Paper Illusions / cleaning Christmas party dishes

Well I purchased this book off amazon because it is cheaper than buying in any book store. Also while I was in Savannah in a french store they had it face price. I just fell in love with the beautiful pictures. After I thought about It I had seen some of these pictures posted on other blogs.

I think when the Marie Antoinette thing was in full swing is when I seen these paper shoes. I bought that Somerset magazine the issue of Marie Antoinette love it still . Can you believe this shoe is made out of paper?

                                                      Breath taking  paper outfit!

                                                                                        

Maybe your local library will have a copy of this it is worth looking at the clothing is just fabulous dear

           
Now I need to get some dishes out and get to washing them up for my party in  a couple weeks. I have been working on my invites list . More silver to clean, but that's OK I like doing it

                                                                                                                                             

                     

                  Here is my punch bowl and cups I really like the cups on their little pedestal.

I am using my green jadeite bowls for dips

                                                                        
                       

Here is one a very cute  birthday card I received from my friend Jo , we love our pretty shoes

                                                             
                                                                                                                                                   

This is a tin Jo got me last year for my birthday (I think last year) I keep my tea bags in it year round

 I  like to use linen napkins for my parties and these green and red were my Grandmothers

 I got this Santa one year in a Christmas drawing, always liked it

Here is an old mug my sister Becky gave me, I think he is a Christmas reindeer anyway he's in my Christmas  decor now.

                                                                           
   I will use this for snacks. I think it's a newer plate however it reminds me on majolica and of course I love it also.  I use the word love a lot,  I am full of Love LOL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                          
           
This platter was my Grandmothers also I can remember her serving fried pork chops on it when I was a kid. We always had a big bowl of mashed potatoes also .

I think all of these odds and ends will look pretty together. I have more to get out but this was fun getting old dishes out I hadn't seen for a while. I am using these paper place mats also when I seen them just had to order them. I do a lot of impulse buying but most things I do like for a long time.

              papier mache Santa   made by Kathy Bierly