We are cleaning out our magainzes and have a bunch of Romantic Homes and Romantic Country Magazine issues. These are going really fast so if there are any issues you have missed please visit HERE – Our Crazy4Me shop.
We are cleaning out our magainzes and have a bunch of Romantic Homes and Romantic Country Magazine issues. These are going really fast so if there are any issues you have missed please visit HERE – Our Crazy4Me shop.
Just Got the NEW Romantic Country Magazine Summer/Fall 2010!! I have been waiting for this one. FIFI does NOT dissapoint and the mag has over 90 pages of gorgeous homes, gardens, bedrooms, kitchens and more and also projects and crafts. Can’t wait to soak in my tub and take my time going through this gorgeous magazine. We have extra back issues on our products page of Romantic Country and Romantic Homes if you are missing a particular issue.
With the latest decorating and collecting movement focused on that of “Romantic Country”, “Shabby Chic”, “Paris Apartment”, “Romantic Roses”, “Cottage Chic” and “Pretty Pink”, collecting tea cups and saucers is a hobby that fits into any of these decorating categories as well as being financially affordable during these hard economic times as many vintage English tea cups and saucers can be picked up for around $9.99 on EBay, at your local thrift stores, flea markets, antiques shops, and sometimes for free from grandma’s collection.
In the early 1600s the fist teacups were actually little bowls from China that were used to drink from and in the late 17th century teacups were made from sterling silver and only the elite and wealthy of society had them. The teacups we are familiar with today came about sometime in the 1800s when cups where fitted with handles. Primarily teacups we find today are made from Fine Bone China, Porcelain, China, Stoneware and Earthenware. Porcelain is fired, glazed, and re-glazed and Fine Bone China has very finely ground bone powdery ash added and this makes it extremely strong with a very white appearance. China has similarities to bone china but it is made with additives to make it strong. Stoneware and Earthenware are not as feminine and dainty of porcelain and are much heavier.