I was pretty excited about this find and put them to good use over the holidays with various table settings.
Imagine my excitement last week when my mother-in-law told me she found a tub in storage of Blue Willow dishes that had been her mothers, and she wanted me to have them.
Y’all. I love family heirlooms. The older I get, the more I truly appreciate them. Even the littlest things really go a long way with me.
So can you even imagine how giddy I am to have a china pattern that I have always loved that were Brian’s grandmothers!?!?
The best part? These were her everyday dishes. And from the looks of it, she collected it over quite a period of time. Some of it looks very old and some is much newer.
Here is a close up comparison of the inherited Johnson Brother set vs. the Goodwill “Made in Japan” set.
These old-but-new-to-me dishes will certainly be getting used around here.
xoxo-
Heather
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Awesome!! Don't you love it when you put your excitement out there and it comes back to you better than you imagined!
What an amazing gift–enjoy!
Love those kind of gifts!! Lucky duck.
My mother-in-law, passed away years ago, when I was much younger. But she also gave to me her Blue Willow Set. It is beautiful, upon seeing yours – I plan to start using them again. Our kitchen is blue cabinets and white ones as well. I will have fond memories when I take them out of storage . So, I’m happy that you will have new memories in the making.
Wow..what a great gift and blue and white..a favorite of yours! You can mix and match with ree, pink, green..almost any other color as long as they are solid..or maybe not!
Lucky duck! You will love those! And, I'm totally going to start shopping with you at Goodwill! xx, b
I am green with envy, or should I say blue?? What a wonderful gift and great find…..love the serving pieces!!
Yes, me too…I can't stand this post, lol!
You are a lucky gal for inheriting such gorgeous dishes to add to your own collection too! I am one that family inherited things add so much more value to china, because they have a story, or many stories to tell about family gatherings.
Congrats hon, I'm glad for you.
FABBY
How exciting, congratulations. I know you will use them with care.
Carolyn
I would be jumping up and down too! Hooray for you! They are beautiful! ENJOY!
Blessings My Friend,
Such a wonderful post. I love blue willow and your story.
– Alma, The Tablescaper
How wonderful! What a lovely thing to inherit and it will go great with what you already have. Beautiful!
I absolutely love blue and white dishes. I try to use cobalt accessories and it really makes those blue and whites look awesome!
I love Blue Willow and I have collected a LOT of it. I even have 14 of the divided grill plates! My favorites are the “black Japan” because of the deep rich blue ink.
Use you blue willow with love!