Thursday, 5 May 2011

A bad idea!

I have been "de-cluttering" my house - very unsuccesfully for the last few years. I am a hoarder. So why did I think it would be a good idea to organise the WI "Vintage and Homemade" Stall? I am like a kid in a sweet shop whenever someone gives me a box for the stall.



I think I shall be buying the green tea service!

And if hubby asks, I have had it yonks!
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31 comments:

  1. A garden just outside Venice05/05/2011, 15:59

    Why don't you buy the whole box?! :)
    xxx

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  2. Susan T05/05/2011, 16:00

    Good one Diane. I would have done just the same - too beautiful to miss out on - life is too short not to have a green tea service don't you think.

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  3. Elizabethd05/05/2011, 16:13

    How could one resist?

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  4. Lisa05/05/2011, 16:15

    I think they'd both look good together, a bit of mix and match maybe?
    Lisa x

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  5. Selfsewn05/05/2011, 16:58

    ooh very pride and prejudice!

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  6. Lyn05/05/2011, 17:18

    Oh I was going to ask to save it for me!!!
    love
    Lyn
    xxx

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  7. menopausalmusing05/05/2011, 17:26

    I go for EXACTLY the same reply to my hubby :O)

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  8. elsy05/05/2011, 17:36

    this could end up costing you a fortune diane....

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  9. two bones and a bagle05/05/2011, 17:56

    ooh I couldn't resist today I have bought 5 vintage tablecloths, a fruit bowl and dishes a vase and some old children's wooden blocks - have I got room no - did I need them - not really - did they make me giddy -oh yeah.

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  10. Sandies' Patch05/05/2011, 18:02

    I'd like to hoard the rose pattern service.....!

    Sandie xx

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  11. Caroline05/05/2011, 18:08

    The green is gorgeous!!!

    Do not tell me he has not noticed it before, you used it loads of times before...

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  12. topchelseagirl05/05/2011, 18:12

    Irresistible.

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  13. Lx @ Twelve05/05/2011, 18:53

    I'd like the green tea set too!

    Of course I'm sure your husband has seen it before - How forgetfull is he?!

    Lx

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  14. VintageVicki05/05/2011, 20:33

    I'd struggle to part with either of those 2 sets - both look gorgeous :)

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  15. Rosie05/05/2011, 21:09

    The green tea service is very pretty but the rose one reminds me of my childhood - it is so familiar but I can't remember which of my relatives used to serve tea in those cups:)

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  16. Janet05/05/2011, 21:31

    I`ve had it yonks - doesn`t work for me anymore ! hubby knows me too well ! pretty teaset-I would have picked the same one .

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  17. Poppy05/05/2011, 22:00

    I would have to buy all of it..... :0)

    Lou xxx

    PS. I forgot all about that dvd, I have got it somewhere. Thank you for the offer! :0) X

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  18. harmony and rosie05/05/2011, 22:49

    Grab them both, they'll be fab in your lovely new kitchen!

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  19. **Anne**06/05/2011, 00:12

    Can I have the green set please? there is no way I could resist buying that one.
    Anne xx

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  20. Diane06/05/2011, 08:46

    I seem to have moved so many times over the last few years you would think I would have decluttered!! No a lot of 'stuff' just seems to follow me around!! Diane

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  21. Helena, The Swenglish Home06/05/2011, 10:21

    Haha, I am so glad to hear I am not the only one giving evasive answers to questions about how long we have had certain things in the house...

    Interesting "travel reports" below, and those Birmingham Back to Back houses look like a place to try to visit if in the area!

    Hope you are enjoying the lovely spring weather and wish you a great weekend,
    Helena

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  22. lovethosecupcakes06/05/2011, 10:56

    I'm the same, especially with crockery. I was heard to mutter as I prepared tea on Easter Sunday "I'm running out of plates" to which the mister responded "You have got to be joking".

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  23. Christy06/05/2011, 12:36

    Sounds like a great plan to me!! :)

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  24. Jo06/05/2011, 13:16

    I bet that's not all you come home with.

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  25. BadPenny06/05/2011, 15:33

    Very very pretty. I have to be very strict with myself in the charity shop !

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  26. potterjotter06/05/2011, 16:54

    Do you have lots of storage space in your house, Diane? Just wondering...

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  27. periwinkle06/05/2011, 22:31

    I tried that with Hub when he found my new stash of wool but it didn't work unfortunately.

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  28. John Going Gently06/05/2011, 22:50

    I am formally inviting you to our allotment open day on july 17th!

    if you come you can officially draw the raffle!
    x

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  29. diane b07/05/2011, 11:23

    It is hard to de clutter especially when you come across such beauties.

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  30. galant07/05/2011, 18:00

    I have always loved green porcelain (and yellow porcelain, too, but it has to be the right shades of green and yellow, of course!) I first fell in love with these two shades when I visited the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford many years ago and in there, there was a room devoted to someone's collection of Royal Worcestershire porcelain, and the hues were so vibrant the room looked like it was bathed in sunlight. I've never forgotten that moment and loved the green and yellow ground porcelain most of all, even though most people assiciate Royal Worcester porcelain with a particular shade of very dark inky blue. Not so keen on the rose china in the box but I'd toss a coin with you for the green!
    Margaret P

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  31. Gilly07/05/2011, 18:32

    You must have an awful lot of cupboards in your house!!

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