Teacups and saucers collection at agardencottage

Did you see my vintage teacup and saucer collection lately? I am adding more of them weekly. I love to collect them myself and it is hard to let them go but it feels that I am running out of space. Especially knowing that I can not pass on a new find if I see one :)

Tea cup and saucer Royal Sealy China Japan

Take a look at my collection for sale and find the one that is special for you. They are collectible, great to use or give as a gift and definitely perfect photo props! I love the idea of a tea party involving pretty teacups and teapots, cute desserts and miniature sandwiches. Don't forget the flowers of course!

Tea cup and saucer Paragon England roses & violets 

I have some multiple teacup and saucer sets but many just one of a kind that I find. So please stop by my agardencottage shop to see the selection. I am going to put a new one today or tomorrow.

 

C. Ahrenfeldt Limoges teacup and saucer France deposeLimoges Patented

 

 Shelley England trio tea cup,saucer and desert plate set of 3 mint fruits bone china

Owls are back

Fall is almost here and this is owl time again.

Since we have already collected some really nice pieces this summer we decided to list some in our shop, too. We debited over listing this one as it is one of our favorites as it is our only jade one and very hard to find in this quality of vintage jade.

Please take a look at this cute owl mother and chick carved in jade which is said to bring positive energy to the home.

Jade is a sacred stone in China and promotes longevity and prosperity. Jade is considered very valuable and auspicious. Owls are an ancient symbol of wisdom and in Feng Shui, Owl figures are said to increase the Yang, positive, masculine and bright Chi energies.

This piece is absolutely beautiful and will make a great gift or an addition to your owl collection. It is available to purchase at our AGardenCottage shop on Etsy.

New at AGardenCottage, Marbles

We are working hard on our new spring and summer collection for our knit shop, SocksAnMittens but in the same time we are paying much more attention to our vintage shop, AGardenCottage.

There is so much new cute things I'd like to list! But patience, guys :) I am trying to do a listing per day, sometimes two. Our life got a new twist right now so it is hard to find time for everything but please visit our shop often to see whats new!Today I've listed some marbles from my husband's collection. Aren't they beautiful? Marbles for many people are both, nostalgia and a colorful toy and you can quickly become addicted as soon as you started your collection.
Marbles can be made of glass, clay, steel, agate or other stones and some of them are really, really expensive! The size of marbles can vary, too, they can be as small as 1/4" and as large as 12" for display purposes. Various games can be played with marbles and it is so much fun! But you have to be careful as a lot of marbles can be damaged in these games. So you do not want to play these with your vintage marbles :)I love my marbles for color and I really like how they look in clear apothecary jars. I put them in several of these to decorate our home... so pretty!

So please visit our shop to see if you like what we have to offer. The assortment will always be different.

New store opened - AGardenCottage!

As I mentioned before, I have a passion for antiques. If I see something I like, I will collect the interesting pieces! Some of them I love and cherish and will never let it go and some I just like to have in my collection.

Since my collection is getting a little too big for my abilities to store it I started to think about selling some items. I still love them but I don't have room for them!

So that's how the new shop idea was born and I am happy to present you our new store - AGardenCottage!There is several sections in the store. Right now I am filling it with vintage but there is going to be photography also. The illustrations and hand crafted items added will be my own work. This items will include collectibles ACEO cards that I used to sell earlier in another store. One baby step at a time :)
If you like vintage items please keep your eye on it - the items I am listing sometimes was mass produced and I may have more than one. Many of the items may be one of a kind and once it is sold it's gone!
So please visit my store when you get a chance and see what you like!