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raspberry331 -> What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/16/2008 9:07:44 PM)

What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern?



Ps103 -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/16/2008 10:57:39 PM)

Formal china is called Mimi (Noritake).

What we usually use, even for holidays, is Polish pottery, mixed and matched, just because I like it[:D]

Like this:

[image]http://usera.imagecave.com/raynoldsk/Misc/polishpotteryonline_1998_14427306.jpg[/image]



creationtalk -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/16/2008 11:04:41 PM)

I don't have "formal" china. I have a few plates and assorted non-matching china that I inherited, but it is all packed in boxes in the storage shed.

Everyday we use assorted stoneware, most of which was either given to me or purchased second-hand.



Grace-N-Mercy -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/16/2008 11:10:57 PM)

I have a pretty magnolia china set that I bought a few years ago and rarely use. You can see the pattern HERE. As for my everyday set, well, it's a little varied from pieces I've had over the years.



Ps103 -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/16/2008 11:18:45 PM)

Oooh, Michele--I didn't think of looking for a picture at Replacements.com (I have used them before for other than china)

HERE is Mimi.



utilityfielder -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/16/2008 11:19:36 PM)

My primary pattern is Fiesta. I have pieces that are 50 to 60 years old that I inherited from my step-grandmother. And I have bought a lot of new pieces in the last 25 years.

I also have a set of grocery store give away pieces from the 70's



Ps103 -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/16/2008 11:31:07 PM)

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I also have a set of grocery store give away pieces from the 70's


Rooster dishes?



Grace-N-Mercy -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/16/2008 11:31:13 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Ps103

Oooh, Michele--I didn't think of looking for a picture at Replacements.com (I have used them before for other than china)

HERE is Mimi.


Oh your set is gorgeous! I have a single saucer that's very similar and it's one of my favorites!



Ps103 -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/16/2008 11:38:41 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Grace-N-Mercy

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ORIGINAL: Ps103

Oooh, Michele--I didn't think of looking for a picture at Replacements.com (I have used them before for other than china)

HERE is Mimi.


Oh your set is gorgeous! I have a single saucer that's very similar and it's one of my favorites!

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Oh your set is gorgeous! I have a single saucer that's very similar and it's one of my favorites!


Isn't it pretty? I inherited it from my paternal grandmother[:)]. My maternal grandmother had the exact same pattern, but in green. Both were married in the '20's, but one in Tennessee and one in Alabama. I thought that was kind of neat[:D]

HERE is what we got when we got married...bit only because I had another inherited set of ironware that pretty much matched it[8D] (It's solid white, so it doesn't show up well.)



furrypurrykitty -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/17/2008 12:02:43 AM)

Dawn Rose for the formal china - the lady who calls herself my "second mama" gave it to me. She said none of her kids wanted it, so she would give it to me and I'd have something to remember her by after she "kicked the bucket," as she joked.

Informal pattern is Blue Willow, which I love and would have a ton of if I could afford it. Everything but one item is relatively new because it came from one of those grocery store deals where they have different pieces available each week. This particular set is made by Churchill of England. The one old piece I have is an oval serving bowl that belonged to my grandmother. It has a JAPAN stamp on the bottom.



Ps103 -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/17/2008 12:13:48 AM)

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It has a JAPAN stamp on the bottom.


I found about the ugliest cup and saucer I have ever seen, wrapped very carefully, in a box when my grandmoher died. I thought "Why woudl she keep this thing?" Then I turned it over and it said "Occupied Japan" on the bottom[:D].

I love Blue Willow!



garsyt -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/17/2008 7:57:49 AM)

Oh goodness! I have lots of china - 98% of it was given to me. My largest set is 13 full place settings of Peach Luster Fireking. I have all the place settings plus several replacement pieces, plus several serving dishes, all the mixing bowls, bakeware and the punch bowl and cups. The set is huge and all of it was a gift from my parents except one cereal bowl and one bread pan. I found these at garage sales for very reasonable prices. Here is a picture

I also have a set of Christmas china. It has hollyleaves and berries and has no markings so I have no idea where it was made or by whom.

I also have what is remaining of my dh's birth mom's china. His father gave it to me after dh and I were married. It is from Harmony House -- the Harmony Rose collection I don't have much of this and it is rarely if ever pulled out for use.

My everyday dishes are a hodge-podge, of a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Most of the everyday stuff is from WalMart - stoneware with a green rim and an apple pattern, plastic with a summery pattern and I don't think I have a full set of matching glasses but that's okay.

Blessings,

Garsy



Mrs.X -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/17/2008 11:47:59 AM)

We don't have any formal china yet, but my everyday is plain white Martha Stewart. LOL! I love the bowls though. They're huge, you can fit a lot of cereal in one.



doinkdom -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/17/2008 3:06:26 PM)

For some reason, my momma decided I needed to start a set of china about 30 years ago.

She bought me Blue Danube - it's more cobalt than this picture shows.

Anyways...30 years later, I haven't added anything to the pieces she bought [8|] and we've never used them.

They do look real pretty sitting behind glass in my dining room.[;)]

I do have a set of Christmas dishes that I have been adding to every year by the Johnson Brothers called the Twelve Day of Christmas.

My everyday dishes change with the seasons and whatever the Dollar Tree has available[:D].



HisCovenant -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/17/2008 8:33:33 PM)

Formal: Noritake Shenandoah
Everyday: Mikasa Italian Countryside



InBetweenDreams -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/17/2008 11:56:16 PM)

We have this from Ikea: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/10082316

We don't have formal china. I don't like formal stuff. I like nice and plain sets.



pumpkin -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/18/2008 8:51:00 AM)

we have:

everyday:
something that I bought well before being married, in anticipation of the day. (I didn't even know my husband then though) It is a white background with a couple of pink flowers (perhaps tulips) drawn on them, and they "stand" in a little spray sort of pattern. There are other flowers around the edge. We have the matching glasses for this set too.

fine:
a bone china with purple violets on them with gold trim. It's very pretty and very delicate looking. I get compliments on it each time I use it. (we use it for holidays or special occassions)



lexie -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/18/2008 8:57:31 AM)

I don't have any formal china, and I really don't think I will ever purchase any. My grandmother has some lovely Dutch china that I may ask to inherit one day.

Our everyday stuff is what we used in university, so none of it matches! But we do have a simple black and white set that my MIL gave us when we got married that we get out when we have company.



peculiar_lady2 -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/18/2008 9:05:51 AM)

well, our "everyday pattern" is...umm....plastic. Well....melamine. The cheap stuff that Wal-Mart sells every year about this time in preparation for summer. It's from a few years ago. We chose this because with kids it works best for us right now. HERE is a pic of it..sorta....it's of the kids at the table and you can see it. Slowly we are losing one piece here and there to them being broken (by being dropped)....but considering what we paid for them ($1 per small plate...$1.50 per larger plate), and the fact that they are several years old, I think we are doing pretty good!!!I need to replace the bowls...hopefully they will have a similar color this year that I can match it too....if not, oh well, we will get whatever they have. For some reason I can't remember that many bowls breaking, but we are down to only two!!!

My China pattern is very simple...it used to belong to my grandma's mom...and when she died my grandma saved it back for me when I grew up (at her request....cause my mom was pregnant with me when she died). I love it....very simple....white plate with gold on the edge of it. HERE and HERE are pics of it displayed. Because of having little kids we don't hardly use it right now....only for special SPECIAL occasions (like hubby and I having dinner alone)



doinkdom -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/18/2008 10:14:26 AM)

Wal-Mart or Dollar Tree

yep, all my everydaywear is plastic [:D]

It's the only way to go in our house



stellaluna -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/18/2008 10:19:07 AM)

Our formal china/everyday dishes are one in the same: a hodge podge of plates and bowls I picked up at thrift stores over the years. They are mostly white, but none of them match. [8D]



frazzledmom -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/18/2008 12:28:21 PM)

As newlyweds we started off with Pfaltagraff "Sky". Most pieces have chipped or been broken. We've downgraded to a similar Corningware patter with blue stripes around the edges. That's the "formal" / fancy set. I became much more practical with children-blue plastic from Target. The plates are indestructable and I can let the kids wash the dishes with no fear! Honestly, as a busy mom. my china often ends up being "Chinet" to avoid the long after-dinner clean up hassle.



OneOfHisJewels -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/18/2008 4:47:10 PM)

I don't have my own house right now, but here is what I want:

Formal:White with some kind of ivory colored ribbony pattern. No, I haven't seen quite what I'm looking for, but I keep looking. Thank goodness for the internet. I used to want the the Victoria and Albert country roses pattern, but I changed my mind for two reasons. 1. I want to be able to put the dishes in the dishwasher (which you can't with the Victoria and Albert pattern), and 2. I want my dishes to be versatile, i.e. look good with Christmas, Valentine, Easter decorations, etc.

For my everyday dishes, I want plastic, and hopefully with some kind of ocean theme, although I also think rainbow patterns are cute.

For kids dishes, I like Beatrix Potter patterns.



crankius -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/18/2008 5:14:54 PM)

Here is what we have:

Formal china—Noritake Traviata

Everyday—Cafeware

In-between—says on the back CIPA Made in Italy



Krislynx -> RE: What is your formal china/everyday dish pattern? (4/18/2008 10:39:06 PM)

Everyday: corelle rosemarie

Formal: Christopher Stuart Marquesa

The corelle was a gift from my MIL when Mark and I got engaged. We bought the Marquesa with gift money from our wedding. Well, we got 13 place settings (I expected to have large family dinners for holidays) but we could not afford serving pieces. Twelve years later I still don't have many serving pieces (my parents bought me the sugar and creamer) but I have really nice brown and caramel colored stoneware baking pans that look nice with both my sets of dishes. I had a huge set of Christmas dishes but I gave them away last year because I had never used them and storage was becoming a problem. I think in a few years I will switch to stoneware and just have one set of dishes. But with Bug (10 month old) in the house I think the almost indestructible corelle is sticking around. And we will probably get some plastic dishes!

Kris



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