I found these two darling Easter bunnies at GW, still with their tags on, for $3 each. They're about 8" tall and have a soft, old-fashioned sparkly finish to them. Thank goodness I cleaned out my tablescape cab recently, so that I can hide these away till Easter. Otherwise DH will think I've lost my mind ;^D

I found another one of my favorite napkins there, too. They only had one, but I already have 8; I just like the pattern and can always use one more. They're from Williams-Sonoma.

Also at GW, I found 8 of these beautiful white & gold dotted salad dishes. They're in perfect condition and were $2 each.

They have a quilted texture to them, which I really like. I'm not sure if I'll use them before the holidays, but I do think they'd work well with an elegant white & gold table. Here's a close-up of the quilting:

I bought 5 of these plain white salad plates for $.59 each to paint. I've painted wine glasses before but never plates. I have the paints still, so I thought I'd give it a try.

And then, the car drove itself into TJ Maxx's parking lot on my way to Trader Joes, so I wandered through their housewares department and these pretty butter yellow dinner plates jumped right into my shopping cart. I can see myself using them throughout Fall and then again in the Spring and Summer. They were $4 each. Not the biggest bargain, but I'm crazy about them.

Who could resist that cute Bunny couple? They will be nice to 'rediscover' next Easter.
The quilted dot plates are pretty and unusual too.
Also, I can't wait to see what you paint on the white plates. That will be a nice project.
I've got the same TJM plates, in turquoise and creame.
I love them too, and they're so versatile.
Look forward to seeing all your 'Treasure Finds' on future tables.

jane

The garden bunnies are adorable...baby cks & all! And nice you could add to your linen collection. Those gold dotted plates look interesting...bet you'll come up with some really exquisite! Glad you had a fun day! I'd enable with you anytime! TFS, lynn! Jeanne S.

Punk

I have some white plates with gold stars on the rims and use them (along with "movie items") for Academy Award Night - sort of a spoof on the elegant them. The quilting on your plates does give them a special touch. I bet you'll use them for more than just fancy-pants dinners.

Isn't it funny how a person can shop and find nothing at all and then turn around and find all sorts of goodies.

Luvs

I have certainly added a large quantity of dishes to my collection since meeting the enablers on here!

I love everything you bought and I have 4 of the cream ones like the ones you bought at TJM. I found them at Ross after the holidays last year for $1 each. Since then, I have found the mustard colored ones, but no more cream.
Now, just hand over the rabbits and no one gets hurt! LOL

TTFN,
Candy