Williams-Somoma Flowering Herbs salad plate set of 6

My newest find is a lovely 6 plate set from Williams-Sonoma called Flowering Herbs. They don't look like they have been used. Each plate has a different flowering herb on it and an insect. The diameter is about 8.5 inches wide and has a lovely soft yellow trim around the plate. Sorry there is such a glare on the pictures - I waited too late in the day and it was getting dark.

Salt Marsh Pottery Wild Geranium hanging dish

Can I keep this one??? I found this lovely 4.5 inch hanging dish by Salt Marsh Pottery in Dartmouth MA. It is signed SP 93. Has holes in the back so you can hang it on the wall. Pretty, pretty colors.

Two vases from Japan by Toyo and Yama Ji

The lovely dark green vase is by Toyo - what a beauty. I love that it has a lid. It is about 5.5 inches tall.
The other vase is by Yama Ji and is about 6 inches tall. A lovely delicate soft pink color with iris on them.
I will list these on ebay next week.

BCM Nelson Ware made in England tea tray

Oh so pretty. I believe this to be a tea tray but not sure. It is marked BCM Nelson Ware, made in England. It has a gold trim all the way around. Lovely rose pattern. I think this one is pretty old but don't have any other information on it. It is about 12.5 inches long. I don't know if it is worth anything but I love this find. Check it out on ebay next week.

Mushroom cups from Stylecraft Porcelain Japan. Groovy!

I found this really funky set of 4 cups by Stylecraft Porcelain and made in Japan. They are marked number # 1498. I couldn't find anything about them so any help would be appreciated. The colors are super bright and you gotta love those mushrooms. I will be listing these on ebay next week. This is another set that I wish I could keep but Hubby didn't like them - boo to him!!

A Fish Dish from Portugal

This one I love. It is a dish made by Secla Portugal. I think this one is pretty old but not sure. If anyone has any information then I would love to know about it. It is about 12.5 inches long so a nice size. It has a different fish on each side. The blue color on them is amazing. Wish I could keep it but I will be selling it on ebay next week. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Block Chromatics

Check out the cool colors. This is my newest find which I will be listing on ebay next week. It is not a complete set but it is really nice. It is by a company called Block Chromatics from Germany. The colors are amazing and I love how they stack together.

The search for sad teddy

I got my degree in Anthropology with an emphasis in archaeology but never really had the chance to use it since it is hard to be an archaeologist when you have a family. After the birth of my daughter, my hubby and I decided that it would be better for everyone if I was a stay at home Mom. When my little one was born she received a bear as a gift that she loves. She named him sad teddy because he kinda looks sad. She could not sleep without sad teddy so I set out to find a replacement. He is a kellytoy bear from walmart but I couldn't find a back up one. Finally after 3 years, I found one on ebay. She now has to have both to sleep and calls them sad teddy number one and sad teddy from the mail. In looking for my daughters bear, I decided to look for my childhood toys and my hubby's. I found all of them (much to the delight of my hubby) and decided I should use this skill of mine to earn some money. I decided to open an ebay store and focused just on baby items and after several years I have decided to branch out a bit. I have so much fun finding out about the item and I love hearing from my buyers with their stories of what it means to them.

I feel like in searching for my treasures that I am kinda like a modern day archaeologist - well, I like to think so any way.