Oh my, more, be still my heart! Those are beautiful. You definately must show us a tablesetting using your knife rests. Good thing I don't know where you live, I just might have to "borrow" them.

Mary, Oh, I love them all! You have some very pretty ones. The silver one on the bottom right is unusual. I haven't seen one like it before. I am so glad you posted this message about knife rests. This is something I would really like to have and had forgotten about.

OK everyone, has anyone seen some nice crystal knife rests in stores at a good price. And please post pics of yours.

Sandi

Judith,

The two larger ones I just use to place the carving knife on. They sure come in handy when your cutting a birthday cake that is messy! I love using them. The smaller ones are in sets of 4 and 8.
These are my very first pictures that I've posted since getting my new laptop and digital camera so please bear with me! I used your tip on the copy and paste for the pictures and worked great! I love this camera!

Mary

sandi,

Thank you. I bought some of them on ebay, they are hard to find sometimes. I first seen knife rests at our local museum where they had a Victorian table set up on display. I thought they were so beautiful and from that point on, I had to find some! Sometimes antique stores will have them, I still look for them, hoping to find some 'unique' ones.

Mary

I just found some knife rests at a reasonable price at teawithgrace.com. Has anyone ever bought from them?

Mary, check out www.victoriantradingcompany.com too. They have three styles, I think Judith just ordered the bird ones.

So glad you are using your new camera. Nice to have more pics to look at. Your knife rests are really nice.

I'm off to check out that site Sandi posted.

Luvs

Does anyone have a picture of the knife rests in a table setting?

sandi & luvstocraft- thanks for posting those websites! I think I could get into serious trouble on them! lol!

christineny- Judith has some pictures posted of table settings with knife rests. Very pretty!

christineny, here are a few pic with my knife rest in them.

Judith, LOVED seeing the pink table again!! The others are beautiful also, but there's *something* about the pink that just grabs me. Wonder why we relate more to certain colors~must have something to do with how a color makes us feel emotionally, huh? Anyway, I know the pink makes me feel happy, plus it's feminine and pretty.

I have two of the crystal knife rests that my MIL gave me years ago, when I was young and didn't have the appreciation for such 'nice-a-ties'. She worked for a company that did estate sales, and when I look back now, could probably have had my pick of just about anything, including, dishes! When you're 'young and dumb, what does one know? I was 'into' clothes back then!

I've tried teaching my children to appreciate things that are 'of age', but I believe it's something that comes from within and can't be taught to love or appreciate. I think they understand why *I* love the things I do, but don't understand why I have to have so much of it!LOL

patty_cakes

patty, I could have almost written your exact same post about our children. My DD does understand to a point, but for her right now, she's into clothes and shoes more. Probably because she knows she's going to inherit all the goodies (or she can just ask to borrow them) LOL

Patty_cakes, I think you said it very well. Pink makes me happy! When I go into any store no matter what I'm looking for, pink draws my eyes. I just love looking at baby girl's pink clothes and I don't have anyone to buy it for. I wonder if there's an answer to why certain people love certain colors in psychology.

Judith, a friend and I once inquired to an add in the paper regarding '40 years of antique dishes and collectibles'. When we went to see what the lady had, it was three rooms of porcelains! We asked why she wanted to part with it after all these years, and her answer was, 'my kids(she had 2)will just bring in a dumpster and throw it all away'. We asked if she were joking, and she said no, that's what her daughter told her because neither her nor her brother wanted 'anything to do with it!' They said she should just sell it and get what money she could.

I know my kids would want a 'token memory'LOL, but I can't expect them to keep every single little thing, and i've accepted that. So i'll continue to buy what makes *me* happy and let them worry about how they're going to get rid of it, plus live with the 'guilts'. LOL

Sandi, i'm sure there's some sort of psychology associated with it! Pink is just soothing~makes me think of my three 'baby' girls, bubble gum, a coat my Mother bought for me when I was eight, and my first felt skirt(are you old enough, Sandi?)LOL

patty_cakes

Patty,
It is so true what you are saying about appreciating good things. I can remember getting a Waterford decanter as a wedding gift, and telling my mother I was going to return it. She told me I was foolish, and that someday I would appreciate it. Well, I kept it and she was right. I now love the Waterford I have and how it glistens on the table.
I don't have a dau, but my son likes nice things, his wife less so. Maybe my gd will love the things I have.
Judith, I think you are right about your dd and knowing she can borrow. My things have been lent out everytime they have a party. I don't mind though. I'd rather have it used as long as it comes back in the same condition. My mother took such good care of her beautiful things and I am very happy to have them, but I want to enjoy using them!

patty I have the same thoughts on the matter where it come to what I leave my DD, there are dishes she loves, and dishes she hates, the cabbage ones will be the first to go. However, when I was young like her, my tastes to were different in alot of ways, there are decorating styles that I used to dislike, but now am quite fond of. Perhaps one day, she'll change her mind about them...or not, but I'll have certainly gotten a lot of fun out of them.

I think as far as Pink goes, those of us older generation was brought up that boys wear blue and girls pink. A man of my dad's age would not have been caught dead wearing pink, where as now you see plenty of fellows wearing pink shirts...maybe the pink has a "society type of hold" on the older generation. Pink, when I was a child, and perhaps even before me, I think it was ment to signify, young girl, softness, romance, youthful womaness, that ever desired expectation of female standing in society. When I see pink, it does make me feel happy, and very girly (I'm a tomboy by nature), what a miracle! LOL

Judith--you a tomboy! I just can't believe that-- everything you decorate has such a feminine, romantic feel to it.

I'm finding it interesting that everyone of us are really attracted to pink--and to creative decorating. Wonder if there is a connection? Probably not.

I love seeing pics of pink in rooms, started subscribing to Romantic Homes magazine because of all the pink rooms--now they changed it allot and are doing more European things--I probably won't renew. I try to keep most of my "pink" things in my guest bedroom and some in the living/dining room--rest of the house doesn't get any pink. Want DH to feel comfortable too, and we are from the generation that grew up with the pink for girls, blue for boys idea. However, DH has worn pink shirts--and looks wonderful in pink!

Was so happy to have a little GD and bought lots of those darling pink outfits. However, she seems to prefer yellow--and many of those outfits are really cute too. ;o)

Pattycakes, I've had ladies tell me that same thing--their kids don't give a hoot about their prized collectibles or dishware. Often a grandchild or a niece will be the one to fall in love with them. Then other times, it is just a matter of the child reaching an age where they do appreciate the things, don't you think?

Luvs

patty_cakes,

I just received the Home Traditions- Spring Catalog from JC Penney and they have a set of pretty pink stoneware. The specs. say " 20 pc. lace stoneware." Judith's beautiful accessories would really make these stand out!
The catalog number is -HM 786-3113 if you wanted to check them on jcp.com

Mary

On jcp.com, they also have the glass stacking plates in pink. They are really pretty...wish I had found these before I bought a set last weekend.

Judith - Thanks for posting pictures of your beautiful tablesettings. I love victorian items and it was fun to see them in place! Thanks for sharing..

Mary, Thanks for posting about the pink dishes at Penney's. I'm going to check them out.

dreamgoddess, I saw the pink stacking plates at Penney's and they are beautiful. Home Goods has them in pink and they sell them separately, but if you buy all 3 they are about $26. Not a bad price at all.

sandi, that is a good price, I think for my plain stacking dishes I paid $21, so for a few more bucks you can get a pretty color. MMMmmm I think I shall have to make a trip to Pennys.

christineny, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed them.

luvs, yes, by heart a tomboy, but I do have a feminine side that comes out now and then. LOL I agree Romantic Home has changed alot....

Mary, I looked at those pretty dishes in white~I love the pink, but have pink already. Sooooo, who's ordering??LOL

Dreamgoddess, love the pink stacking plate, but should probably start out with the standard clear glass, being that i'm new at this. Once I 'graduate', I may start making the investment in others. I never like to jump the gun on anything too quickly. LOL ;o)

patty_cakes