care of your
 white ironstone
 you can pass it down from generation to generation

♥
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romantic saying for today
"To Live is to Love"
unknown

♥
Pam

White Ironstone

Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

♥

Vintage White ironstone

 casserole dishes

 have the most beautiful lids

this little lid has amazing detail

{Love}

the leafy handle and the pretty design around the edges
it has a curved dome shape
 that makes it sit up high

The larger lid has a 

delicate rosebud design 

and the handle is large and easy to handle

Do you see their shiny luster 

 and creamy  vintage patina

This Sunday is the Groves Antique Market
 at the Great Park in Orange County, California

A great place to shop for beautiful
 Vintage White Ironstone
it is always the first thing my eye spots
when shopping
and the one treasure we always make room for in our home
What vintage treasure is the first thing your eye sees?
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romantic saying for today

"Meet each other with a smile for a smile is the beginning of Love"
Mother Teresa


♥
Pam

Care of Vintage White Ironstone

Hi Everyone

 Happy Wednesday

♥

Do you know how to keep your

  vintage white ironstone

 from turning yellow or losing its lustre 

 The magic ingredient that

not only cleans and sanitizes your
 vintage white ironstone
 it also will keep it creamy white 

without stripping it of its natural lustre and shine

is

 good old 3% hydrogen peroxide

yes

 you know the one

 in the brown bottle

costs about one dollar you can even buy it at the grocery store

Warning

Please please please do not use bleach on your
 vintage white ironstone

 I know many people say it works to remove stains but

bleach actually 

EATS 

the ironstone 

and it will remove the beautiful lustre

forever 

Once the lustre is gone
you can't get it back

You can also use white toothpaste to scrub your
vintage white ironstone
if you have tough stains

Simple solutions to insure your

 vintage white ironstone
 stays beautiful and will

last forever

romantic saying for today

"Love me and the world is mine"
Reed

♥

Pam

White Ironstone

Hi Everyone

Happy Tuesday

♥

I am  always grateful for your
wonderful comments

 recently

 I read an email from a follower who asked why

 I don't post more pictures of

 White Ironstone 

on my blog

 Seems I am not the only one who adores

 vintage white ironstone

 Its wonderful luster and shine

 Its timeless simple beauty

Its ability to blend with every decor 

The perfect container for  flowers

Thank You Sarah for reminding me

 to share more 

of the 

White Ironstone

 in our cottage 

 I am glad you 

{Love}

white ironstone 

too

guess who

romantic saying for today

"My Soul will find yours"

Devereaux

♥

Pam

Round Top

Hi Everyone

 Happy Tuesday

♥

 Back home and so grateful for a

fun filled trip

so much to share with you all

~ROUND TOP~

 was massive

so many people 

so many fabulous treasures 

Everything does seem bigger in 

Texas

The luster on this vintage

 white ironstone pitcher

 caught my eye and 

 was one of the first vintage treasures

 that found a new home 

and just look at this

 extra large crystal knife rest 

the light catches on each facet 

 it almost  looks like it is glowing

This beautiful knife rest

  would have been used to rest large cutting knives on a table 

It is always such a treat to find a vintage treasure

 that is unusual and beautiful and something

 we can actually use in our home

What I miss when I travel

 is being able to just 

 go outside  into our garden.....

With my

rose clippers

and 

 Cut a few pretty roses
bringing them inside and

filling the entire home with their amazing fragrance

The garden is bursting

 with

beautiful  rose blossoms right now

 Vintage white ironstone is the perfect container

 for fresh cut roses
♥

So many fabulous vintage treasures to unpack and even more pictures to share with you

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romantic saying for today

"I would say I'll give you the world but

you are my world"

unknown

♥

Pam

Deck the Halls

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday

♥

This weekend 
we put on Christmas music and
 Decked the halls

not with boughs of holly but

 all through out the house we added pine tree branches and ribbon we even decorated our

~vintage white ironstone~

Did you know that a "bough"  means a tree branch

So when we  all sing "deck the halls with boughs of holly"
we are actually singing deck the halls with branches of holly
{Love}
the questions children ask

Grateful for google search
to help answer
important..
 questions like this
 

 Are you still Decking the Halls
at your home
too.......
Don't for get to sign up for the Ramsign sign giveaway
ending December 28
just click here

only 8 days until Christmas

romantic saying for today

"Loving you is such good fortune"
PB

♥
Pam

Vintage White Ironstone

Hi Everyone

 Happy Saturday

♥

Vintage White ironstone and pink

 hydrangeas

 Vintage white ironstone and

 purple hydrangeas

Vintage white ironstone and 

tiny pink roses

Vintage white ironstone and 

white iceberg roses

Vintage white ironstone cottage

 with sweet peas

Vintage white ironstone and

 tiny pink roses

Vintage white ironstone and

hydrangeas

{Love}

~Vintage White Ironstone~

 and

flowers from our garden

romantic saying for today

"The greatest gift to my eyes is the sight of you"

unknown

♥

Pam