I am in LOVE with brown transferware!

Here are my favorite pieces:
This sweet little mug was a purchased for $2 at little antique shop in Cooperstown NY while we were there for Dayton's baseball tournament. It holds my Grandma's old wooden pieces.

I love this tray and it was a steal for $6! I have used it all over my house, I wish I had 3 more!
The top plate was a recent purchase for $2 at my local antique outlet mall. It has a big chip on the back but you can't even see it! The plate on the bottom was one my sister gave me, it has a $28 tag on the back! She buys the "good" stuff!

I love this little biscuit jar, it was a treasure found for $8, recently I noticed that the lid probably wasn't the original but that doesn't matter to me, nothing has to be perfect for me! The bone dish I just found last week and want to hang it above the other two plates but I need to find a really small plate holder, it was $5.

These are on my dining room buffet, these both were given to me by my sister, I love them! I found the antique silver candle sticks for $10/pair. My hydrangeas were transferred to this Longa*berger basket that I have since Dayton was newborn, so about 14 years! I love old baskets and am on the search for more.

This was the Grand-daddy bargain! This bowl is pretty large and heavy, I had spotted it several months ago and just couldn't figure out where to put it in my home so I didn't buy it, dumb dumb dumb... luckily I went back a few weeks ago and it was still there, and still only $5! It has a huge crack in the middle but I still love it, I saw one similar without the crack selling for $80! It is so pretty, it has iris's on the inside and a pretty scene on the outside featuring a little birdie. I ran out of the store with that one before anyone could tell me it was mis marked! Now it sits proudly in the middle of my dining room table holding these dried gourds surrounded by a garland I found at a second hand store for $4.00. It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful now does it?

I am having a slight obsession with brown transferware. I have always collected old dishes and such but now I have finally realized that this particular style is my favorite. So it has been the design inspiration for my makeover of the kitchen, I will show you more of the huge transformation later but for now here is a peak at my beloved dishes. I have been very lucky in my search for these hard to find pieces, they are really selling for lots of moola lately but I am patient and can spot a thrifty piece from miles away. Also my sister was so kind to GIVE me 3 plates that I love! I also am not opposed to buying a piece with a special crack or a chip, I am all about character and I would never use them to serve food or anything, my friends would think I have completely lost my manners, but it does help drive the price down to my level.... cheap!