Ironstone: Did I Pay Too Much?

Inspiration, inspiration!  While I was out thrifting last week, I saw this collection of Johnson Bros. ironstone.  It included three dinner plates, three saucers and six bowls.  (One dinner plate and one saucer is chipped.)  I want your honest opinion of whether or not I overpaid.  Yadda, yadda, I know one has to weigh the value to oneself, etc., but that's not what I'm talkin' about.  Would you have purchased it? (For the record, I did not buy it the day I saw it, but went back the next day.  Talk about livin' on the edge!)

At first I put it in the cupboard and the Chicks were happily using it.  No problem.  I knew that I wanted to put them in my hutch which is their current, happy new (temporary) home.

Now for my inspiration, in no particular order.   1) Ironstone.  Sooo many bloggers {heart} this stuff I had to investigate.  2) Transferware.  For years I've admired transferware, but never have purchased any.

3)  Brown.  For some reason, brown's really appealing to me this season.  4)  Christmas.    The reason for the satin ribbon and glitter.  More of that later in the post.

5)  The No. 25.  (you know, "December") From both Maison de Stencils and Jane at Mamie Jane's.  Jane's also responsible for the ironstone in the ribbon-wrapped baskets.   I hurried to copy her!  Thanks, Jane ;).

Not having cool vintage numbers, I had to buy my own, paint and distress.  (I think I'm going to dangle them from ribbon, too (just like Jane), but I'm still pondering that.)

6) Manuela mentioned Johnson Bros.

7)  Baskets, I have in abundance.

Have you seen enough to make a decision?  Keep scrolling.

Ironstone cost $25. 

I can see I need to fill in the bottom right with another white tray or something, I'll get on that!

Now for the glitter portion of this blog post...

I completely copied this from another blogger.  I'm so sorry I don't remember who.  Between the Fun Sized Chick and me we found acorn tops and acorns. 

I hot glued the acorns back to the tops (NOT what God intended), brushed the acorns with mod podge and sprinkled MS brown glitter over them.

One more thing.  If you have a minute, stop over and say "Hi" to my friend, Claire, at Bless My Nest.  She's just short of 100 followers and is hoping to hit 100 soon to have a Matthew Mead Holiday magazine giveaway.  Here's her most recent project:

Because you can never be too thin, or link to too many parties: