Collecting...Not...Hoarding!

Collect things that speak to you. Things that you like to look at and maybe they bring back warm memories from when you were a kid. Or,heck, they are just pretties. I love vintage stuff (really Merry?) and one of my favorite things to collect are old plates. I can accept a chip or two and have many (many) displayed on the walls of my kitchen...living room... bedroom...bathroom...Yes, hello, my name is Merry and I'm a plate collector!

Mostly I love vintage plates and I also have some very very old antique plates as well. Those have lots of crazing (those teeny tiny crackles along the surface of the piece) that gives them such character.

Well, more later...in the meantime...here are some pics of some of my plates... Enjoy!