Megan Price Designs

Shelf Sunday Six

After a couple of weeks off, the Shelf Sunday series returns. And it returns with a beauty.

Swan Lake teapot by Hornsea

Earlier in the year when Team PS were on their Summer Tour, we had a delightful, if a little cold and breezy, trip along the south coast. A highlight of our afternoon out in St.Leonards-on-Sea was sheltering with tea and cake at the Post Office Tearooms.

A highly recommended little place, crammed full of vintage crockery, jovial banter, delicious cakes, and letterpress printed artwork. 

Anyways, furnishing our table was the best condiment set I have chanced upon (and there's a fair few tucked away in our kitchen cupboards - more on those another time), the most lovely pair of salt and pepper shakers, dusky pink orbs. (I know we are talking about being by the British coast here but don't worry I won't stray too far in to kiss-me-quick territory). The proprietor said they were Swan Lake by Hornsea. And so. I put this info in the back of my mind, (and notebook) and off we set.

Fast forward a few months, cross to the other side of the country and we are in Anglesey, which certainly is a rich picking ground for thrifty vintage finds.

And here I find, in a charity shop window, unfortunatley not the dusky pink condiments, but the creme of the collection, the Swan Lake teapot. It even has a little swan on the lid, with concentric ripples going out all around the pot.

As part of the second-hand set were two tea cups and saucers, and 4 dinner plates. These are all in a soft grey matte glaze, which for daily use works really well. Even I can admit you can have too much pink.

Hooray for charity shops. One day I shall find those salt and pepper shakers, one day they shall be mine....

 

Shelf Sunday Five

What's on the shelf this week?

Hornsea Tapestry storage jars.

And two little jugs. I love the shape of the beaker jugs, and the pale blue glaze.

We picked up this set in a charity shop in Wales. Initially I thought 'cross stitch' and indeed it is called tapestry. A very 70's pattern which was designed by Sara Vardy.

Hornsea pottery's rise and fall is covered on the Hornsea Museum site.

 

 

Shelf Sunday Four

It's a little late, and low on content, but here's what's on the shelf this week: three small jugs

The middle one is Meakin, the other two are by Roy Midwinter.

All charity shop finds, and too pretty to resist.

 

Shelf Sunday Three

What's on the shelf this week?

Fancy tea pot made by Glazed&Confused

My nana always told me that you shouldn't have yellow flowers in the house, and of course yellow roses mean the end of an affair... but how could I resist this beautiful pot? Two wrongs do make a right!

Shelf Sunday Two

This week's Shelf Sunday: Chick, chick, chick, chick, chicken.... lay a little egg for me!

We found this brown hen in a charity shop in Wales

This turquoise hen came from a charity shop in Ramsbottom

This is a drawing my mum did in 1973 which always used to hang in my grandparents kitchen. Now it is happy at home in my kitchen diner

And here is an egg shaped pebble from the beach.

Shelf Sunday One

In a new weekly series, Shelf Sunday, I will be sharing some of my collection of contemporary china and thrifted classics that sit on the shelves in our kitchen diner.

Some of the pieces you may recognise from their invaluable use as props for tea towel photoshoots, other things are recent additions to the ever growing collection, and some things are yet to be unpacked! (The eggcup collection falls in to this category)

 So, first up is jelly moulds. Keen observers will know that these sometimes feature in Mr.PS designs - I just love them! But funnily enough, I'm not so keen on eating jelly itself. (There's a trade secret for you)

These cute aluminum moulds were found in a local antique shop. Of course we had to have the pair of bunnies so they wouldn't get lonely.

 

These 3 large ceramic moulds were a gift from friends, and came from the Conran Shop.

  

This final pair are the most recent addition, and also the most exciting. They are handmade by Tom Gloster, and we were delighted to happen upon them whilst visiting his new shop cafe, Pethau Melys  in Porthmadog, N Wales. 

Made from porcelain and glazed on the inside, they're an ideal size to use for salt and pepper on the table, or to pop a tea light inside. Available here to buy online if you like them as much as I do.