Week End Treasure Hunt

I know you guys are used to seeing the treasures I find at the yard sales over the week end displayed on the island in the kitchen to get  photographed  for my post. 
     There's a reason for my madness this week!      I didn't want to unpack all the treasures in these two brown bags in the kitchen and have to carry all the pieces to the formal dining room!

I knew ahead of unpacking my bags that I was going to display them on the formal dining room table,    so I decided to unpack them in there!     
The lighting isn't as good in the dinning room as it is in the kitchen for photographing,    but less work always trumps good lighting.....lol! 
 I found  12 matching tea cups and  saucers,  two sugar bowls,  and a creamer for $20!    What a buy!.    I visited with the lady that was having the yard sale while we packed up the treasures and found out that they had belonged to her 91 year old mother.

Here is the back side of the tea cups......

and the marking on the bottom of the saucers.

I bought this picture at a different sale.....$4

Love the bling on both of the pics!

My last find is a vase that matches two others that I have.

So,   here's all my treasures from the week end hunt

I didn't have anywhere in mind yet to display my cups and sauces yet,    so I just decorated the table with them.

I shopped the house and found this water pitcher that has a similar design on it.     I am so mad at myself because I know I have a teapot and small serving dish that have either the same or a similar design on them.......but I can't find them anywhere!

I also has this serving bowl that goes well with them.

How do you display a service for 12?

I made a wreath with some of them.......

I put a few pieces on each end of the existing centerpiece........

Then,     I removed the small white pumpkins I had mixed into my centerpiece and put the tea cups in their place.     I turned the cups around to the backside since I already had so many cups turned to the front side on the table.

 

I'll leave them on the table thru the fall,    then I'll move some stuff around and find them a good home.

  Til next time......