I was looking for a replacement piece of Blue Willow china and found something really fun! Have you ever heard of CalamityWare? I looked it up. These are designed by Don Moyer, a retired graphic designer. The Calamityware website says that when he inherited a Blue Willow plate, he copied the pattern and added a…
Blue Willow and other Chinese looking patterns are transferware. Transferware was developed in England sometime in the 1750s and became enormously popular. Transfer-printed dishes were affordable. Cobalt blue, like Blue Willow, was the most popular, but transferware was also available in green, yellow, red, pink, purple, cranberry, brown, black and gray. The style is timeless….
The Madison Bay Company out of Pennsylvania markets reproductions of vintage china, mostly through museum gift shops. They make china that looks just like the antiques, but it is microwave and dishwasher safe. You can buy sets or purchase it by the piece. I just found that you can get some of the pieces on…
The Madison Bay Company, out of Pennsylvania, distributes antique reproduction tea sets made using the transferware process popular in the late 1700s. Liberty Blue isn’t really an antique reproduction. The pattern wasn’t made until more recently. The original Liberty Blue was Staffordshire china made by Enoch Wedgwood to commemorate the Bicentenial. It wasn’t expensive. Through…
The Madison Bay Company also makes mini tea sets in a reproduction botanical floral Rose pattern in both cobalt blue and traditional red versions. Perfect for a tea party, these little sets are about half sized. They come with a small teapot, only 4 1/2″ long spout to handle and 3 1/2″ high. The miniature…
I’ve been looking for an option for the handles and knobs in our new kitchen. The countertops are going to be cobalt blue and I collect Blue Willow China. Here are three of options I have found. Blue Willow Plate Ceramic Drawer Knob These ceramic knobs are glazed white with a transfer tiny blue willow…
There are three coordinating Ralph Lauren Blue and White Chinoiserie Fine China Dinnerware Collections that mix and match. A fourth collection also has Chinese Blue and White motifs. Ralph Lauren Mandarin Blue on eBay > They are retired patterns, but you can still find them on eBay on Amazon. Ralph Lauren Mandarin Blue Floral on…
The classic blue willow pattern is a natural for cross stitch and there are a lot of patterns, kits and projects available. Cross Stitch Books Cross-Stitch in Blue & White by Trice Boerens, Debra Wells, Gloria Judson and Terrece Beesley This is an old book. It may be at your library or you can get…
Ralph Lauren used to make some beautiful Chinese style collections. There were a few of them; Dorsey, Tamarind, Palm Harbor, Jobs Lane, Nanking Dragon, the Archival Collection and some variations on those names. All the blue and white bedding works together beautifully. This bed mixes Palm Harbor with other blue and white Chinoiserie inspired bedding….
I would love to have Blue Willow accessories in the bathroom. That sounds pretty easy, doesn’t it? Not as easy as it sounds. This is what I have been able to find. This tissue box cover by Jacaranda Living is sewn out of a linen cotton blend. The pagoda is embroidered in cobalt blue. It…
