We’ve gotten some new plate racks at the shop!  They are made by Matthew’s Wire, right here in the USA. We’ve asked them to see if they can design and manufacture some bowl racks for us.  We’ll see!

cattycorner horizontal

with plates

5 plate horizontal

with pictures and a plate

under-the-counter p-towel holder

I took another of the books about Mexico out of the library this week. This one is MEXICOCINA by Betsy Mcnair,( http://mymexicotours.blogspot.com/ with photos by Melba Levick, (http://www.melbalevickphotos.com/mexicasa/index.htm). It was published by Chronicle Books in San Francisco. Your local bookseller should be able to get you a copy, or go online to Chronicle Books and buy it thru them!  (http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index/main,search-result/?main_page=pubs_advanced_search_result&store=books&store_type=books&search_in_description=0&keyword=mexicocina&x=5&y=14)

The  colors are more wonderful than my scanner can produce.  Enjoy!

The Cover

Frida Kahlo and Diego's diningroom

Frida Kahlo's kitchen

More Mexican kitchens to follow!

 This is a shot of a new wooden bowl holder we just got in.  It is about 13″ high and 8.5″ wide. It can hold bowls up to 12″ in diameter. After that the holder is a bit dwarfed. It is a nice, plain little piece, painted black.

 Here it tis holding a bowl!

Many of you will understand when I speak of “baby bud” candle rings and garland. They are berry rings but with very small berries. We always carry the garland but sometimes can not get the rings. Presently we have two different rings, one that is 1.5″ (fits over taper candles) and a 4″ ring. Nice sizes, not too much berry!

Hi Everyone!  Today’s post will show you some of the racks & holders we have for decorative plates and bowls.  Racks are for wall display and the holders are meant to stand plates & bowls on tables, shelves, bookcases….

 We have racks that are horizontal or vertical, single plate, double, triple or quad racks. Our racks are wrought iron, sometimes just base metal painted. It depends where we find them. Hopefully, this fall we will have wall racks that are more suited for bowls.  Very hard to find…..we’ve asked one of our suppliers to see what they could do.

We also have a good assortment of plate and bowl holders. These are best suited for displaying your decorative items on flat surfaces….tables, shelves, bookcases.

 These holders are made of wood and come in cranberry, dark gold, dark green & black. They will hold plates from 4″ to about 13″.  The tallest of the holders will actually hold a plate that is 17″ but it can’t be too heavy!

  This is a shot of a bowl holder. You can see that the legs are just a little longer to make up for the depth of the bowl and allow it to sit properly.

  We also have several different twisted metal plate holders. They are great for mini & very light weight plates.

 This picture shows the holder with a 4″ plate.

That’s it for today folks!  Hopefully tomorrow I can gather some pictures of all our stars!