Petite whites...

I've noticed that (recently) I'm feeling an attraction to small containers...  small boxes, small bags, small pitchers, small cups....  why, I wonder?  

It scares me a bit that if I were to be struck by lightning* tomorrow and die on the spot, my flabbergasted family would be looking at all these things and wonder if my brain had already burnt to a crisp prior to the lighning bolt striking it! "What was she thinking?"  "Why did she need 35 small white creamers?"

Well, for starters, they don't occupy much room!  They are (usually) very inexpensive and easy to find... and they are versatile!  I have found many uses for these small vessels throughout my home and in Blogland (swaps, packaging, gifts).

...for example, this wee pitcher is all of 4.5 inches tall... was made in Germany and cost me a whopping 49 cents!

Look how lovely it looks with a sprig of my fresh cut hydrangeas.

... here's my newest acquisition; I'm thinking maybe it was part of a child's tea set because it's less than 3 inches tall!  It has a stamp on the bottom that reads "Meiko China", hand painted, Japan."  This one set me back 39 cents.

And here they are, with their big sister, the "platter" also a recent acquisition.  Stamped "Kaiser, made in West Germany" and the pattern is called "Romantica."

I spent a bit more on her - she was $2.99 and well worth breaking the bank for!

 

 I'm sharing my affection for petite whites with all the wonderful lovers-of-all-things-white over at the  Faded Charm Cottage.

HAPPY WHITE WEDNESDAY!

 *... this is sort of a family inside joke.  On my Mom's side of the family (the Alvarado's), she had 4 paternal uncles; 3 were killed by lightning (separate occasions). 

Comments

[susan]

Petite and oh-so-pretty! Love your charming little whites.
- Susan

[rene@missgracieshouse]

I love *tinies* too...yours are so pretty!
Rene