A Peek Into My World

Pretzel Bowl

 (the handle is a pretzel)

I have been collecting Polish Pottery for years.

After I bought my first piece, a "Salsa Dish", I was hooked.

After that, I bought pieces at grocery stores,

TX Maxx and even thrift stores.

 I was also given quite of few pieces as gifts.

 I display most of  them on open shelves in my kitchen.

Each pitcher or bowl, holds small items, like tea, matches,
Tom's sugar packets and other small items.

 I even have a small door pull for my cabinet door,
still waiting to be installed.

 

On the left is a cute butter dish.

 This shelf holds the pottery that Kimmy bought me for my birthday.

Each morning I drink my morning coffee, from one of these beauties.

Polish Pottery is special because each piece is handmade,

very durable, artistic and most have the color navy blue,

 (which happens to be my favorite color!) 

"When your dishes dance, your food sings!"

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~Tidbit~

Polish Pottery started as Folk Art around the 16th century in Bolslawiec, Poland.  In the winter, farmers were unable to get out and tend to their farms so they began making pottery with the clay from the banks of the Bohr River.  The traditional patterns were carefully placed on the various pieces with potato stamps.  Many of the patterns and colors were inspired by the peacock feather.  The cultural designs and familiar colors - cobalt blue, sage green, and ferrous red - used hundreds of years ago are still the inspiration for many modern day patterns